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1 Auerbach, Herbert Samuel 1 Auerbach correspondence and misc. 2 Auerbach scrapbook 3 Photographs of unidentified persons, ca. 1890 Bound volumes: 1 Auerbach, Herbert Samuel, (1882-1945). "Selected Items of Utah and Mormon History, Vol. II". 2 Auerbach, Herbert Samuel, (1882-1945). "Selected Items of Utah and Mormon History, Vol. IV". 2 Biographies (see Appendix for abstracts) 1 Belle - travel journal 2 Bulloch, David - biography Carter, Judge - misc. letters received Clayton, Honorable Charles - biography, "One of the Representative Men of California, A Prosperous and Eventful Life. Biographical Sketch." P. Edw. Connors - letters written Foster, Isaac G. - autobiography, and a travel journal, "Lost in a Mountain Fastness" Foster, Roxana C. - autobiography, "A Sketch of the Life of Roxana C. Foster" 3 Gallacher, John - biography Gallacher, Annie Impey - biography Galland, Dr. Isaac - biography Harrison, Richard - journal Harwood, James - autobiography Hereford, Bob - see Bridger Holderby, Mrs. Laura B. - biography, "... of Salt Lake City writes of her personal experiences with Poke and Other Confederate Indians, And of her release. 1915." Kiskadden, Asenath Annie Adams - biography 4 Manly, W.L. - biography,"How he crossed the Plains - Description of an Adventurous Journey - Death Valley Experience" Marr, G.A. - correspondence to Brigham Roberts McConnell, Jehiel - letter by J. M. " of Ceder City to His Family, December 14, 1877" Page, Johnathon S. - autobiography, "Biography of Johnathon S. Page By Himself" 5 Perry, Henry - biography Provost, Etienne - biography Reese, John - biography Robertson, Jack - see Bridger Schlessinger, Max - biography, "Trials of a German Boy who wanted to come to California - How he got here, and what he has been doing since he came." Wells, Louie - travel journal, "Nauvoo the Beautiful - 1883" Wilson, Mrs. Jane Adaline - biography, "The Capture and Sufferings of Mrs. Wilson: Shall the Comanches be Punished for Their Savage Cruelty?" 6 Lockley, F. - autobiography, "The Lockley Manuscript" 7 Meek, W.B. - autobiography, "From the Cradle to the Grave" 8 Morris, Joseph - biography 9 Owen, Charles Mostyn - autobiography/social commentary, "The Mormons As I Know Them" 3 Newspaper extracts re: Mormons and their community, 1838-1848 Bound volumes: 1 "Mormonism in Illinois Newspaper Source Material 1838-1848". 2-4 "The Nauvoo Legion". The Contributor. 1 English, Maurice. "The Saints in Illinois". 2 "History of Enterprise and Its Surroundings". 2 copies, 1 bound. 3 Byrnes, Thomas E. "History of Iron Springs". Carter, Chas. W. "The Exodus of 1847" "Grande Masquerade - Given Under the Auspices of the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, Salt Lake City, February 22, 1878". "History of Great Salt Lake" "The Masonic Organization" "Mormons in Nauvoo", 2 copies "Owen's Business Directory of Salt Lake City - 1867" 4 Itinerary of the Mail Route from Great Salt Lake to San Francisco, ca. 1850 (Atchison, Kansas to Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory), 2 copies 5 "The City of the Great Salt Lake". May 1, 1858. The London Journal. 6 "The Early History of This Region" & Misc. 7 Ward, Artemus, "Gloverson, The Mormon: A Romance", 3 copies. * For an "Early History of Ceder City and Vicinity" by Sen. John Urie, (13 pp.) see the biography of Richard Harrison. 4 Newspaper extracts, re: Mormons and religious practice, the U.S. Army, Native Americans, and Misc. re: Mormons and religious practice 1 "An Act to Punish and Prevent the Practice of Polygamy in the Territories of the United States and Other Places, and Disapproving and Annulling Certain Acts of the Territory of Utah, July 1, 1862". "Is Polygamy Doomed in the U.S.?" Clippings, re: Brigham Young 1873 re: Mormons and the U.S. Army 2 "Chamber's History of Ft. Bridger 1885". "A Dastardly Outrage". "Fort Bridger Characters". "From General Connor's Expedition". "General Connor and the Mormons". "The Murder of