Abstract Within this collection are biographical accounts of Arvil B. Harris' father, Leander S. Harris and his grandfather, Martin Henderson Harris of which Harrisville in Weber County is named after. These biographies have been compiled and edited by Arvil Harris. Also in this collection is a diary kept by Leander on his experiences in his LDS mission to the eastern states, an Ogden Standard Examiner article on Martin H. Harris, an historical...

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$500.00 war bond for the Confederate States of America, issued March 2, 1863.

The bond states an eight percent increase in value as of July 1, 1868. Vignette of Confederate

Secretary of the Treasury, Christopher G. Memmenger. Printed by Evans and Cogswell of

Columbia, South Carolina. Oversize manuscript cabinet.

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This collection contains a military discharge paper for Wilson S. Carr in 1864 and a petition of the federal government for a pension in behalf of Wilson S. Car to Mrs. Estella E. Carr. Also included in the collection is an agreement of the donation of the Wilson S. Carr documents to Weber State College.