Peter Maughan's papers contain mostly personal items. Maughan's declaration of
intention to become a United States citizen is the first item in the collection. Other items
in the collection include a Certificate of appointment as a Notary Public of Tooele County,
Maughan's Commission as Captain of Battalion of Infantry of Tooele Military District and
Certificates of election to the House of Representatives and as Probate Judge of Cache
County, Utah. Maughan's correspondence with Brigham Young and other LDS Church
authorities is also included. Maughan's wife, Mary Ann Weston Maughan, has her
correspondence and other personal items contained in this collection. The rest of the
collection consists of invitations to various events attended by the Maughans and
miscellaneous items.
The materials in this collection are useful to anyone interested in early Utah History
or early history of the LDS Church. Persons interested in the life of Peter Maughan will
also find this collection very useful. This collection contains materials dating from
1838-1901.
This collection has been arranged by topics. The certificates of election are first,
then Maughan's and his wife's correspondence, then the invitation and lastly the
miscellaneous items.
*Note: photocopies held by Special Collections of items in this collection were placed next to the original documents.
Please make all subsequent photocopies from these copies. Special Collections does not own
originals pertaining to the photocopies in folder #20.
Inventory Of The Collection
Folder 1: Declaration of intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, May 3,
1848. Certificate of appointment as a Notary Public of Tooele County, Utah 1852, 1854.
Commission as Captain of Battalion of Infantry of Tooele Military District, May 29,1854.
(4 items, PWM #1-4)
Folder 2: Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of
Utah from Tooele County, November 8, 1856. Certificate of election as Probate Judge of
Cache County, Utah, 1857, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1864 and 1865. (7 items, PWM #5-11)
Folder 3: Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of
Utah, from Cache and Richland Counties, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865. (4 items, PWM
#12-15)
Folder 4: Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of
Utah from Cache and Richland Counties, 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869. (4 items, PWM
#16-19)
Folder 5: Certificate of election to the House of Representatives of the Territory of
Utah from Cache County, 1869, 1871. (2 items, PWM #20-21)
Folder 6: Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; 1860-1869; from Brigham
Young. (5 items, PWM #22-26)
Folder 7: Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; from Heber Chase Kimball;
November 15, 1865, December 1, 1865, and May 3, 1866.(3 items, PWM #27-29)
Folder 8: Letters to Bishop Peter Maughan, Logan, Utah; from T. W. Ellerbeck; June
16, 1868 and September 28, 1870. (2 items, PWM #30-31)
Folder 9: Letters to President Peter Maughan from William H. Lewis; Silvester Lowe,
September 11, 1869 and Briant Stringham. (3 items, PWM #32-34)
Folder 10: Letters to Mary Ann Weston Maughan from R. R. Anderson, October 23,
1872 and Susannah Richards, September 11, 1852. (2 items, PWM #35-36)
Folder 11: Letters to Mary Ann Weston Maughan from Emmeline B. Wells, April 17,
1885 and Brigham Young, September 7, 1873. (2 items, PWM #37-38)
Folder 12: Tithing agreement, April 16, 1861. Certificate of admission to Baptismal
Font of Nauvoo, Illinois, January 12, 1846. Utah Northern Railroad pass #214 for Mrs.
Peter Maughan, May 28,1877. (3 items, PWM #39-41)
Folder 13: A record of the city lots in the new survey of Tooele City, Utah, June 1853.
Message from Brigham Young to the Bishops and Presiding Elders of the various wards
and settlements of Utah Territory, 1865. (2 items, PWM #42-43)
Folder 14: Message from Brigham Young to the Presiding Elders and Saints of the
places where there are, or where they wish to have, telegraph stations and operators,
1866. Brigham Young Circular, August 18, 1870. (2 items, PWM #44-45)
Folder 15: Wilford Woodruff Circular to the female Relief Societies throughout Utah
Territory, August 17, 1877. Questions for Latter-day Saints, 1856. The successor in the
Prophetic Office and Presidency of the Church. (3 items, PWM #46-48)
Folder 16: Mary Ann Weston Maughan, Midwife record, 1853-1892; Council of Health;
Tooele and Cache Counties. (1 item)
Folder 17: Tickets, invitations, etc.
