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mssHM 16903-16937
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Jacob Smith Boreman papers
Creator:
Boreman, Jacob S. (Jacob Smith), 1831-1913
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 16903-16937
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1874-1913
Abstract: Papers related to the trials of John Doyle Lee for his actions in the Mountan Meadows Massacre in 1857. Jacob S. Boreman was
the presiding judge.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Jacob Smith Boreman papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from G. F. Boreman, September 1934.
Jacob S. Boreman (1831-1913) was appointed by President Grant to the Second District Court of Utah in 1873 and was the presiding
judge in two successive trials of John Doyle Lee for his complicity in the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857.
The collection contains the complete typed and shorthand records of the Mountain Meadows Massacre trial, held in Beaver, Utah,
from 1875 to 1877. It also contains Boreman's personal correspondence, records of the 2nd Judicial District Court of Utah,
1857 to 1877, and Boreman's reminiscences of early Utah life and legislation. Several items talk about Brigham Young's divorce
from his 17th wife, Anne Eliza Young.
Collection processed by David J. Whittaker and Erin Parker in October 1991. Summary report re-keyed by Brooke Black in June
2011. Finding aid encoded in July 2020 by Charla M. DelaCuadra.
Arranged chronologically and topically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Judges -- Utah -- Archives
Mormon Church -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Mormons -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857
Utah -- History -- 19th century
Utah -- Politics and Government -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence) -- Utah -- 19th century
Judicial records -- Utah -- 19th century
Lee, John D. (John Doyle), 1812-1877 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Utah. District Court (Second District)