| Title |
Sketch of Melancthon Wheeler Burgess, pioneer of 1847-1861 |
| Collection |
MSS B 289 The Works Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1941 |
| Source Container |
Box 2, Folder 49 |
| Date |
1934 |
| Subject |
Burgess, Melancthon Wheeler, 1831-1904; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Salt Lake City; Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Saint George; Latter Day Saint pioneers--Biography; Saint George (Utah)--History; Utah Expedition (1857-1858) |
| Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Saint George, Washington County, Utah, United States |
| Creator |
Burgess, Margaret Viola 1872-1942 |
| Description |
Handwritten biographical sketch of Melancthon Wheeler Burgess, written by his daughter, Mrs. Margaret V. McIntire of Saint George. He was born in New York State in 1831, and came with his family to Salt Lake City in 1847. He participated in the "Utah War" in 1857, then settled at Saint George in 1861 |
| Rights Management |
Online access. Reproduction and use by permission from Utah State History. |
| Publisher |
Published by Utah State History; digitized and hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in Adobe Acrobat Pro X as a pdf. |
| Date Digital |
2016-04-19 |
| Contributor |
McIntire, Margaret V. Burgess; United States. Works Progress Administration. Utah Section |
| Language |
eng |
| Is Part of |
http://heritage.utah.gov/apps/history/findaids/B00289/B0289.xml |
| Scanning Technician |
Janelle Michaelis; Cedar Gonzales; Alexis Hansen |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j40xrw |
| Setname |
dha_wpabs |
| ID |
702164 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j40xrw |
