Americana – Mormon – Signature of Brigham Young – Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1861 with signature ‘Pres Brigham Young’ to front. Young was President of the Church of Latter Day Saints, founder of Salt Lake City and polygamist with 55 wives, he was Governor of Utah (1849-57) until replaced by the Federal Government after the Mormon rebellion, with line illustrations of Patents, end papers toned, contents clean, embossed cloth covers, Vol II with a disbound copy of Vol I with text to the illustrations, scuffed (2)