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

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Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1862; 1863; 1864
Call number: MSS MFilm 00183
Creator: Farnsworth, Moses Franklin (1834-1906)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Microfilm of original loaned by Mrs. Dana Finley, November 1, 1949.

Moses Franklin Farnsworth autobiography

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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.

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Diary of W.J. Sutherland [microform] : 1898-1900

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Microfilm of a diary kept by W.J. Sutherland during his mission to the Southern States from 1898-1900. The diary primarily focuses on his time in Florida and Georgia, and recalls traveling by rail, attending conferences, and visiting various Mormons. Portions of the diary appear to be in pencil and may be partially illegible.

MSS MFilm 00200

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Diary of James Lovett Bunting [microform] : 1883-1885

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Microfilm of a diary kept by James L. Bunting from 1883-1885. It mainly chronicles his life in Kanab, Utah, including his attendance of prayer meetings and Sunday school, conferences, and ward and stake meetings, as well as his daily activities such as visiting local acquaintances and digging ditches. He also recalls traveling to Salt Lake City.

MSS MFilm 00168

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Diary and autobiography of George Lake [microform] :

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Microfilm of the diary and autobiography of George Lake, beginning with diary entries of his mission trip to England from October 1870 to August 1871. Lake appears to have been living at Workington in Cumberland, although he frequently traveled to Newcastle and surrounding areas. The mission entries focus on Lake's attendance of Church conferences and his interactions with local Mormons, including notes on births, marriages, and deaths. The remainder of the volume is a mixture of autobiography and diary entries, and recalls Lake's move to Oxford in Round Valley, Utah, following his return from England in 1871; his flight to avoid polygamy charges in 1874; his being placed in charge of the northern division of Arizona missionaries in 1876, including a list of names of fellow missionaries; and his involvement in creating the United Order at Yavapai, Arizona, in 1877. The volume includes the text of the "last address by Gen. Joseph Smith the Prophet to the Nauvoo Legion in June 1844," followed by a brief summary of Lake's life in 1879. The final pages, in another hand, include a family record with genealogy up through about 1938 and the texts of patriarchal blessings on the Lake family in 1913.

MSS MFilm 00047

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Diaries of Elias H. Blackburn [microform] : 1849-1862 1900-1908

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Microfilm of the diaries of Elias H. Blackburn dated 1849-1862 and 1900-1908. The first diary, dated 1849-1857, opens while Blackburn was living in Provo and recalls his daily activities there as bishop. The second volume, dated 1857-1859, contains similar content. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes cover Blackburn's British mission from 1859-1862, as well as his return voyage to New York and traveling back to Utah. The diaries then skip to 1900, when Blackburn was serving as bishop in Loa, Utah. The remaining diaries, dated 1901-1908, cover his life in Loa including giving out patriarchal blessings, attending meetings and conferences, and administering to the sick in the course of his work as a healer. The volumes dated 1849-1902 are on the first reel of microfilm, while those dated 1903-1908 are on the second reel.

MSS MFilm 00176

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Diaries of George W. Bean [microform] : 1855-1856, 1891-1897

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Microfilm of two of George W. Bean's diaries, one kept from 1855-1856 and one from 1891-1897. The 1855-1856 diary details interactions between Mormon missionaries at Las Vegas, New Mexico, and local Indians, including baptisms, trade, and some hostilities. Included are Bean's account of a journey from Las Vegas to California across the Mojave in October-November 1855 (which included stops in San Bernardino, Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Mission, and El Monte) and of travels between Las Vegas and the "Colorado Muddy" in 1856. Bean also references an encounter with the "murderers" of J.W. Gunnison, an Army captain killed in an Indian massacre in 1853; remarks on the camp visit of explorers Jules Remy and Julius Lucius Brenchley, who published "A Journey to Great Salt Lake City" in 1861; mentions his attendance of a performance of J.H. Martineau's "Missouri Persecutions;" and describes various interactions with Las Vegas Mission President William Bringhurst. Portions of the diary are in pencil and are partly illegible. The 1891-1897 diary centers on Bean's daily life in Utah, including trips to visit family and friends and attend conferences in Provo, Sanpete, Salt Lake City, Parowan, and Bunkerville. It also includes a description of the Bean Company entering construction bids and a High Council trial for allegedly breaking contracts, and includes a biographical sketch of George Bean.

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

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