Immigration and American Expansion
Found in 1068 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical sketch of James Boyer Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. James Boyer Shelley was born in England in 1792 and later joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1851 and settled in American Fork where he died in 1870.
Biographical sketch of Sarah Clegg Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Sarah Clegg was born in 1851 in England. Sarah joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1864,migrated to Utah in 1866 and settled in American Fork. She married Stephen Shelley in 1870 and had 5 children.
Biographical sketch of Stephen Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. Shelley was born in England in 1849. His family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and they migrated to Utah in 1852. He married Sarah Clegg in 1870, had 5 children, served as a water master, and died in 1921.
Biographical sketch of William Boyer Shelley
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten biography. William Boyer Shelley was born in 1819 in England, married Jane Dunn in 1845, and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1849. He migrated to the United States in 1851 and came to Utah in 1852 where he settled in American Fork. He died in 1868.
William T. Sherman letter
The William T. Sherman letter is addressed to Francis Amasa Walker and is dated August 20, 1874. At the time of the writing, Sherman was the Commander-in-Chief of the US Army. Sherman expresses his views on the topic of a book, and adds comments on the Mormon problem-suggesting that both Mormons and Indians must be assimilated into American society to survive the consequences of the westward movement.
Robert Sherwood journals and papers
Hugh Shick collection of photographs relating to the Sioux War
Contains photographs, postcards, copy prints, and negatives relating to the Sioux Wars and collected by Hugh Shick. Includes portraits of scouts and warriors from the Crow, Sioux, and Arikara tribes as well as images of George A. Custer and battlefields. Dated approximately 1906-1965.
Charles Goulding Shill autobiography
Typewritten copy of an autobiography dictated to Wright P. Shill. The date of the item is uncertain. Charles Shill was born in England, was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, migrated to Utah in 1857, participated in the Utah War, and settled in Croydon, Utah.
Ship Brooklyn passengers research collection
The Ship Brooklyn passengers research collection, 1846 contains passenger information. Biographical and historical information about the 238 passengers who originally left New York Harbor on 4 Feb. 1846 bound for California are contained on 6 reels of microfilm.