Dr. Robinson". "The Utah Expedition" - The Irish News 3 Clippings, re: Mormons - The Daily Union Vedette 4 Clippings, re: Native Americans - The Daily Union Vedette 5 Clippings, re: Native Americans - " 6 Clippings, re: Native Americans and Misc. - The Daily Union Vedette 7 Clippings, re: Native Americans and Misc. - The Daily Union Vedette 5 End of newspaper extracts and beginning of Office of Indian Affairs correspondence 1 Clippings, re: Native Americans and Misc. Santa Fe Weekly Gazette, 22-111 pp. (through Sat., Dec. 24, 1853) 2 Clippings, re: Native Americans, misc. sources 3 Correspondence December 1777 - February 10, 1810 4 " 1811 - November 29, 1818 5 " January 1, 1819 - January 27, 1827 6 " May 6, 1828 - July 30, 1839, and a pamphlet dated January 8, 1938, Doc. No. 78, 25th Congress, Court of Inquiry - Operations in Florida, &c. Letter from Secretary of War transmitting copies of the Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry, convened at Fredericktown, in relation to the operations against the Seminole and Creek Indians, &c. Brown enclosure: 1 Records of John Silby, Indian Agent of the Territory of Orleans - 1807 6 Correspondence (continued) 1 November 2, 1840 - December 28, 1849 2 February 22, 1850 - December 31, 1851 3 January 9, 1852 - September 30, 1852 4 February 7, 1853 - September 30, 1853 5 October 1, 1853 - August 19, 1854 6 Report on exploration from the Head of the Missouri River to the Pacific, and Washington Territory - December 29, 1854 7 Correspondence (continued) Enclosure: 1 "Official Proceedings of the Commission appointed to hold council with the Blackfeet and other Indian Tribes on the head waters of the Missouri River, in the year 1855". 1 Correspondence January 9, 1855 - December 31, 1856 2 January 13, 1857 - December 31, 1857 3 January 9, 1858 - December 31, 1858 4 January 7, 1859 - December 25, 1859 5 January 7, 1866 - December 22, 1862 8 Correspondence (continued) 1 January 10, 1863 - November 28, 1865 2 February 17, 1866 - June 27, 1867 3 March 4, 1867 - June 14, 1867 (Investigation of the Fort Phillip Kearny Massacre) 4 September 6, 1867 (Testimony of Fort Phillip Kearny Massacre) 5 Testimony of Henry B. Carrington of the Fort Phillip Kearny Massacre (continued from above) 6 Correspondence October 7, 1867 and Report by Special Indian Commissioner JFK - December 29, 1869 7 January 11, 1870 - November 14, 1876 9 Correspondence (continued) Enclosure: 1 "Report of the Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of the Interior to examine the Red Cloud and Whetstone Indian Agencies" April 23, 1874 1 Correspondence April 26, 1877 - November 4, 1878 and March 31, 1880 - May 19, 1882 2 Telegrams between Red Cloud Office of Indian Affairs and Washington, February 17, 1878 - December 24, 1878 3 Correspondence November 12, 1890 - November 30, 1890 4 December 1, 1890 - December 31, 1890 5 January 2, 1891 - January 29, 1891 6 Undated correspondence and misc. pertaining to the Office of Indian Affairs 10 John Wolcott Phelps letters Xeroxed copies of letters in Phelps' hand, dated from July 11, 1857 - May 30, 1858 while on a military expedition to Utah (1857- 1859)1 Belle - incomplete, 58 pp. A travel journal from Egypt (rhetorical?) to home in Colorado through Wapello, Iowa City, Tranquillity, Des Moines, Glenwood, Plattsmouth, Platt Valley, Cottonwood, and Denver. 2 Bulloch, David - Biography. 4 pp. Written by Wm. R. Palmer, Dec. 25, 1921, details a winter cattle drive in blizzard conditions in 1886. Bulloch traveled through Antelope Spring to Desert Spring, Nevada for a Mrs. Lawson, of Pioche, Nevada. Carter, Judge - Correspondence. 35 pp. Miscellaneous letters received ca. 1860s. Judge Carter may have been integral to the running of Ft. Bridger. Clayton, Charles, Hon. - b. Oct. 5, 1825. Biography. 4 pp. Born in Derbyshire, England. Father was John Clayton, mother's maiden name was Mary Bates. Clayton was a pioneer to California at the same time of the first Mormon expedition. Connors, P. Edw - Correspondence. 