Absalom Pennington Free (1798 - 1893) Profile

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A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876

A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876. 1955. Page 30-79.

Transcript for A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876 edited and annotated by Robert Glass Cleland and Juanita Brooks (1955), 1:30-79

A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876.

Alexander Neibaur journal, 1841 February-1862 April

Alexander Neibaur journal, 1841 February-1862 April, February 1841.

Transcript for Alexander Neibaur journal, 1841 February-1862 April, 26-38

Alexander Neibaur journal, 1841 February-1862 April.

Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity

Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity. Chicago: National Historical Record Company, 1902. Page 437.

Biographical Record of Salt Lake City and Vicinity.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report

"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, June 1848, Page 1-6.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 2.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary

Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary, Vol. 9.

Transcript for Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary, Volume 9

Oliver Boardman Huntington, Diary.

Rudger M. McArthur, compiler, Daniel Duncan McArthur: Mormon Pioneer (1990), 60-61

Rudger M. McArthur, compiler, Daniel Duncan McArthur: Mormon Pioneer (1990), 60-61.

We left Summer quarters in april and went to Winterquaters [Winter Quarters] and Staid there till the last of may



and then we started for the Mountains or for the Valley of the Great Salt Lake a distance of 1030 miles[.] we traveld the first day abut 10 miles[.] it Rained through the nite[.] in the morning we continued journey and reached the Horn River in the afternoon[.] here we Staid till the fifth of June[.] the Saints Collected at this place daily till there was a large Camp of some two or three hundred Waggons[.] we were organised into Companies of one hunderead Waggons each[.] I was organised in to Bro Alleys teem and Bro. John Harrys [Harvey's] fifty and Bro Brighams Youngs hundread but Bro Alley Chose to go in Bro Frees Teen So we all went into Bro Frees Company of teen making him twenty Waggons in stead of teen[.] Brother Heber C. Kimell [Kimball] hade a Company of one hundread Waggons organised at the same time and hade Companies organised also



Bro Brigham Started from the Horn on the 5th of June 1848[.] we continued our journed in safety without eny exidents all feeling well[.] the Camp Stopt one day in a weak for the Woman to do their washing and Baking[.] hade Meetings on the Sabbath days generally



on the 18th day of August my Wife Bore me a Son, weight—eight pounds and three quarters, we were then fifteen Miles west of the Devills gate on the Sweet Water, we cauld his name Daniel D. McArthur Junior,



On the 19th we resumed our journey and Caroline done first rate[.] Bro Heber C. Kimball Daughter hade a Daughter the same night



we continued our journey all doing firstrate and the Camp landed in the Salt Lake Valley on the 26th of September 1848.

Transcript for Rudger M. McArthur, compiler, Daniel Duncan McArthur: Mormon Pioneer (1990), 60-61

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