Peter Mastin Wentz diary
Scope and Contents
Typescript of a diary. Wentz left Binghamton, New York, in 1853. He travelled to Dunkirk, New York, and then to Ashley, Indiana. He took steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in 1854 and described the buildings in Nauvoo, Illinois. He later settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1855. He migrated to Utah the same year.
Dates
- 1853-1855
Creator
- Wentz, Peter Mastin, 1831-1908 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Diary must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Mormon pioneer who later served as the first bishop of the Timpanogos Ward in Utah County, Utah, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Extent
1 folder (0.02 linear ft.) : 13 p.
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Peter Mastin Wentz diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 20 April 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States