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Jonathan Oldham Duke autobiography and diary, 1850

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 227 Item 1

Dates

  • 1850

Conditions Governing Access

Originals restricted. Typescript available for public use.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Jonathan Oldham Duke autobiography and diaries must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 volume (36 pages) ; 18 x 11 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Copies

Transcrpition of volume available in Folder 2.

General

Volume is primarily a handwritten autobiography of Jonathan Oldham Duke, up to about June 1850, when Duke starts writing individual diary entries during his journey along the Mormon Trail to Salt Lake City, Utah. The diary entries end in September 1850 when Duke arrives in the Salt Lake Valley. Autobiography was likely written in 1850, and includes details of Duke's conversion to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839 and life in Nauvoo, Illinois, from 1840 until they left for Utah in 1850.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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