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Moses Franklin Farnsworth autobiography

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Description: This typescript was copied from a typewritten account owned by Dana Finley. Written by Moses Franklin Farnsworth in 1905, this autobiography gives an account of his life, covering his conversion to Mormonism; frontier and pioneer life in Salt Lake City and Kanab; and his mission trips to England. Other details of particular interest include genealogical information about his five wives and thirty children, stories of his service as a 1st lieutenant in the Nauvoo Legion, and his discussion of the "Co-hab code of Dixie" whereby polygamists could communicate with each other through the use of code words to avoid capture by authorities.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1949.
Call number: mssHM 66578
Creator: Farnsworth, Moses Franklin (1834-1906)

Diary of Moses Franklin Farnsworth [microform] : 1862-1864

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Microfilm of a diary kept by Moses Farnsworth during his British mission from 1862-1864. The diary opens with a detailed account of his travels from Salt Lake City to New York and sailing to Liverpool. The rest of the diary recounts his mission work and attendance of church conferences, primarily in Sunderland, Newcastle, and Dudley. At the back of the volume is a list of mission fund contributors.

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Farnsworth, Freda - Farnsworth, H.D

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The collection consists of letters, documents, manuscript diaries, a few maps and photographs, and ephemera related to the life and military career of Charles Stewart Farnsworth and dates from 1820-1955. Subject matter includes military affairs and administration, chiefly during World War I, as seen in orders, bulletins, communications, and others; information about Montana, Alaska, and Farnsworth's other posts; the city of Altadena, California from 1927-1951; the Farnsworth family. Although there are various correspondents in the collection, the most prominent is his second wife, Helen Bosard Farnsworth, who is represented in the collection by 297 pieces, including both correspondence and diaries.

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Farnsworth, C.S. (Dougherty - H.D. Farnsworth)

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Farnsworth, C.S. (H.D. Farnsworth - A. Fitzhugh)

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Moses Parsons diaries : Byfield (Mass.)

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Daily records document personal and family matters; affairs of the local clergymen, including an account of a contested ordination in Amesbury parish in 1754 that involved a candidate who "went to hear Mr. Whitefield" and a short obituary of Aaron Burr; social and political life in Newburyport and Boston, including records of public fasts and thanksgivings, general elections, and schools; war news, including the closing of the King George's War, the events of the French and Indian War, and the siege of Havana in Aug. 1762. The diaries also contain extensive meteorological records that are arranged to match the respective entries in the Ames' Almanack, natural disasters that took place in Newbury and Boston areas -- fires, earthquakes, lightning strikes, storms, droughts, and epidemics

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Farnsworth, C.S. - Farnsworth, C.S. & Others (H.R. Wilson - J.S. Wood)

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