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Journal of O. B. Huntington commencing at Keighly, Yorkshire

 Digital Record
Identifier: V_MSS_162_v03
Image of Journal of O. B. Huntington commencing at Keighly, Yorkshire
Image of Journal of O. B. Huntington commencing at Keighly, Yorkshire

General Note

Light red, nearly orange cover. Medium weight tan paper, lined in blue. Some pages are numbered, others are not. Pages 90-94 blank. Labeled "Book 5" in black ink.

General Note

Diary written by Huntington between November 1846 and March 1847. Entries describe his work as a missionary in England in the Clitheroe Conference, as well as his interactions and teaching in the area. Includes references to Orson Hyde, strife in the mission, the death of his father, the Irish potato famine, Heber C. Kimball, false prophets, re-baptism, and a farewell party for Elders Pratt, Hyde, and Taylor.

General Note

Holograph.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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