Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Meriwether Lewis letter to Henry Dearborn
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated Nov. 9, 1806 and written in Louisville. It is addressed to Henry Dearborn (1751-1829), Secretary of War for the United States. Lewis states that four hundred dollars is due Capt. William Clark (1770-1838) for his services on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean. This payment would be "charged" to Lewis and would be his final "settlement" with the United States relative to the expedition.
Life history of Albert Douglas Dickson
Typescript of an autobiography. Dickson migrated to Utah in 1852. He first settled in American Fork but later moved to Kaysville. He participated in resisting the U.S. Army during the Utah War, mentions the Morrisite War, and moved to Richville, Utah, where he served as bishop of the Richville Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are poems dedicated to Dickson and some anecdotes on his life.
Life history of Betsy Williamson Smith
Typewritten biography of Betsy Williamson Smith, a handcart pioneer and a settler in Utah. Also included is the "Smith Family History" tracing the Smith family from the 17th century to the 20th century.
The life history of John and Elizabeth Betsy Evarts Nichols
Typewritten family history which tells of experiences in the 19th century in Fillmore, Utah and the Mormon colonies in Arizona.
Life of Caroline Mortensen Durham
Typewritten biography of Caroline Mortensen Durham (1850-1915). McGregor tells of her mother's migration to Utah with a handcart company, her settling in Parowan, Utah, and her mother's activities at home.
Life of Samuel Rowley
Photocopy of a typewritten autobiography. Rowley writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church, his migration to Utah with the Willie handcart company in 1856, and his life in Parowan and San Juan County, Utah.
Life of William Howell
Biography of William Howell (1816-1851) by his grandson, William Louis Howell. William Howell was born in Wales and was converted to the Mormon Church. He was active in that faith and died in 1851 near Kanesville, Iowa, while moving with the Mormons to Utah.
Life sketch of Chandler Holbrook, 1807-1899
Typewritten information about Holbrook's conversion to Mormonism, his trek to the West and settlement in Utah. Also includes a TLS by Jennie Groberg, a daughter of Alsina Holbrook.
Life sketch of Jeremiah Curtis
Typescript. The sketch tells of early Mormon pioneers who emigrated from Illinois to Texas with the Lyman Wight colony in 1845. Includes letter from donor.
Life sketch of Josiah Henry Perry
Typescript (carbon copy). The collection contains a biographical sketch of a Latter-day Saint Church missionary and Utah pioneer, an autobiographical note written in Nauvoo, Illinois, 1845, his obituary from the Deseret News, Sept. 3, 1891, and genealogical data.