Diaries, 1854-1858.

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Diaries, 1854-1858.

Typewritten copies of diaries. Dame kept a personal journal from 1854 to 1855. The entries are short and mainly relate to Dame's various activities. Also included is the "Journal of Southern Exploring Company." Dame led an expedition areas of Iron County, Utah, to find suitable locations for Mormon settlements in 1858. The diary lists the members of the expedition. Dame describes the activities of the group including the surveying of lots and the planting of crops.

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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. ...