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Diary of Ethan Pettit [microform] : 1855-1878

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Description: Microfilm of the diary of Ethan Pettit, kept from 1855-1878. The volume opens when Pettit was serving on his Indian mission to the Elk Mountains in Colorado. The remainder of the volume from 1856-1881 focuses on Pettit's life in Utah, and primarily recounts farm, livestock, and agricultural work.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878
Call number: MSS MFilm 00242
Creator: Pettit, Ethan (1810-1884)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Microfilm of original loaned by Dr. Ralph Chamberlain through Juanita Brooks, August 17, 1951.

Diaries of John E. Bennion [microform] : 1855-1877

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Microfilm containing five diary volumes kept by John Bennion between 1855 and 1877. The diaries include entries on Bennion's daily activities in Utah, including shearing sheep, agriculture, attending meetings, and visiting acquaintances. The first diary volume covers 1855-1857; the second 1858-1862; the third 1862-1873; the fourth 1870-1873 (kept beginning when Bennion was at Panaca, Utah, which is now in Nevada); and the fifth 1873-1877.

MSS MFilm 00118

Diaries of Charles L. Flake [microform] : 1880-1892

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Microfilm of six diaries kept by Charles L. Flake between 1880 and 1892. The first diary is identified as Brigham Young Academy and opens with a list of expenses for 1880-1882. The diary portion of the volume recounts Flake's arrival in Provo, his time in St. George, and traveling between Utah and Arizona, as well as activities such as shearing sheep and attending social functions. Volume two is also identified as Brigham Young Academy and is dated 1882-1883. It opens with a brief autobiography, and the diary begins in St. George and includes personal musings, notes on family members, and an account of the beginning of Flake's Mississippi mission. Volume three is identified as Sarepta, Calhoun County, Mississippi, and dated 1883-1884, and recounts Flake's mission work in Mississippi and Alabama. The fourth and fifth volumes were both kept primarily at Paris, Mississippi, in 1884. The sixth volume is identified as Sarepta and covers Flake's mission as well as his return to Arizona and life in Snowflake and Springville through 1892 (a letter transcript in the back of the volume is dated 1898).

MSS MFilm 00123

Diary and autobiography [microform] : 1854-1855 1909

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Microfilm of two volumes kept by William Fotheringham. The first - kept at Milford, Beaver County, Utah, in 1909 - includes the text of patriarchal blessings given by Fotheringham from 1907-1909, notes on the St. George Temple, and part of Fotheringham's autobiography, including accounts of his leaving Scotland, traveling through Utah, and settling Beaver County. The second volume describes Fotheringham's mission work in India from 1854-1855. It includes references to his time at Manickpatna, Cuttack, Kunderpara, Calcutta, and the Bay of Bengal. The diary concludes with Fotheringham's return voyage to San Francisco by way of Singapore and the China Sea, as well as his travels through San Jose, Union City, Soledad, and Santa Clara.

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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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Diaries of William Farrer [microform] : 1849-1854

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Microfilm of six diaries kept by William Farrer from 1849-1854. The first volume, dated 1849, recalls Farrer's travels from Utah to California with Charles Coulson Rich. The 1850-1851 diary begins when Farrer was preparing to depart California for Hawaii, and recounts his sea voyage and missionary work through 1851. The remaining four diaries were kept while Farrer was serving on his Hawaiian mission, and are dated 1851-1852, 1852-1853, 1853, and 1854. Also included on the reel is "A Short Account of My Mission to the Sandwich Islands," sent by Farrer to "Pres. Clawson and Tibbetts" in 1855, and a brief excerpt on Farrer from the Deseret News, dated 1897 and written by Ramona Farrer Cottam.

MSS MFilm 00250

Autobiography and diary of William Athol McMaster [microform]: 1854-1887

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Microfilm of an autobiography and diary by William Athol McMaster. The autobiography recounts McMaster's life through 1854, including his early years in Scotland, conversion to Mormonism, proselytizing work in Scotland, voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, and his overland travels to Utah. McMaster describes facing hardships during the journey, and while traveling to Utah endured illnesses, supply issues, and the death of one of his sons. The autobiography is followed by some miscellaneous notes dated 1855-1857, as well as a diary volume describing McMaster's life in Utah from 1882-1886. The diary volume also contains excerpts from "Brigham Young's Important Discourse on Priesthood," dated 1877.

MSS MFilm 00383

Diary of Ethan Pettit [microform] : 1855-1878

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