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Ute Indians -- Wars -- History

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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George Pectol autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326198]
Identifier: MSS SC 2750
Scope and Contents

Two typewritten copies of excerpts from an autobiography. Some of the account is written in the form of a diary. Pectol writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church, his migration to Utah in 1850, and his life in Manti, Utah, starting in 1850. Pectol describes life in Manti including disagreements with his wife and encounters with the local Ute Indians before, during, and after the "Walker War" of 1853 to 1854.

Dates: 1846-1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / George Pectol autobiography

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