Oliver Boardman Huntington diaries, 1843-1932.

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Oliver Boardman Huntington diaries, 1843-1932.

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Handwritten diaries in 18 volumes. Also included are two handwritten volumes of patriarchal blessings given in Springville early in the 1930s. Also with the collection are ten miscellaneous items found in the diaries. Huntington was a member of the Mormon Church and lived in Nauvoo, Illinois, served on a mission to England, and made the overland journey to Utah in 1849 and 1852. Huntington describes the daily routine of overland travel, violent encounters with Indians, and counsel from Brigham Young, second president of the Mormon Church, who was captain of Huntington's company in 1849. Huntington also writes about difficult family relations with his wife and her parents on the 1852 trip. He later divorced and remarried. Huntington participated in exploring the route to Carson Valley, Nevada in 1853, went on a mission to the Ute Indians in 1855, and was part of an exploring expedition in 1856. He lived in the St. George, Utah area for two years and later returned to Springville, Utah to teach school. There are many gaps in the record.

20 v. + 10 items.

Harold B. Lee Library

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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...