Illinois -- History -- 19th century
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
William Henry Hart diaries
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232483005]
Identifier: MSS 1411
Scope and Contents
Handwritten diaries with typescripts in four volumes. Volume 1 concerns Hart's overland journey by ox team from Quincy, Illinois to the Humboldt Valley, Nevada, in 1852. Hart is an insightful and descriptive diarist. He writes about cooking and commerce on the plains, encounters with Indians, and dissatisfaction in his company. Hart mentions a handful of deaths from cholera and includes a moving description of one funeral. He also gives a festive account of his company's celebration of the...
Dates:
1852-1888
John Smith papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 803
Scope and Contents
Collection contains papers related to Smith's mission to Denmark, life in Utah with family, and his position as Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church. Includes diaries, letters, articles containing references to John, his personal patriarchal blessing, sheep accounts, family history notes, and copies of patriarchal blessings pronounced by himself. Dated 1848-1962.
Dates:
1848-1962
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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John Smith papers