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Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Toquerville -- History

 Subject
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Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

David Spilsbury diaries

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 118
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries for the years 1881, 1906-1916, and 1934-1936. The 1881 diary covers the time Spilsbury was a missionary for the Mormon Church in England, the 1906-1916 diary was kept while Spilsbury lived in Toquerville, Utah, and the final journal was kept while he was in Salt Lake City, Utah. Spilsbury writes about his work in the Mormon Church, farming, and international news.

Dates: 1881-1936

John Steele papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 528
Scope and Contents Contains diaries, notes, correspondence, dictionaries, surveys, bonds, certificates, horoscopes, and military orders. The correspondence was to and from John Steele, other family members, and acquaintances. The materials document the activities of the Steele family, John's militia and Mormon Battalion activities, his missions to England and to the Indians, his migration to Utah, and his life in Utah and Nevada. Also included is a dictionary of the Southern Paiute language created by John...
Dates: 1816-1989