Letter to Bishop William B. Preston, 1891 January 27.

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Letter to Bishop William B. Preston, 1891 January 27.

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Holograph letter to Bishop William B. Preston written on stationary from the "Office of the Logan Journal Company, printers and publishers," for the "BY College Executive Committee." It discusses 200 acres of land rented by Preston from Brigham Young College, 40 acres of which was occupied by "the poor man Rasmussen." The letter also mentions "Bro[ther] Martineau," acting on the bishop's behalf.

1 item (3 leaves) ; 28 cm.

Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library

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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...

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Brigham Young College was established in 1877 after Brigham Young set up an endowment in the form of 9,642 acres of land to support the school. Brigham Young desired a school that would not only give a practical education in the fields of mechanical and domestic arts, agriculture, and industrial training, but also teach the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The college offered a varied curriculum during its existence including preparatory, normal high school, and coll...