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Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1801 - 1868

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

An overland journey from San Francisco to New York by way of the Salt Lake City

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2217
Scope and Contents Handwritten copy of an article published in the "Good Words and Sunday Magazine" on 1 June 1866 (vol. 7, pp. 380-393). After serving as a gunboat captain in British Columbia, Verney made the overland journey by stage coach from San Francisco, California to New York City in 1865. Verney was a well-educated traveler and his description of the overland route is extensive. Stage coach traveling was exhausting and Verney describes both the rough conditions and his fellow travelers. Trouble with...
Dates: 1866

John Pack letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233055]
Identifier: MSS SC 67
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of handwritten and signed letters dated 1847, addressed to family members, describing difficulties of the journey to Salt Lake City, Utah and Pack's associations with Mormon Church leaders Brigham Young and Heber Chase Kimball.

Dates: approximately 1847

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  • Subject: Salt Lake City (Utah) X
  • Subject: Immigration and American Expansion X

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Essays 1
Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah -- History -- 19th century 1
Letters 1
Overland Journeys to the Western United States 1
Overland journeys to the Pacific 1