Autobiography and record book of Phineas W. Cook, 1844-1885.

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Autobiography and record book of Phineas W. Cook, 1844-1885.

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Facsimile of Phineas Cook's autobiography, account book, and letter book, kept from 1844-1885 and covering the years from approximately 1819 to 1885. The first half of the volume is a record book of Cook's expenses from 1844-1865. The autobiography records family history and Cook's experiences from the time of his birth in 1819 until around 1857, and mainly focuses on his church and family activities in Utah. The final pages of the book are copies of letters Cook sent to Presidents Rutherford B. Hayes (1879-1880) and Grover Cleveland (1885), as well as the Detroit Post and Tribune (1880), regarding polygamy, Utah statehood, and the status of the Mormon Church. Also included are copies of letters from Cook to various family members, including his first wife, Ann Eliza.

1 bound volume.

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Phineas Wolcott Cook was born on August 28, 1819, in Goshen, Connecticut. He worked as an apprentice carpenter and as a young man joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He traveled to Utah in 1848 and in 1850 was sent to Manti to construct grist mills. He later founded and became bishop of Goshen, Utah, which he named for his hometown. Cook was also known for his attempts to capture the Bear Lake Monster in the 1860s and 1870s. He died on July 24, 1900, in Afton, Wyoming. ...