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Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Moses Franklin Farnsworth autograph book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317569]
Identifier: MSS SC 1863
Scope and Contents

Autograph book of Farnsworth family members. The items were cut out of letters and other documents and pasted in a book with blank pages.

Dates: 1891-1908
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Moses Franklin Farnsworth autograph book

Moses Franklin Farnsworth missionary diary and patriarchal blessings

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317585]
Identifier: MSS SC 1867
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries, patriarchal blessings, and miscellaneous items. Farnsworth gives a brief autobiography before he started his first diary in 1862. His diaries cover from 1862 to 1864 and from 1868 to 1870 when he was on a mission for the Mormon Church in England. Also included are patriarchal blessings for members of the Farnsworth family.

Dates: 1862-1903
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Moses Franklin Farnsworth missionary diary and patriarchal blessings

History of Manti manuscript

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230317577]
Identifier: MSS SC 1866
Scope and Contents

Typewritten manuscript of a history of Manti, Utah. The item covers the years from 1849 to 1897. It includes contributions from a number of authors who describe their experiences. A number of accounts of Indian troubles are presented as well as descriptions of how the town and its fort were constructed. The manuscript was apparently never published.

Dates: approximately 1900
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of Manti manuscript

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