George Housley account
Scope and Contents
Handwritten account of George Housley's experiences with the Martin handcart company. Housley tells of hunger, death due to exposure and starvation, rationing of food, and relief sent to them from Salt Lake City to enable them to continue on with their journey.
Dates
- Creation: 1856
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from George Housley account must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Mormon immigrant from England who crossed the plains with his mother Harriet Housley from Iowa to Utah with the Martin handcart company in 1856.
Extent
1 item (7 leaves)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Title
- Register of George Housley account
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Morgan Crockett
- Date
- 2010 Aug 17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States