B. G. Olesen Western Manuscript Collection 1847-1908

Preston, William Bowker, 1830-1908

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William Bowker Preston, 1830-1908, fourth presiding bishop of the Mormon Church, was born in Virginia. In 1852, Preston joined the California gold rush. He settled in Yolo County, California where he met and married Harriet Thatcher in 1858. In 1859 he joined the Hezikiah Thatcher family in settling Cache Valley--located on the Utah-Idaho border. Preston eventually became a prominent Utah businessman, politician and LDS church leader. From the description of William Bowker Preston pa...

Thatcher, Alley

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Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company

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Located in Eureka, Utah, the center of the Tintic Mining District, the Bullion, Beck and Champion Mining Company was, together with the Centennial Eureka, the Eureka Hill, and the Chief Consolidated Mining Company, one of the most successful mining operations in Utah. From the description of Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company records, 1891-1901. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 80758848 The Bullion Beck & Champion Mining Company (est. 1880s) was a ...

Thatcher, Moses, 1842-1909

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American Mormon and businessman from Salt Lake City, Utah. From the description of Letter, 1894. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 122553298 From the guide to the Moses Thatcher letter, 1894, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who lived in Logan, Utah. From the description of Diaries, 1866-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367410179 Moses Thatcher (1842-1909) was a Utah ...

Caine, John T. (John Thomas), 1829-1911

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LDS missionary to Hawaii, actor, Congressional delegate from Utah, 1882-1893. From the description of Papers, 1854-1893. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 84884956 Mormon and Utah politician who served as Utah's fourth delegate to the United States Congress. From the description of Correspondence, 1882-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536530 ...

Olesen, B. G. (Bob G.)

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Preston, Harriett Ann Thatcher

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Preston, May Wilson, 1873-1949

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Caine, Alfred

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Thatcher, Hezekiah, 1809-1879.

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