Utah, Territorial Case Files of the U.S. District Courts, 1870-1896
2,593 territorial case files of the U.S. district courts of Utah, 1870-1896. The district courts were located in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and Beaver. Most of the cases involve polygamy, but other issues were dealt with as well, including robbing of the mails, illegal voting, violations of liquor and tobacco tariff laws, possession of counterfeit coins, and embezzlement. Records were arranged by the surname of the defendant and numbered. Index provided by Fold3.
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Utah, Territorial Case Files of the U.S. District Courts
What is in This Collection?
This index corresponds to the 2,593 case files created by the U.S. district courts from 1870 to 1896. The records are arranged by the name of the defendant. The records are from NARA publication M1401 part of Record Group 21 Records of the United States District Courts of the United States.
- U.S. District Court Case Files, rolls 1-35, Numbers 1-2593
- U.S. Circuit Court Case Files, rolls 36-38, Numbers 1-95
During the years from 1870 to 1896, the judicial system of Utah consisted of four districts located in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo, and Beaver. The records from these four districts have been combined and indexed. The majority of cases in this time period concerned the practice of polygamy, but there were also cases involving mail theft, illegal voting, violations of liquor and tobacco tariff laws, possession of counterfeit coins, and embezzlement.
This index was created to provide easier access to the Utah Territorial case files. The information in this index is quite reliable. However, keep in mind that it still may contain alternate spellings or misinterpretations of names or other information.Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
Information in the index includes:
- Defendant’s full name
- Case number
- Fold3 and National Archives Record Administration reference information
- State
- Year
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"Utah, Territorial Case Files of the U.S. District Courts, 1870-1896." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 13 February 2025. From "Territorial Case Files of the U.S. District Courts of Utah 1870-1896." Database. Fold3.com. http://www.fold3.com : n.d. Citing NARA microfilm publication M1401. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1987.
