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Diaries of Henry C. Jacobs, recalling his mission to England and Scotland [microform] : 1867-1870

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Description: Microfilm of two of Henry C. Jacobs' diaries, kept while he was serving as a missionary in England and Scotland from 1867-1870. The first volume covers June-December 1867, including a detailed account of Jacobs' overland journey from Utah, which included stops at Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Bridger, the Green River, Bitter Creek, Sulpher Station, the Platte River, the Laramie River, the Black Hills, Omaha, Council Bluffs, the Mississippi River, Chicago, Detroit, Syracuse, and New York City. He sailed from New York on July 6, arriving in Liverpool on July 18. The rest of the volume recounts his missionary experiences in and around Birmingham, including at Lichfield, West Bromwich, Walsall, Chasetown, Wolverhampton, and Moxby. The volume ends with recipes for hair oils and pomatums. The second volume begins in December 1868, and gives an account of Jacobs' mission work in Manchester, Oldham, Haywood, Radcliffe, Ashton, Bradford, Leigh, Royton, Stockport, Tottington, Birkenhead, Rockdale, and Bolton. He recalls attending a Church conference in Glasgow in March 1869, and he returned to the Scottish mission from July 1868 to June 1870. The diary also includes references to a trip Jacobs made to Ireland in April 1870.
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