Stansbury Survey diaries, 1849-1850.

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Stansbury Survey diaries, 1849-1850.

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Diaries kept on the expedition commanded by the U.S. Topographical Engineers, Captain Howard Stansbury and Lieutenant John Williams Gunnison, sent to survey the Great Salt Lake and adjacent valleys. The Stansbury and Gunnison diaries (9 v.) describe the journey to and from Fort Leavenworth and life among the Mormons, as well as the actual surveys, April 24, 1849-October 1, 1850. With these is the diary of Albert Carrington, a Utah settler hired as scientific assistant, April 3-December 24, 1850; and that of an artist, John Hudson, who served during the actual survey of the lake, April 3-June 28, 1850.

1 reel microfilm (592 exposures) : negative (Rich. 112:11) and positive.

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Hudson, John, 1826-1850

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Artist, topographer with the Stansbury Survey. From the description of Papers, 1848-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154299002 ...

Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853

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John Williams Gunnison, army topographical engineer in charge of surveying a route to the West for the Pacific Railroad, was born in New Hampshire and graduated from West Point in 1835. He served as ordnance officer in the Seminole War in Florida and in making surveys in Georgia. After further surveying work in the Wisconsin Territory, he was assigned to Captain Howard Stansbury's party to explore the Great Salt Lake region. While leading a survey for the exploration and survey of a railroad rou...

Carrington, Albert, 1813-1889

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Mormon handcart pioneer and polygynist who came to Utah 16 September 1848 with the Brigham Young company. Phelps served as a justice of the peace, notary public, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Utah legislature. From the guide to the Per diem receipt, 1852, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) LDS apostle, member of the first pioneer company in 1847, participant in the Stansbury suvery of 1848-50. From the description of Papers, ca. 1840-1889. (Unknown...

United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers

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Stansbury, Howard, 1806-1863

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American explorer, surveyor, and author. From the description of Correspondence and receipts, 1846-1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122605551 From the guide to the Howard Stansbury correspondence and receipts, 1846-1847, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Howard Stansbury was an officer in the United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers who worked on numerous surveys including an expedition to the Great Salt Lake region, and the U.S. Lake Su...