Polygamy -- Utah -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
David Candland diary
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230334259]
Identifier: MSS 1140
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Candland writes about joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his life in Salt Lake Valley and in Sanpete County, Utah. He talks about his polygamous marriages, the Utah Expedition, and the birth and deaths of children. The item includes a major gap between 1863 and 1900.
Dates:
1846-1901
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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David Candland diary
Clarance Merrill autobiography
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326230]
Identifier: MSS SC 2754
Scope and Contents
Handwritten autobiography. Merrill lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, as a young boy. He migrated to Utah in 1852 and lived in Provo, Salt Lake City, Bear Lake Valley, Cove Creek, and Fillmore, Utah. He also participated in the "Utah War" of 1857 to 1858.
Dates:
1908