Salt Lake City (Utah). City Recorder

These are copies of all official records recorded with the county recorder including deeds, mortgages, mining records, military discharges, etc. Upon payment of fees for the same, the recorder must record in the "Official record' book all papers, documents, records, and other writings required or permitted by law to be recorded. In some counties all recorded instruments are compiled together as part of the "Official records", while others compile each type of instrument separately (See Deed records, Mortgage records, Mining records, Water records, etc.)

This series contains miscellaneous land certificates and land transfer documents created by the Great Salt Lake City Recorder. The records indicate land sales and transfers of lots in the City plats, as well as lots in the Five-Acre Plat that were apportioned to those who wanted to farm outside of the city limits. Most of the records in this series include the name of the individual involved in the land transaction, as well as the Plat, Block, and Lot information being apportioned. Individual Salt Lake City Recorders who appear in these records include Thomas Bullock, Leo Hawkins, and Robert Campbell.