Accounts of the Mormons in California, c.1878.

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Accounts of the Mormons in California, c.1878.

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Two manuscripts, possibly written by Sam Brannan, describing the Mormon colony at San Francisco in 1846. The writings outline the Mormon decision to go to California; the plans for a sustainable settlement near San Francisco; the Brooklyn's stop in Honolulu, where the passengers met Commodore Robert Stockton, who warned them of the impending war with Mexico so that the Mormons "were daily drilled in sword exercises;" the contributions of the Mormons to the "war of conquest;" the Mormon settlement in the San Joaquin valley, primarily emphasizing agricultural planning; and a land dispute among the Mormons. The second manuscript appears to be draft notes for the longer version.

2 manuscripts.

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Brooklyn (Ship : 1834-1856)

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The Ship Brooklyn left Brooklyn Harbor on 4 Feb. 1846. Primarily carrying Mormons seeking religious freedom, Brooklyn sailed around South America. Most of the 238 passengers were young adults with small children. The group's leader was Samuel Brannan, who later became prominent in California history. The ship landed in San Francisco, California on 29 July 1846. From the description of Ship Brooklyn passengers research collection, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367784360 ...

Stockton, Robert Field, 1795-1866

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1846-1847. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 28420479 Second American military governor of Calif. Territory (July 29, 1846-Jan. 19, 1847); U.S. naval officer and Commander of the U.S.S. Frigate Congress. From the description of R.F. Stockton proclamation : ms, 1847 Jan. 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122508929 American military governor of Calif. Territory (J...

Brannan, Sam, 1819-1889

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Sam Brannan (1819-1889) was born in Maine and moved to Ohio as a teenager. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in 1844 began printing The Prophet, a Mormon newspaper, in New York. In 1846 Brannan sailed aboard the Brooklyn with about 240 other Mormons to San Francisco, where he was made first president of the California mission and established the California Star as the first newspaper in San Francisco. In 1848 Brannan traveled to Sutter's Mill as a representative of th...