Dame family correspondence, 1845-1893.

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Dame family correspondence, 1845-1893.

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This small group consists of eight letters from members of the Dame family, including Jeremiah Dame and William Horne Dame (1819-1884). Some of the subjects covered are William's missionary trip to England and his father's concern for him and his wife as they travel to Salt Lake City, Utah. The remaining ten pieces are legal documents and a patriarchal blessing of William Horne Dame (1819-1884) from William Smith. Also included are copies of the letters and the patriarchal blessing.

18 pieces.1 tan envelope.

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Dame, Jeremiah.

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Dame family.

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Residing in Farmington, New Hampshire, the Dame family consisted of Jeremiah and Susan Horne Dame and their son William Horne Dame (1819-1884). Jeremiah was a Representative and Senator in State Legislature, while his son William, through the influence of his uncle, Janvrin Hayes, became a member of the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter Day Saints. As a Mormon, William was a pioneer in colonizing southern Utah helping found Parowan; going to England as a Mormon missionary; serving as a colonel in...

Dame, William Horne, 1819-1884

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William Horne Dame (1819-1884) is best known as a Mormon Church leader and colonel in the Utah Militia in Parowan, Utah at the time of the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857. He later served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to England. From the description of William Dame diary, 1860-1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367731518 Mormon pioneer and politician who served as president of the Parowan Stake and as a colonel in the Utah Militia. ...