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Oliver Boardman Huntington diary

 Digital Record
Identifier: V_MSS_162_v04
Image of Oliver Boardman Huntington diary
Image of Oliver Boardman Huntington diary

General Note

Light green cover, mottled circles with blue and white. Labeled "Book 6" in black ink. Front and back covers no longer bound together. Pages made of light tan paper lined in blue. Entries written in black ink.

General Note

Diary written by Huntington between March and April 1847. The diary describes his missionary activities and visits with families in England in the Clitheroe Conference, including his work with Elder Henry Bailey Jacobs. Includes mention of Huntington's anxiousness to hear from his wife, and his relief on receiving letters from his family. Also includes references to Orson Hyde, the potato famine, and the controvery with James J. Strang.

General Note

Holograph.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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