George Curtis (1823 - 1911) Profile

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Curtis, George, Autobiographical sketch, in 27th Quorum, Biographies, 1850-1858

Curtis, George, Autobiographical sketch, in 27th Quorum, Biographies, 1850-1858, Vol. 1.

Curtis, George, Autobiographical sketch, in 27th Quorum, Biographies, 1850-1858.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 18.

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

Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012

Robert L. Campbell, Journal extracts

"Robert L. Campbell, Journal extracts", Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012, 11, 12, July 3, 1848, Page 93-117, 35-243.

Transcript for Robert L. Campbell, Journal extracts (30 June-19 October 1848) in Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012

Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012.

Joseph Curtis reminiscences and diary

Joseph Curtis reminiscences and diary, October 1839.

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I started in Company with several others for the valley of the great Salt lake[.] got 6 miles[.] arived at winter quarters the 2nd of June &amp; on the 8th we crossed the Missouriee river [Missouri.] remained untill the 2nd of July when we went out 2 miles &amp; camped



on the 5th the Company numbering something like 60 Waggons started for the pappea



[July] 6th 18 miles the next day to the horn 7 miles



7th Continued our journey



8th we at plat[te] river 9 miles



Sunday 9th kill one of my oxen to lame to March[.] being organized in Companies of tens[.] things move in harmony[.] I put some load in other waggons &amp; put a cow in the place of the ox that die &amp; made out to move



July pased the paunee [Pawnee] village on the 14th



Sat 15th we crossed the lupe [Loupe] fork



23rd sunday 215 miles from winter quarters[.] buffalo deer antilope plenty. meeting at 8 o clock



30 meeting of the camp. Amasa Lyman spake at some length[.] it was concluded to divide the camp into 3 parts[.] Andrew Cunningham Chosen Capt[ain] over 3 tens[,] F[ranklin] D. Richards over 3 tens and Bro Adams over 4 tens[.] I was in Ct [Captain] Cunninghams Co[mpany] under B [Benjamin] Wilcox as Capt. of ten



Aug 5th we were met by a company of sox [Sioux] indians



Aug 6 pased their camp friendly



Aug 10 pased bluff ruins



Aug 12 pased chimney rock



Aug 18th came to the fort Larima [Laramie.] went on to the dead ash grove



Aug 22 Mozes [Moses] Martin went back for his calf[.] got over don exhausted



Aug 25 60 miles from Fort Larima. camped on the Le bontee [La Bonte] river



Aug 26 at Deer creek 617 miles from winter quarters.



Sept 2 crossed the plat[te] [River] to mineral springs



Sept 4th met the return team at the willow springs



Sept 5 at indipendence [Independence] rock



Sept 6 at devils gate



Sept 11 one of the Co kiled a mountain sheep[.] I helped in with him[.] the best tasting meat I think I ever tasted



Sep 14th one of George Curtis’s ox found dead[.] suposed a snake bite



17 last crossing of the Sweet Water



18 Monday crossed the south pass



19 little sandy



20 big sandy



22 Friday went to green river 169 miles from vally



28th at fort bri[d]ger[.] all well and in good spirits cattle looks week[.] some got lame



Oct 1st pased the oil spring and sulpher creek onto bear river 950¼ miles from winter quarters and 8 miles from the vally



Oct 5 to weber river 44¼ miles from vally



Oct 9 east fort of the big mountain



Oct 12 the whole Company arrived at the vally of the great Salt Lake[.] myself [and] a few other moved to father Jackmans &amp; Company making adoboe for a house

Transcript for Joseph Curtis reminiscences and diary, 1839 October-1881 March, 72-75

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