Scope and Contents Short typewritten biography with genealogical data, typescripts of selected journal entries concerning crossing the plains, 1851, the corner stone ceremony for the Salt Lake City, Utah Temple, 1852, his mission to England, 1852-1856, and travel with a handcart company on his return. Also included are three poems he wrote, correspondence to his wife, Anne E., and to David H. Cannon, 1886-1895, covering family affairs, political views and temple business, and a description of the Washington...

Scope and Contents Record book, kept from 1848 to about 1864, contains a record of Salisbury's parents' birth and death dates, the birth dates of his siblings, his marriage dates, and the birth dates of his children. It also contains the dates of his baptism; his ordination to the office of a teacher, elder, and high priest; and the dates when he was set apart as secretary, second councilor, and finally bishop of the St. Louis 1st and 2nd Wards. It contains lists of letters mailed and received and mentions the...