Manuscripts

Smith, William Joseph. Blessing to Maria Bidgood Jarman Ford Barnes

Description: The collection primarily consists of correspondence related to the Jarman family, Mormon converts who immigrated from England to Utah in the 1860s. It includes statements by Maria Bidgood Jarman Ford Barnes regarding her divorce from her abusive, polygamous first husband; 26 letters sent to Maria from her son Albert while he was serving on a mission trip to England from 1894-1895; and various letters from other family members and friends, including the Dickert family, who describe their life in Germany, and a friend who served on a mission to Switzerland in 1897.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: Undated.
Call number: HM 79947.
Creator: Ford, Maria B (1832-1924)(Opens in new tab)

[Barnes, Maria Bidgood Jarman Ford?]. Letter to "my dear William."

Manuscripts

The collection primarily consists of correspondence related to the Jarman family, Mormon converts who immigrated from England to Utah in the 1860s. It includes statements by Maria Bidgood Jarman Ford Barnes regarding her divorce from her abusive, polygamous first husband; 26 letters sent to Maria from her son Albert while he was serving on a mission trip to England from 1894-1895; and various letters from other family members and friends, including the Dickert family, who describe their life in Germany, and a friend who served on a mission to Switzerland in 1897.

HM 79912.

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