The life and record of Anson Call, 1839-1872.

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The life and record of Anson Call, 1839-1872.

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Typescript copy of a history of Call's life from 1839 to 1872. The beginning of the record focuses on the Call's Mormon conversion and the persecution he faced in Missouri and Illinois. It also includes detailed accounts of the "martyrdom" of Joseph Smith, Call's "disgust" for John Taylor, and his following of Brigham Young. Much of the record focuses on Call's extensive travel, both westward from Missouri to Utah (including a description of Call's time with the Pawnee Indians and chief Buffalo Bull) and throughout Utah and Arizona as the leader of several expedition companies, and particularly focuses on his mission to Fillmore, Utah. It also describes the establishment of a Mormon enclave in Nauvoo and the organization of Iron County, Utah. The record also includes Call's observations on the purchasing of Indian children to raise in the Mormon Church and his participation in the burial of the victims of the "Gunnison massacre" in 1853. Several typescript pages of items from the Deseret News also appear, including a description of the death of Call's brother Josiah and his son Anson's obituary. The end of the record includes several pages of family history taken from Call's family Bible.

Copy of typewritten document : 94 p.

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