Salt Lake City, 1859, Where's the Government
Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Cover Date: April 14, c1859 This Utah cancel is one of the most historically significant Nevada covers I have run across. It is extremely early for Nevada. (As a matter of fact there was no Nevada when this cover was mailed.) It leads us to the story of the first non-Mormon government (or lack of government) in what was to become Nevada. |
I write this at the turn of the year, January 2, 2018. The new year is a time for making resolutions. But it is also a time for reflection. I would like to go back and reflect on Judge John C. Child, who I have already written about. Click here to read more!
This cover could be one of many dates. The most probable are 1859 or 1860. If it was sent in 1858, it would have included the orders from Brigham Young to John Child appointing him Probate Judge. It could have been as late as 1861, but I believe that Salt Lake City was using a different cancel by that time.