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28 October 1889

Wallace, Thomas, fl. 1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Elder W. F. Garner

Awarding Garner $30.00 in a case between him and G. G. Linford.

GLC05756.057

6 December 1889

Garner, W.F., fl. 1889

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Shurtliff

Submitting to the High Court for payment of a debt by G. G. Linford. Enclosing a decision of the Bishop's Court of North Ogden between Garner and Linford. Linford refuses to pay the settlement .

GLC05756.058

circa 1891

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the President and members of the High Council of Weber Stake of Zion

Failure of James Wilson to pay a loan of $359.68.

GLC05756.059

9 December 1889

Bingham, E.A., fl. 1889

Autograph document signed

Title: A minute of the Bishop's Court

Order for James Wilson to repay a loan of $359.68 to Thomas Read within 30 days.

GLC05756.060

4 November 1890

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother Millgate

Upcoming court case regarding James Wilson's non-payment of a debt.

GLC05756.061

6 July 1891

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Wilson

Offering to drop the owed interest and accept payment of $350 within a months time.

GLC05756.062

15 March 1892

Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Wilson

He is willing to abide by the decision of the High Council nd asks Wilson to "select your man at you erelist [earliest] convience . . . ."

GLC05756.063

17 February 1892

Wilson, James, 1742-1798

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the High Council of Weber Stake

He is ready of arbitration but Brother Read first refused to accept his man [i.e. his arbitrator] and then refused to accept the decision of the High Council.

GLC05756.064

26 December 1889

Bishop's Court. Weber Stake of Zion

Autograph document signed

Title: [Copy of Minutes of Bishop's Court]

GLC05756.065

26 January 1890-4 February 1890

Bishop's Court. Weber Stake of Zion

Autograph document

Title: Roll [of council meetings]

GLC05756.066

17 February 1890

Autograph document

Title: Petition to change the ward lines to include [parts of the first ward] Young and 8th Streets in the Second Ward.

Includes 81 signatures.

GLC05756.067

1877-1900

Autograph document

Title: to the Presidency of Weber Stake of Zion

Petition from members of the third Ward complaining that the meeting house is "very inconvenient." Includes 41 signatures.

GLC05756.068

22 February 1890

Autograph document

Title: To the Presidency and High Council of the Weber Stake of Zion

Petition against allowing part of the first ward to join the second ward. Includes 132 signatures.

GLC05756.069

6 June 1890

Dye, Jonathan, fl. 1890

Autograph document

Title: [Certification that the hand of fellowship has bee withdrawn from Bryan L. Bybee.]

GLC05756.070

2 March 1891-1 June 1891

Bishop's Court. Weber Stake of Zion

Autograph document

Title: [Minutes of the High Council of Weber Stake from March through June.]

GLC05756.071

2 March 1891-1 June 1891

Bishop's Court. Weber Stake of Zion

Autograph document

Title: [Minutes of the High Council of Weber Stake from March through June.]

Transcript of court proceedings. Furniss showed disrespect to the Teachers at a meeting. The verdict was against Furniss.

GLC05756.072

18 February 1891

Johnson, Chris, fl. 1891

Autograph document

Title: to Brother Peter Peterson

Copy. Complaining that Hans Peterson has lied and swindled him out of more than $100.

GLC05756.073

9 March 1891

Autograph document

Title: To the President and Members of the High Council

Petition to make Kangon Road the boundary between the 3rd and Mound Fort [?] Wards. Includes 20 signatures.

GLC05756.074

31 May 1894

Bishop's Court. Weber Stake of Zion

Autograph document

Title: [Minutes of Bishop's Court . . . Forth Ward . . . Weber stake of Zion.]

Charges of drunkenness and unchristian like conduct against Peter Sandberg.

GLC05756.075

23 June 1891

Bishop's Court. Weber Stake of Zion

Autograph document

Title: ["Bishop's Court Case of the First Ecclesiastical Ward of Weber Stake . . ." against Joseph Johnson.]

Transcript of court proceedings. Richard Ballantyne and Zachariah Ballantyne filed suit against Johnson Brick yard for repudiating a contract and money owed.

GLC05756.076