Series 29212

Governor Thomas Penitentiary correspondence, 1891-1892.

0.20 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains correspondence concerning escapes from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary and descriptions of the escapees. There is also material relating to the rewards offered for their capture and information concerning awarding the rewards.

Scope and Content

This series contains correspondence concerning escapes from the Utah Territorial Penitentiary and descriptions of the escapees. There is also material relating to the rewards offered for their capture and information concerning awarding the rewards.

Arrangement

chronological

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Alan Barnett, Jeff Johnson and Curt Kelley in June of 2017.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxFolderDescription
11From U. S. Attorney Charles S. Varian concerning Edward Callahan.
12"From U. S. Marshal E. H. Parsons concerning W. W. Wilson, Thomas McGAllon and Frank McMannis."
13From U. S. Marshal E. H. Parsons concerning Joseph S. Snyder and John Smith.
14From U. S. Marshal E. H. Parsons concerning Edwin Jones and Harry Simpson.
15From Warden S. H. Parsons concerning Frank McCarty.