The B. G. Olesen Western Manuscript Collection, (1847-1908)

Scope & Content Note:

This single-box collection consists of correspondence concerning Moses Thatcher, Sr., Alley Thatcher, William B. Preston, May Preston, Harriett Thatcher Preston, John T. Caine, and Alfred Caine spanning the period of 1865 to 1908. Also included in this collection is a poem written by Emmeline B. Wells for Horace K. Whitney at Winter Quarters in 1847 and an 1891 legal document concerning a $130,000 lawsuit against Moses Thatcher, W.B. Preston, R. Taylor, J. Beck, and the Bullion, Beck & Champion Mining Company.

Researcher Note: USU Special Collections also contains additional papers concerning Moses Thatcher, Sr. and William B. Preston. Researchers interested in Moses Thatcher, Sr. should see Coll Mss 22: The Moses Thatcher, Sr. Papers. Researchers interested in William B. Preston should see Coll Mss 268: The William B. Preston Papers.

Provenance Note:

The materials in this collection were purchased for USU Special Collections with funds from the B.G. Olesen Endowment between the period of 1996 and 2006.

Inventory:

Box 1: Correspondence, a Poem, and a Legal Document, 1847-1908.

Folder 1

Letter, William B. Preston to Harriett Thatcher Preston (wife), 1865.

Letter (photocopy), William B. Preston to Harriett Thatcher Preston, June 18th, 1900 [?].

Folder 2

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Hezekiah Thatcher (father), 1866.

Folder 3

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston (sister), January 3rd, 1866.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston, December 29th, 1866.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston, January 10th, 1868.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston, April 3rd, 1868.

Letter (partial), Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston [?], Date Unknown [1866-1868?].

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston, June 25th, 1881.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Harriett Thatcher Preston, May 28th, 1908.

Folder 4

Letter, Moses Thatcher to William B. Preston, December 28th, 1872.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to William B. Preston, December 22nd, 1879.

Folder 5

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Alley Thatcher (mother), March 2nd, 1881.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Alley Thatcher, April 13th, 1881.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Alley Thatcher, July 28th, 1881.

Letter, Moses Thatcher to Alley Thatcher, September 11th, 1886.

Folder 6

Letter (partial) Moses Thatcher to Unknown, Date unknown.

Folder 7

Letter, John T. Caine to Alfred Caine (son), January 1st, 1886.

Letter, John T. Caine to Alfred Caine, March 7th, 1886.

Letter, John T. Caine to Alfred Caine, February 1st, 1889.

Letter (partial), John T. Caine to Alfred Caine, July 4th, 1890.

Folder 8

Letter, John T. Caine, Jr. to Alfred Caine, July 10th, 1889.

Letter, John T. Caine, Jr. to Alfred Caine, November 19th, 1889.

Folder 9

Letter, William B. Preston, Jr. to May Preston (sister), November 5th, 1894.

Folder 10

Poem, written by Emmeline B. Wells for Horace K. Whitney at Winter Quarters 1847. Set to music, possibly by Newell K. Whitney.

Folder 11

Legal Document, 1891. Concerning A. Badlam, RJ Davis, AA Dewing, and I. Trumbo vs. Moses Thatcher, W.B. Preston, R. Taylor, J. Beck, and the Bullion, Beck & Champion Mining Company. (Plaintiffs were suing the defendants for $130,000)

For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University Libraries, Utah State University 84322-3000