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Parley P. Pratt papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 4
Scope and Contents

Collection contains various items related to Pratt's missionary service and letters with his wives and other family. Includes a handwritten diary of Pratt and his wife, Phoebe Sopher Pratt, kept while the Pratts were on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South America from 1851 to 1852. Also included are three handwritten letters and eight fragments of manuscripts by Parley P. Pratt. All items date from 1851 to 1855.

Dates: 1851-1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Parley P. Pratt papers

Parley P. Pratt missionary diary, 1851-1852

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 4
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diary kept by Pratt during his travels from California to Chile, South America, to serve as a missionary in Chile. 150 pages. Dated February 1851-October 1852.

Dates: 1851-1852
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 4, Parley P. Pratt papers

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