Lucius Nelson Scovil (1806 - 1889) Profile

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Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library

Index to the British Mission history, 1841-1971, Church History Library.

Lucius N. Scovil journal, 1846-1847, 1860-1861, Church History Library

Lucius N. Scovil journal, 1846-1847, 1860-1861, Church History Library.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 2, Line 87.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959.

Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 3, Line 87.

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 3, Page 388.

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list.

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City (N.p.: 1990s), 116

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City (N.p.: 1990s), 116, Page 116.

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City (N.p.: 1990s), 116.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 13.

Historical Department journal history of the Church.

Snow, Gardner, to First Presidency

Snow, Gardner, to First Presidency, August 28, 1850.

To the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the City of the Great Salt Lake
Your humble Petitioners have thought it expedient to send to you a short memorial stating our circumstances &amp;c[.] We are the second Fifty of Wm. Snows One hundred. Whereas Gardner Snow is Capt. Joseph Young President[,] Winslow Farr Counselor. Lucius N Scovil &amp; Geo Parrish Marshalls, Aaron M York, John Carter &amp; Thomas Rich are Captains of Tens &amp; Samuel Pollock Clerk of the fifty. And by the counsel of our bretheren from the Valley. We by mutual consent have divided our Co. for our advantage in traveling. Bros Truman Leonard &amp; Harmon Parsons [Harmon Dudley Pierson] are the Capts. of the Tens that are not with us they are in our advance and we cannot give an account of their situation 
We was met by Bro[']s Stratton &amp; Hanks at the Branch of La Bonta [Bonte] on Tuesday the 20th of August. They read to us a document from the Presidency &amp; counsel in the Valley.
And we was truly thankful to hear from you, and have concluded to send a messenger forthwith (Bro David Lewis) in advance of bro[']s Stratton &amp; Hanks, to represent to you our situation as early as possible.
When we left the Missouri River as a Camp we were short for Teams and no extra ones. We have 42 waggons in our Co. besides Bros [Truman] Leonard &amp; Pearsons [Harmon Dudley Pierson]. And there is about Twenty head of Cattle which is crippled[.] And if any more should give out we shall be under the necessity of Leaving some of our substance by the way side. And we feel as if we needed all that we have got as we are among the poorest yet rich in faith[.] If you can send to our assistance as soon as possible from Twelve to Sixteen yoke of oxen &amp; [illegible text] waggons, you will confer on us a lasting favor that we will duly appreciate[.] That we may extricate ourselves our Wives and our little ones from these mountains that we may strike hands with our bretheren in the Valley that we may all rejoice together Is the humble prayers of your unworthy Servants in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ even so Amen[.]
JOSEPH YOUNG Prest. 	GARDNER SNOW Capt
Camp of Israel Upper Platt Ferry Wednesday August 28th 1850
Lucius N. Scovill Marshall

Transcript for Snow, Gardner, to First Presidency, 28 Aug. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 3

Snow, Gardner, to First Presidency.

Snow, Gardner, to To Whom It May Concern

Snow, Gardner, to To Whom It May Concern, August 28, 1850.

Upper Platt Ferry Camp of Israel August 28th 1850
To Whom it may Concern
This may Certify that Capt. Gardner Snows 50 of Wm. Snows 100 have sent the Bearer Bro David Lewis with an express to City of the Great Salt Lake and any assistance that the Bretheren on the road can render to him to forward him on his journey Will be thankfully rec'd by your humble Servants, and may the Lord bless you &amp; him and all be blest together is our undeviating prayer in the name of Jesus Christ 	
GARDNER SNOW Capt 	JOSEPH YOUNG Prest. 	L[UCIUS]. N[ELSON]. SCOVIL Marshall

Transcript for Snow, Gardner, to To Whom It May Concern, 28 Aug. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 3

Snow, Gardner, to To Whom It May Concern.

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