Diary, 1862-1863.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Diary, 1862-1863.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122462864

Diary of a Welsh convert to the Mormon church telling of emigration from Liverpool and an excellent account of the journey to Utah from Florence, Nebraska to Salt Lake City in 1862, and his first year in Utah. Other papers mention the Ajax Underground Store in Center, Utah, 1869-1916.

251 pp. : photocopy of typescript.

Landmarks of Science Microform Service

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6722500

Landmarks of Science Microform Service

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Ajax Underground Store.

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

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...