1865. 11 pp. Letters written by Connors, stationed at Headquarters of the District of Utah, Camp Douglas, Utah Territory and Headquarters of the Plains, Julesburg, Colorado, to Judge W. S. Carter of Fort Bridger. Foster, Isaac G. - d. July 6, 1868. 34 pp. A journal dated March 26, 1849, through October 4, 1850, and titled "A Journal of the Route to Alta California, performed by the Rev. Isaac Foster, of Plainfield, Ills." This is a daily description of the journey overland with oxen from the Midwest (possibly Illinois) to Sacramento. A description of a boat ride to the East Coast from Sacramento to Panama, and return from Panama to the Northeast. Sept 24, 1849. 5 pp. An autobiographical story, "Lost in a Mountain Fastness", details the two-week period in which Foster is lost in the mountains near the Sacramento Valley, is attacked by a bear, encounters Native Americans, suffers near starvation, and is returned to his wagon train. Foster, Roxana C. - b. 1818, autobiography from 1818 to 1861. 8 pp. "A Sketch of the Life of Roxana C. Foster" includes a history of her family. Living in Grafton Co., N.H., her father was a contemporary of Franklin Pierce. She moved to Plainfield, IL with brother in 1844, and describes life as a teacher, and talks about the inadequate facilities, but interested students. She took a position as a housekeeper, and married Isaac G. Foster on June 26th, 1845. Gold rushes of California occur, she describes her husband's journey to and from the mines. (Miners are fleeced by both the captain of a boat, and the gamblers aboard, causing near mutiny by the passengers). She details her father-in-law's "fever" for life in California, and relates her journey with her husband and two small children through Council Bluffs during winter with Mormon neighbors. The Fosters lived in San Jose, Santa Clara, Half- Moon Bay, and Santa Barbara. She had six children. 3 Gallacher, John - b. April 30, 1850 - d. February 29, 1924. Biography. 3 pp. Born to a family of Mormons, and a baker by profession, Gallacher came to the U.S. on an early steam ship, and then overland to Utah Territory. Member of the state militia, and a restauranteur, he married Annie Impey in 1873 (see below). Ten children and their birth dates are listed. Gallacher, Annie Impey - b. January 26, 1852. Biography. 2 pp. Born in Kinsworth, England, to a family of Mormons, she braided straw for hats to earn money for the clothes of the elders. She followed her father to the U.S., and lived in Ogden, U.T. for a few years, and married John Gallacher (see above) a few weeks after moving to Salt Lake City. Galland, Dr. Isaac - Correspondence. A letter dated April 5, 1841. 4 pp. Written from Philadelphia, and addressed to Joseph Smith, describes Galland's reception on an eastward journey. Harrison, Richard - b. 1808 - d. 1882. Biography. 1 p. An early Mormon pioneer, he helped develop an iron industry in Southern Utah, and was a member of the Territorial Legislature in 1855. Harwood, James - b. July 24, 1834. Incomplete autobiography (to April 1900). 31 pp. Born in Shipdham Co. Norfolk, England. His profession was saddler and harnessmaker. He describes his conversion to Mormonism, as well as the journey from Liverpool to New Orleans in 1851. He gives details of a cholera epidemic in St. Louis. Holderby, Mrs. Laura B. - Correspondence. 6 pp. Letter dated April 25, 1915 to Arthur Horn of Washington D.C. "... tells of her personal experiences with Poke and other Confederate Indians, and her release." Kiskadden, Asenath Annie Adams - b. November 11, 1848 - d. March 16, 1916. Biography. 1 p. Kiskadden was born in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, and was the daughter of Barnabus L. Adams and Julia Ann Banker Adams. She was an actress. She married James Kiskadden, and had a daughter, Maude Adams (b. November 11, 1872). Kiskadden died at St. Mark's Hospital, St. Louis. 4 Manly, W.L. - b. April 4, 1821. Biography (until 1869). 