Diaries of Platte De Alton Lyman, 1867-1901.

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Diaries of Platte De Alton Lyman, 1867-1901.

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Facsimile copies of five diaries kept by Platte De Alton Lyman from 1867 to 1901. The majority of the entries were made while traveling from Utah to New York and back (including by rail) and by sea to Europe; on mission trips to England (1867-1869, 1875-1876, and 1898-1901), Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden; and during his time with the San Juan Expedition and while settling Bluff, Utah. Lyman also describes his mental preparation for mission trips and his appointment as president of the European Mission (Volume IV). The final pages of the last diary were filled in by Lyman's daughter, Lucretia Lyman Nix. The diary ends with Lyman's illness in October 1901, the month before he died.

5 bound facsimiles.

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Lyman, Platte De Alton, 1848-1901.

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Platte D. Lyman, a son of Amasa Lyman and Eliza Partridge Lyman, was born on August 20, 1848, in a wagon on the Platte River. He was called by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to help Silas S. Smith head the San Juan Mission in 1879, and essentially took over command of the expedition during Smith's prolonged absences. He also served as president of the Mormon Church's European Mission and spent several years in Europe on various mission trips. Lyman married Adelia Robinson in 186...