Smith, Azariah, 1826-1912
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1826 - 1912
Biography
Azariah Smith (1826-1912) was a pioneer in Manti, Utah. He served in the Mormon Battalion between 1846 and 1848.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Azariah Smith autobiography
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282703]
Identifier: Vault MSS 22
Scope and Contents
Handwritten fragment of an autobiography. The pages are numbered from 10 to 17. The item is believed to have been written when Smith was over 84 years old. Smith writes about his early settlement in Manti, Utah, and his subsequent life there.
Dates:
1910
Azariah Smith diary
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 554
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Smith writes of his early life until he started his diary in 1846. He tells about his experiences in the Mormon Battalion and the discovery of gold in California in 1848. Smith also writes about his coming to Utah and his life in Manti, Utah. He also relates incidents in the Black Hawk War when the whites fought the Ute Indians. There are many gaps.
Dates:
1846-1912
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Azariah Smith diary
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- Subject
- Autobiographies 1
- Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872 1
- California -- Gold discoveries 1
- Immigration and American Expansion 1
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah -- Manti 1
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Manti 1
- Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Manti -- History 1
- Manti (Utah) 1
- Manti (Utah) -- History 1
- Material Types 1
- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives, American 1
- Military 1
- Overland journeys to the Pacific 1
- Pioneers 1
- Politics, Government, and Law 1
- Ute Indians -- Wars 1
- West (U.S.) -- Description and travel 1 + ∧ less
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