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5th Company of 50 reports

5th Company of 50 reports, August 1855.

Knowlden, Geo[rge], [Report], in Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company, General files 1849-1898, box 1, fd 6.



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Great Salt Lake City
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Elder Moses Thurston[,] President of the Company. George Knowlden, Clerk, Elder Phillip Gerns [Garn,] Captain of the 1st Ten. Elder Andrew Ferguson of the 2nd &amp; Elder Thomas Margetts of the 3rd



Elder Robert Wright[,] Sarge[a]nt of the Guard. John Bray Maiben, &lt;Chaplain&gt;[.] 1st 10 Names



President’s wagon



Moses Thurston, age 37, Carpenter



Willm. Brown, age 27, Boot Maker, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 2 Cows, 1 Calf, 2 guns, 2 pistols, 12 Powder, 8 Lead, 2 in family, 4 in wagon



Mary, age 51



Annie Leversidge [Liversedge], age 25, Drap[e] Maker



Phillip Gerns [Garn], age 36, Farmer, 5 wagons, 14 oxen, 5 Cows, 1 Calf, 9 Horses, 1 Dog, 3 Guns, 26 Powder, 6 Lead, 10 in family, 15 in wagon



Mary, age 36



Mahalah, age 15



Micah, age 13



Phillip, age 10



Samuel, age 8



Nathaniel, age 6



Elizebeth, age 4



Daniel, age 2



Mary, age 6 mo



Clark Baker, age 26, Engineer



Duncan Ferguson , age 19, Miner



Thos. Brooks Bell, age 42, Shoe Maker



John Amato [Arnold], age 25, Servent [servant]



Elizth. Galgallant [Gallant], age 22



Rich. Morgan age 42, Mason, 1 wagon, 2 oxen 1 Gun, 1 Powder, 2 Lead, 4 in family, 4 in wagon



Sarah Ann, age 28



George, age 7 [1]



Elizebeth Anna, age 1½



Abraham Helm, age 42, Farmer, 3 wagons, 4 oxen, 4 Cows, 0 calf, 6 Horses, 2 Gun, 1 pistol, 2 Powder, 5 Lead, 13 in family, 14 in wagon



Mary, age 42



Joseph, age 19



John, age 17



Bartrum, age 16



Susan Helm, age 13



Mary, age 13



Samuel, age 12



Caroline, age 10



Marshel, age 9



Andrew, age 5



Le[v]i, age 3



Shanna [Johanna], age 1



Anna Allsworth, age 24



Charles Tuckett, age 26, Whitener, 1 wagon, 5 oxen, 1 Cow, 2 Guns, 4 Powder, 10 Lead, 7 in family, 8 in wagon



Jane, age 61



Mary Ann, age 23



John, age 19



Joseph, age 15



Charles, age 2



John Henry, age 1



Anne Hampton, age 16



Second Ten



Andrew Ferguson, age 36, Miner, 1 wagon, 4 oxen 2, Cows, 1 Gun, 1 Powder, 1 Lead, 7 in family, 8 in wagon



Elizebeth, age 39



Agnes, age 22



Barbreo [Barbara], age 11



Elizebeth, age 8



Eli, age 6



William, age 4[;] Mr. Ferguson has another now added to his family, a boy



Willm. Wilkstonholm [Woostenholm], age 31, Color Maker



Robert Wright, age 39, Carpenter, 2 wagons, 2 oxen, 2 Cows, 1 Calf, 2 Horses, 1 Gun, 1 Pistol, 1 Powder, 3 Lead, 8 in family, 8 in wagon



Anne H., age 36



Joseph Henry, age 13



Sarah A[manda Wright]. Mandy, age 11



Robert James, age 7



Geo. Washington, age 5



William Franklin, age 2



Lydia Ann, age 5



James Pailing, age 32, Carpenter, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 1 dog, 1 Gun, 1 Pistol, 3 Powder, 10 Lead, 3 in family, 3 in wagon



