Photocopies
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Transcription of the Averett Family ledger book
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231046316]
Identifier: MSS 1303
Scope and Contents
Narrative of the history of members of the Averett family, including conversion, activities in Far West and Nauvoo, emigration westward, and settlement and activities in Utah Territory. The transcription was entrusted to P.T. Reilly.
Dates:
1972
From the halls of memory
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230305507]
Identifier: MSS SC 798
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of typescript. Author discusses his family's British roots; their acceptance of Mormonism while living in Birmingham, England, and their immigration to the United States. Tolton also describes his experiences during the Black Hawk War (Utah) and frontier life in Utah. His account goes into great detail about his involvement in territorial and state politics, his business ventures, family life, and his mission to Great Britain for the Mormon Church.
Dates:
1931