PWM #50 To: Honorable P. Maughan and Ladies.
Officers Military Ball.
PWM #51 Ticket of admission to the Dymack Tea meeting, May 18,
1840.
PWM #52 Admission to Dedication Services. Logan, Utah, May 17, 1884. PWM
#53 Favor for Payson old Folks' Excursion, June 29, 1892.
PWM #54 To : Mrs. Mary Ann
Maughan. Invitation to a Leap Year Ball, January 2, 1884.
PWM #55 Complimentary ticket
to Old Folks Festival, Exposition Bldg., Salt Lake City, Utah, July 15, 1890.
PWM #56
Complimentary ticket to old Folks' Grand Excursion to Payson, June 29, 1892.
PWM #57
to: Mrs. Mary Ann Maughn. Invitation to select Christmas Eve Ball. ZCMI Hall, Logan,
Utah, December 24, 1874.
PWM #59 Invitation to select Social Reunion. Opera House,
Logan, Utah, January 27. (5 items)
Folder 18: Tickets, invitations, etc.
PWM #60 To: Mr. Peter Maughan and Ladies.
Invitation to select Ball, Social Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah, January 12, 1863.
PWM #61
Invitation to Legislative Ball. Social Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah January 6, 1865.
PWM #62
To: Bishop Peter Maughan and Ladies, Invitation to High Council Party, January 22,
1866.
PWM #63 Land Certificate, Mendon City, Utah. To: Peter Maughan. Signed Jesse
W. Fox. January 15,1862.
PWM #64 Millenial Star. pp 354-368. "Chapters from the Life
of President Brigham Young," January 4, 1877.
PWM #65 Certification that Peter
Maughan is a member of the High Priests' Quorum, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. Signed: Davis Pettegrew, February 21, 1856.
PWM #66 Certification of regular
member in good standing, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Signed: Thomas
Burdick, August 29, 1941.
PWM #67 Peter Maughan granted privileges of Baptismal Font.
Signed: J. Smith, Willard Richards, December 22, 1841.
PWM #68 To: Peter Maughan.
Property tithing paid in full. September 10, 1852.
PWM #69 Certification that Peter
Maughan has been ordained an Elder. Liverpool, England. Signed Brigham Young,
Willard Richards, John Taylor. February 6, 1941.
PWM #70 Certification of being
ordained a Teacher. To: Peter Maughan Alston, Cumberland, England. November 19,
1838.
PWM #71 Resolutions of respect upon death of Mary Ann Weston Maughan. n.d.
(1901).
PWM #72 Prospectus of Women's Exponent, a Utah Ladies' Journal. Salt Lake
City, Utah. (9 items)
Folder 19: Tickets, Invitations, etc.
PWM #73 Rules and regulations for pupils in the
Brigham Young College. Signed: B. G. Thatcher, pupil; J. Z. Stewart, teacher. September
12, to December 2,1887.
PWM #74 Receipt to Peter Maughan for subscription to the
Daily Telegraph. July 4, 1864.
PWM #75 Certification that Peter Maughan was admitted
into the Cache County Branch of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society.
Signed: G. M. Blair, president. February 9, 1861.
PWM #76 Blue and Red Badges of
Grandmother Maughan given by the Old Folks' Committee of Utah State at 70 and 80
years. n.d. (3 items).
Folder 20: Photocopies of Legal Certificates
PWM #77 Certificate appointing Peter Maughan to the office of Notary Public in Tooele County in the Territory of Utah Jan 27, 1854. Signed by Gov. Brigham Young.
PWM #78 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 8, 1857. Signed by Gov. Brigham Young.
PWM #79 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 21, 1859. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming January 22, 1859.
PWM #80 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, January 18, 1860. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming February 27, 1860.
PWM #81 Certificate commissioning Peter Maughan Probate Judge for Cache County, Territory of Utah, December 24, 1860. Signed by Gov. Alfred Cumming April 8, 1861.
For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University Libraries, Utah State University 84322-3000
