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Andrew Henry diaries

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Description: Two diaries kept by Andrew Henry while he was performing mission work in the United States and Great Britain from 1840 to 1843. The first volume begins with his departure from Nauvoo, Illinois, in November 1840, and focuses on his subsequent missions to Illinois, Ohio, New York State, and his departure and voyage to Great Britain. The second volume records his mission work in England and Ireland (including Northern Ireland) through August 1843.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1840-1843.
Call number: mssHM 52739 (1-2)
Creator: Henry, Andrew(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Parnell Hinckley, March 12, 1957.
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Diaries of Samuel W. Richards and Mary Richards [microform] : 1839-1876

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Microfilm of about seven diaries kept by Samuel Whitney Richards and Mary Richards between 1839 and 1876. Some of the diaries are multiple pieces or are written on loose pages. The first diary was kept by Samuel Richards at Richmond, Massachusetts, from 1839-1840. He writes of going to work for his uncle William Richards, including growing potatoes, putting up fences, plowing, harvesting hay, and other farm work, as well as working in a saw mill. The volume also contains an autobiography which recounts events in Illinois from 1843-1844, particularly regarding the Nauvoo Legion and Joseph Smith, and chronological notes from 1846 recalling departing from Nauvoo and traveling to New York City before sailing to Liverpool. That volume is followed by two diaries kept by Mary Richards at Nauvoo in 1846-1847 and 1848, while Samuel was away serving on a mission to Great Britain. Mary describes her daily and family life as well as events surrounding the Mormon Church. Those diaries are followed by a volume kept by Samuel Richards in 1848, when he was preparing to leave Missouri. It then skips back to his departure from England, a list of Scottish Saints, and an account of traveling up rivers to Winter Quarters. His 1849 diary describes his travels from Iowa to Salt Lake City, and his 1855-1856 and 1876 diaries recall his life in Utah.

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Diary and record book of James Madison Flake [microform] : 1887-1929 (bulk 1887-1889)

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Microfilm of the diary and record book of James Madison Flake, primarily focusing on his British mission from 1887-1889. The diary opens with his departure from Snowflake in 1887, his overland travels by rail to New York, and his sailing across the Atlantic to Liverpool. It then describes his mission work in Scotland, primarily in and around Glasgow and Dunfermline, and England, where he lived in Stockton. He also describes trips taken to London and Paris in 1889 and his return voyage home. There is one 1891 entry made in Snowflake. The end of the volume includes a brief autobiography of Flake, records of baptisms he performed in Arizona and Britain, and various family records to about 1929.

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George W. McCune diaries

Manuscripts

Set of four diaries kept by George W. McCune while he was serving as a missionary in England from 1896-1898. The first volume begins with his departure from Nephi in January 1896 and traces his travels by train to Philadelphia and his subsequent sea voyage to Liverpool. McCune's missionary work centered around Norwich, but the diaries also record his travels to London, Wymondham, Lowestoft, Nottingham, Birmingham, Ipswich, Eastbourne, and Lyme. The fourth volume also recounts his December 1897 tour of Versailles, Paris, Brussels, Waterloo, Rotterdam, and The Hague. The fourth volume concludes with McCune's return voyage to New York in March 1898 and follows his return to Utah as far as Denver, where he arrived in April 1898.

mssHM 37546 (1-4)

Diaries of Oliver Boardman Huntington [microform]: 1843-1899. Reel 1

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Microfilm of eighteen diary volumes kept by Oliver B. Huntington between 1843 and 1899. The first reel contains volumes 1-11. The first volume is a partial autobiography that includes a history of Huntington's early life and detailed diary entries on his mission to New York in 1843. The second volume is entitled "Compilations of short sketches and journals, commenced December 10, 1845," and includes a more detailed autobiography and diary entries with references to persecutions of Mormons in Missouri, life in Kirtland and Nauvoo, Huntington's 1843 mission, and starting on his mission to England in 1846. Volumes 3-8 cover Huntington's English mission from 1846-1847, and volume 9 was kept while he was living in Cambria, New York, in 1847-1848. Volume 10 traces Huntington's overland travels to Utah in 1848. Volume 11 was kept while Huntington was traveling overland to Nauvoo in 1849, living in New York from 1850-1852, traveling back to Utah in 1852, traveling in Nevada in 1854, teaching school in Utah, and serving on an Indian mission in 1855. Reel two contains volumes 12-18. Volume twelve was kept while Huntington traveled to Fort Bridger in 1856 and to Carson Valley in 1857. The remaining volumes 13-18 were kept while Huntington was living in Utah, primarily at Springville, from 1858-1899.

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Diaries of Oliver Boardman Huntington [microform]: 1843-1899. Reel 2

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MSS MFilm 00065

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The history of William Adams, written by himself

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The autobiography traces Adams' youth in Ireland, his conversion to Mormonism, persecution against Mormons in Ireland, his departure from Liverpool and arrival in New Orleans (where he traveled on the steam boat "The Maid of Iowa," which he said was owned by Joseph Smith), persecutions against the Mormons in Illinois, a description of life of among the Mormons in Nauvoo, the construction of the Nauvoo Temple, the death of Joseph Smith, the Adams' overland journey to Utah, his missions in Iron County (Utah) and Pennsylvania, the Utah War, his separation from his first wife over his polygamous marriages, and daily life in Utah.

mssHM 52619

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