Central America -- Description and travel
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Benjamin Cluff diary
Digital Record
Identifier: MSS3076_F2
Benjamin Cluff diary
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3076
Scope and Contents
Diary written by Cluff documenting his activities as he led a small group from Brigham Young Academy through Panama and into Columbia. Though Cluff states a desire to search for the Book of Mormon city of Zarahemla while on the expedition, much of the diary is devoted to describing travel preparations, countryside traveled through, and plantation owners Cluff meets during the trip. The group traveled by steamboat, by mule, or on foot for much of the trip and encountered many difficulties...
Dates:
1901
Orson Hyde Elliott autobiography
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230364256]
Identifier: MSS 2059
Scope and Contents
Writes of his family's conversion to the Mormon Church prior to his birth; move to Nauvoo, Illinois, 1844; Iowa, 1846; and Utah, 1852. Discusses his disillusionment with Mormonism; and travels in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Includes mention of Brigham Young; plural marriage; Corinne, Utah; and several other topics. Some characters and words are difficult to read in this multi-generation photocopy.
Dates:
1899
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections