Diary, 1875-1876.

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Diary, 1875-1876.

Photocopy of typescript. Author recounts his call to serve as a missionary among the Navajo Indians by Mormon church president Brigham Young (1801-1877); the trip to Arizona; his activities among the Indians; and his return to Utah a year later.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7382626

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Latter-day Saints' College (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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Tanner, George S.

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