Some memories of the handcart companies of 1856. 1856.

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Some memories of the handcart companies of 1856. 1856.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154299006

A handwritten reminiscence of Cantwell's journey with the 1856 Willie handcart company.

1 d (65 pp.) : manuscript.

University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6861935

University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library

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Cantwell, James Sherlock, 1813-1887

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Mormon pioneer. James Sherlock Cantwell was born in Ireland. His parents died when he was still young, in 1821 and 1825, leaving him an orphan. Cantwell was taken in by relatives, but soon left to find his own living. He married Elizabeth Cotterell Hamer on April 27, 1838. Cantwell joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842, and subsequently emmigrated to the United States. The Cantwell family crossed the plains with the 1856 Willie Handcart Company. His wife died in 1858, le...