Utah sketches : ms., 1880.

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Utah sketches : ms., 1880.

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Copies of the histories of 38 settlements, compiled chiefly by the bishops, supplied by the Church Historian's Office. An account of the Gunnison massacre, Oct. 26, 1853 from the journal of Anson Call, also included (p. 161-170). Table of contents pasted in.

Originals : 181 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (93 exposures) : negative (Rich. 111:3) and positive.

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Call, Anson, 1810-1890

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Anson Call was born in Fletcher, Vermont, on May 13, 1810. In 1833 he married Mary Flint and they moved to a farm in Madison, Ohio. Call was raised in a Methodist family, but in 1836 was baptized into the Mormon faith by William Smith, brother of Joseph Smith. In 1838 the family moved to Far West, Missouri, where they faced continual religious persecution that resulted in the theft of their family farm. In 1841 Call was made a High Priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and be...

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church Historian's Office.

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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...