Overland journeys to the Pacific
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Abner Blackburn diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230233485]
Identifier: MSS SC 43
Scope and Contents
Typescript of diary which gives accounts of the Mormon experiences in Missouri, frontier and pioneer life, Indian customs and warfare, and gold-digging during the California gold rush of 1849.
Dates:
1827-1851
Azariah Smith diary
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 554
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Smith writes of his early life until he started his diary in 1846. He tells about his experiences in the Mormon Battalion and the discovery of gold in California in 1848. Smith also writes about his coming to Utah and his life in Manti, Utah. He also relates incidents in the Black Hawk War when the whites fought the Ute Indians. There are many gaps.
Dates:
1846-1912
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Azariah Smith diary