Henry Weeks Sanderson papers 1884-1887

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Henry Weeks Sanderson papers 1884-1887

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The Henry Weeks Sanderson papers (1884-1887) consist of an autobiography and family history written by Sanderson (b. 1829), a man of many trades who settled in Utah.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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United States. Army. Mormon Battalion

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Sanderson, Henry Weeks, 1829-1896

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Henry Weeks Sanderson was born on 13 March 1829 in Bladford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, to James and Mary Jane Sanderson. He enlisted in the Mormon Battlion in 1846 and later became a scout and hunter. He learned the Shoshone language well enough to converse with the Indians and was sent by the LDS Church to deliver goods to them and serve as interpreter. He married Rebecca Ann Sanders, and later, Sarah Jane Cole. From the guide to the Henry Weeks Sanderson papers, 1884-1887, (J....