Autobiography, ca. 1880.

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Autobiography, ca. 1880.

Handwritten unsigned, autobiographical account believed to have been written by Huntington. The author writes of being called by Brigham Young and Daniel H. Wells to go with an expedition to Carson Valley and tell the Mormons there to return to Utah to meet the United States army, known as "Johnston's Army" in 1857. Huntington gives and account of this expedition and mentions those who participated in it.

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Wells, Daniel H. (Daniel Hanmer), 1814-1891

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Apostle in the Mormon Church and an emigration agent for Mormons in Great Britain. From the description of Statement, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122351692 Wells was an important Mormon church authority and civic leader of Utah. He was an apostle in that church, served as the mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, and was the commander of the Utah Militia. From the description of Daniel H. Wells temple records, 1867-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552491...

Huntington, Oliver Boardman, 1823-1907

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Huntington was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Missouri in 1838, served a mission to both the Eastern States and England. Traveled the Mormon Trail and eventually lived in Grantsville and Provo, Utah. From the description of Diary of O.B. Huntington, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367906198 Born in Watertown, New York. Baptized by Hyrum Smith and served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ohio, Inidana, New...

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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