Autobiography and diary, 1856-1882 [electronic resource].

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Autobiography and diary, 1856-1882 [electronic resource].

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Handwritten autobiography and diary. The account is retrospective until 1856. Edwards writes extensively about his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1839, life at Nauvoo, Illinois, and the death of two of his wives. There is a lengthy discussion in the opening pages of the diary about astronomy and a family cooperative city, "Edwardsville," which he hoped to build. Edwards made the overland journey from Iowa to Salt Lake City in 1848 by ox team and writes briefly about the scarcity of feed and company organization. The rest of the diary discusses life in Utah, Edwards' business pursuits and legal problems, and family relations.

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Edwards, Esaias, 1812-1897

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Mormon pioneer, sawmill operator, and farmer who settled in Utah in 1848. From the description of Esaias Edwards autobiography and diary, 1856-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145434837 From the description of Autobiography and diary, 1856-1882 [electronic resource]. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51596400 From the guide to the Esaias Edwards autobiography and diary, 1856-1882, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...