Autobiography and diaries, 1846-1912.

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Autobiography and diaries, 1846-1912.

Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a handwritten autobiography and diary. Smith was born in New York in 1828 and joined the Mormon Church in 1839. He moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1840. He kept a diary during his sevice with the "Mormon Battalion" during the War with Mexico from 1846 to 1848. Smith married in 1850 and moved to Sanpete Valley in 1850. He lived in Manti, Utah, and wrote about his activities and experiences there.

4 folders (ca. 600 p.)

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United States. Army. Mormon Battalion

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Smith, Azariah, 1828-1912.

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Mormon pioneer, member of the "Mormon Battalion" in the war with Mexico from 1846 to 1848, and an early settler in Manti, Utah. From the description of Diary, 1846-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122351650 Mormon pioneer and an early settler of Manti, Utah. From the description of Autobiography, ca. 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122623215 Smith was a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and a pioneer to Utah. ...