12 pp. Born in Franklin County Vermont, Manly was a Western pioneer. There is a description of a difficult journey through Death Valley in 1849-50. Marr, G.A. - Correspondence. 37 pp. Letter dated March 19, 1925. Correspondence to Brigham Roberts (President of the Eastern States Mission, Mormon Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.) regarding the position of businessmen in Utah and their religious affiliations. McConnell, Jehiel. Correspondence. 2 pp. Letter dated December 14, 1877. He wrote from Orderville, (?), to his son Henry H. McConnell and family concerning personal information and a description of life in the community. Page, Johnathon S. - b. June 4, 1833. Autobiography. 7 pp. "The Biography of Johnathon S. Page By Himself" states that Page was born near New Port, New Jersey. From the ages of 3 to 15 he was fostered with other families, and was then returned to his family. His professions were tanner and "merchandiser". In April 1850 he began to move West, and met up with Mormon emigrants in St. Louis. He lived in Council Bluffs, Salt Lake, Provo, Santaquin, and Payson. Page married Mary Leaver (b. August 26, 1837- d. March 1896) on August 12, 1855, and had 13 children (some dates given). He saw the beginning of martial law in Utah. Describes Native American uprising, and a standoff with the U.S. Army in Echo Canyon and Fort Bridger. Page was a member of the 70 of the Mormon Church, and held may governmental positions from Justice of the Peace to a seat in the House of Representatives. 5 Perry, Henry. b. 1826 - d. 1909. Biography. 2 pp. Perry, born in St. Louis was a Fort Bridger/Henry's Fork hunter, guide, teamster, and builder. He traded with the Native Americans, especially the Shoshone peoples. Provost, Etienne. Biography. 1 p. A description of the Salt Lake City area in the 1820s-30s. Reese, Colonel John. b. October 15, 1808. Biography. 13 pp. Reese was born in Whitestown, Overda County, New York to John and Susannah (Owen) Reese. He lived in Erie, PA and NYC, where his parents died and he assumed responsibility for the family's younger children. He was a successful grocer, then a soldier. He established a traded route to Nevada, and a squatter government in the first permanent structure there. He petitioned the U.S. Congress for the organization of a new territory. The Reese valley and river are named after him. 5 Robertson, Jack. see Bridger. Schlessinger, Max. b. 1829. Biography. 5 pp. "The Trials of a German Boy who wanted to come to California - How he got here, and what he has been doing since he came." Born in Kempen, Posen, Germany, he became a San Jose businessman. Wells, Louie. Letter/travel journal. Dated July 25, 1883. 3 pp. She describes journey through Nauvoo, and stay at German Hotel. She comments on the use of former Temple's rock in much of the local buildings. She visits Joseph Young's house, Brigham Young's, the Nauvoo Mansion, Riverside Mansion, and the homes of Joseph Smith, Aaron Johnson, and H. C. Kimball. Wilson, Jane Adeline, Mrs.. b. June 12, 1837. Autobiography dated 1854. 14 pp. In this newspaper article she describes having been born in Alton, IL; moved to Texas; married James Wilson (February 1854), and joined a wagon train bound for California with her husband's family. Her husband and his father were murdered by Native Americans outside of El Paso. She returned to Texas (?) and was attacked and captured by a party of Comanches. During her captivity she was harshly treated and was ultimately rescued by a Mexican trading party, and returned to Santa Fe. 6 Lockley, F. Autobiography. 102 pp. "The Lockley Manuscript" details life as a journalist at the Salt Lake Tribune in the 1870's. 7 Meek, W. B. b. 1856. Autobiography. 81 pp. "From the Cradle to the Grave" discusses a lifetime spent in the mountains of California. 9 Owen, Charles Mostyn. b. 1859. Autobiography/social commentary. 253 pp. Born in Oxford, England and arrived in the U.S. in 1879, "The Mormons As I Know Them" discussed Owen's relations with the Mormons, ca. 1903-7.