Diary, 1846.

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Diary, 1846.

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Lienhard crossed the Salt Lake Valley in 1846, some weeks ahead of the Donner-Reed party. His diary is very descriptive of the trip over the Hastings Cutoff, across the Great Salt Lake Desert.

18 pp. : photocopy of manuscript.

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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Lienhard, Heinrich, 1822-1903

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Emigrated from Switzerland to California in 1846. From the description of Diary, 1846. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122497774 Johann Heinrich Lienhard was born in Canton Glarus, Switzerland, on 19 January 1822. He lived and worked on his father's farm until 1843 when he left home to fulfill his ambition to emigrate to the United States. During his first years in the United States, he worked on various farms in Illinois, or as a woodcutter. In 1846, he joine...