William Ajax papers 1862-1890s

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

William Ajax papers 1862-1890s

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv36108

The William Ajax papers (1862-1890s) consist of Ajax's diary and some news articles. The diary records the emigration of Ajax and his family, converts to the LDS Church, from Liverpool, England, to Salt Lake City, Utah. It describes their trek, as well as their lives once in the Salt Lake Valley. The news articles describe the later years of William Ajax's life and his struggles to keep his mercantile business going.

0.1 linear foot

eng,

J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6370474

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Ajax, William, 1832-1899

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68p67f6 (person)

William Ajax (1832-1899) was converted to the LDS Church in 1853 in Wales. Before emigrating to Utah, he worked on the Welsh church paper, Udgorn, and acted as clerk for the Welsh Mission. He and his family set sail for the United States on 19 May 1862, arriving in New York on 26 June 1862. They arrived in Utah in October of that same year. He moved his family to Rush Valley after 1869 when the firm of Watt, Sleater, and Ajax failed. He created the Ajax Underground Store in Centre, Utah. Ajax di...

Ajax Underground Store.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cg62f0 (corporateBody)