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The collection contains about 20 pages of papers and letters relating to Finnish immigration and research on the Finnish.

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Contains various histories, dealing with the emigration of the Latter-day Saints from Canada to the United States, and from Kirtland, Ohio to Far West, Missouri; and a personal history on Parley P. Pratt and Robert Morris. 11 items, undated.

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Contains a photocopy and transcription of a 4-page letter from Brigham Young and others (on behalf of the Church Committee) to "His Excellency" Governor William Owsley of Illinois, petitioning for more time to prepare to leave Nauvoo, dated April 30, 1845.

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Typewritten research paper for a Religion 442 class taught by Howard H. Barron at Brigham Young University. Using family records and unpublished materials as well as secondary sources, Richards writes a history of the Martin handcart company.

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Contains various international news items. Some of the reports are in the handwriting of Samuel Russell [Sr.]. Topics include emigration of early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jewish riots in Russia, and the Ireland/England peace policy. Materials dated May 1, 1882.

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The Lavon B. Jones biography of Henry Hamilton is a biography that accounts for the life of Hamilton from his birth in Scotland to his death in Utah. Henry Hamilton was an early pioneer that forged his way from Scotland to the Utah Valley.

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Contains various letters and papers written about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its pioneer emigrants and immigrants. Includes information on the relationship of James Strang and Orson Hyde, as well as a copy of the Petition to the Governor of Utah to pardon various church leaders and other members being held in the Utah Penitentiary for polygamy. Materials undated, but probably written between 1878 and 1954 (when Samuel Russell was alive).

Scope and Contents This collection contains the biography of Mary Jane McCleve Meeks written by Naomi A. Jensen, grandaughter of Mary Jane McCleve Meeks, in her capacity as historian of the Camp Dale chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Castle Dale, Utah, dated July 21, 1969. Mary Jane McCleve was born in Crawfordsburn, Ireland, in 1840. Mary Jane emigrated to Utah with her family at the age of 16. The family traveled with the S. Curling ship to Boston and crossed the plains with the Daniel D. McArthur...

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Contains digital copies of papers related to Jean (Jane) Rio Griffiths Baker Pearce. Includes marriage and other legal documents for her progenitors and children, letters, receipt for her burial plot, and her original handwritten diaries from 1851 and 1878. The 1851 diary documents Jean (Jane) Rio's journey from England to America to join the Latter-day Saints in Utah, including her trials crossing the ocean by ship and the plains. Dated 1780-1878.

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This collection contains correspondence, reports, documents, and passenger lists of ships of the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company. The first folder contains an index of the collection.