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Samuel Roskelley papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 2855
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of handwritten diaries and temple records. Roskelley was born in Davonport, England, in 1837 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1851. He migrated to Utah in 1853 and served on a mission for his faith in England from 1856 to 1858. He served on other missions for the church to England, and he lived in Cache Valley, Utah. Also included are temple records for work done in the Logan Temple in Logan, Utah.
Dates:
1877-1905
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Baldwin Harvey Watts diary and prison papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 486
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diary and prison records. Watts kept the diary while serving on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Bristol, England, area in 1875. Also included are records relating to Watts' incarceration in the Utah prison for polygamy in 1888. Watts compiled a list of 668 men imprisoned for polygamy from 1884 to 1889. He included the date of sentencing, the length of the sentence, and the age of the prisoners. He also lists each man's home town. Also...
Dates:
1875-1889
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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