United States. Army. Mormon Battalion
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
John Steele family history and genealogical records, 1875-1989
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 4
Scope and Contents
Includes documents related to the history of John Steele and his family, including his handwritten autobiography, written around 1891, and a description of the John Steele papers by Kerry Bate, dated 1989.
Dates:
1875-1989
John Steele journals and notebooks, 1846-1961, bulk: 1846-1899
Series
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 1
Scope and Contents
Contains diaries and notebooks kept by John Steele, including his Mormon Battalion diary, dated 1846-1847, and a Paiute/English language dictionary, dated 1851. Also includes a typescript of Steele's diary that was created in 1961 but includes entries from 1840 to 1877. Also includes some biographical notes on various members of John Steele's family. Dated 1846-1961.
Dates:
1846-1961; Majority of material found within 1846-1899
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
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Steele papers
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- Certificates 2
- Immigration and American Expansion 2
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- History 2
- Letters 2
- Notes 2