Certificate, 22 Jan 1859.

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Certificate, 22 Jan 1859.

Pratt's certificate of appointment as Chancellor of the Deseret University, signed by governor Alfred Cumming.

1 pp. : manuscript.

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Cumming, Alfred

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Alfred Cumming was born in 1802 in Augusta, Georgia. As Mayor of the city of Augusta, he achieved prominence by his active work in curbing a yellow fever epidemic. In May 1857, President James Buchanan appointed him the second Governor of Utah Territory, following Brigham Young. His trip West took several months and included a winter near Fort Bridger. He finally arrived in Utah with his wife, Elizabeth, in the spring of 1858. At the time, the territory was in conflict as the Mormon...

Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881

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Orson Pratt (1811-1881) was a member of the Council of Twelves Apostles of the Latter-day Saint Church, serving from 1835 to 1881. From the description of Orson Pratt letter and postcard, 1861, 1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365148968 From the guide to the Orson Pratt papers and postcard, 1861, 1881, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Mormon Church leader, philosopher, and Utah pioneer. From the description of Letter, 1878. (Unknown). WorldCat reco...