Utah Territorial Case Files record example

    Utah Territorial Case Files

    Records: 2,698Complete: 100%

    Case files typically contain a complaint stating plaintiff's cause of action, an answer by the defendant, and summons. Cases found within this title concern a variety of crimes including robbing the mails, illegal voting, violations of liquor and tobacco tariff laws, cohabitation, illegal fencing, trespassing, land disputes over preemptions and homesteads, defrauding the federal government of tax, and embezzlement.

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    Example Records

    Polygamy case of George Q Cannon
    Polygamy case of George Q Cannon
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    1874 - Illegal voting charges against Elizabeth Lee
    1874 - Illegal voting charges against Elizabeth Lee

    Source Information

    "Territorial Case Files of the U.S. District Courts of Utah 1870-1896" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/484/utah-territorial-case-files: accessed November 30, 2022)

    Publication Title
    Utah Territorial Case Files
    Total Records
    2,698Complete: 100%
    Content Source
    The National Archives logoThe National Archives
    Publication Number
    M1401
    Record Group
    21
    Published on Fold3
    02 Nov 2007
    Last Updated
    12 Dec 2008
    Description
    NARA M1401. Judicial records originating in the seats of the four U.S. districts prior to Utah statehood: Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and Beaver.