Ann Elizebeth, age 30



Elizebeth Ann, age 9



John Bray Maiben, age 29, Commission &lt;travelling&gt; agent, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 2 Guns, 2 Pistols, 5 Powder, 6 Lead, 3 in family, 4 in wagon



Phebe, age 30



Eliza Richards, age 37



Willm. Barnett, age 28, Tanner



John Willm. Jenkins, age 34, Saddler, 1 Wagon, 4 oxen, 1 Cow, 2 Guns, 5 Powder, 40 Lead, 2 in family, 5 in wagon



Emma, age 31



James Robson, age 55, Currier



Eliza Ann Bunting, age 61



Georgiana Madison, age 15



Rich. Edward Danes [Davies], age 33, Carpenter, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 1 Pistol, 1 Powder, 1 lead, 4 in family, 5 in wagon



Kezia, age 38



Elizebeth Sarah, age 14



Ruth Wickens, age 28, Drap[e] Maker



Joseph Inchan, age 22, Ivory worker



John Robinson, age 31, Jobber, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 2 Guns, 3 pistols, 25 Powder, 30 lead, 4 in family, 8 in wagon



Ann, age 27



Ichozin [Jacosa Jane], age 3



Franklin, age 9 mo.



Chas. Bohnford, age 27 Miner



Thos. Peake, age 17



Willm. Horsley, age 12



Sarah Bradbridge [Broadbridge], age 20



John Wood, age 44, Preserver of birds, 2 wagons, 9 oxen, 4 Cows, 1 Calf, 1 Horse, 2 Guns, 3 pistols, 25 Powder, 30 Lead, 8 in family, 13 in wagon



Fanny, age 38



Fanny, age 13



Ellen, age 11



Aust, age 8



Jonathan David, age 6



Edward Augustine [Augustus], age 4



Oliver, age 1½



John Giles, 24, carpenter



Louisa, 26



Louisa 4



Oliver Thos., 6 mo.



John Rigbey, 22, Collier



George Williams, 41, butcher, 2 wagons, 8 oxen, 2 cows, 0 calves, 1 horse, 1 pig, 1 gun, 1 pistol, 2 powder, 3 lead, 3 in family, 5 in wagon



Susan, 41



Caroline [Williams or Vaughan], 11



Isaac White, 50, farmer



John, 21



 



3rd ten



Thos. Margett, 35, wheelright, 1 wagon, 9 oxen, 0 cows, 0 calves, 0 horses, 3 pigs, 3 guns, 2 pistols, 2 powders, 6 lead, 4 in family, 5 in wagon



John Sheffels [Sheffield], 32, bootmaker



Lilpah, 28



George Knowlden, 21, carver &amp; guilder



Charlotte Riley, 46



John Moore, 35 potter, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 0 cows, 0 calves, 0 horses, 2 pigs, 2 guns, 2 pistols, 3 powder, 8 lead, 5 in family, 5 in wagon



Jane, 40



Thomas Willms., 16



Sarah Ann, 13



James Henry, 9



Joseph Teal [Seal], 32, gardner, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 2 cows, 0 calves, 0 horses, 1 pig, 1 gun, 1 pistol, 20 powder, 30 lead, 2 in family, 5 in wagon



Mary Ann, 21



John Evans, 49, tailor



Elizabeth, 60



Samuel Howard, 16



Aaron Garlick, 34, Dress tender, 1 wagon, 4 oxen, 0 cows, 0 calves, 0 horses, 0 pigs, 0 guns, 1 pistol, 1 powder, 3 lead, 2 in family, 3 in wagon



Mary, 28



Samuel Robins, 10



John Stout, 32, grocer, 2 wagons, 6 oxen, 1 cow, 0 calves, 0 horses, 1 pigs, 1 gun, 2 pistols, 3 powder, 9 lead, 3 in family, 3 in wagon



Allice, 41



Maria Welsh, 7



Joseph Shaw, 41, weaver



 



Bear Creek 
August 22 1855



Dear Brother Bullock[,]



I am requested by the President to send you this list of the 5th Company of the Saints Emigration for fear you have not received a Correct account of the same I am Happy to say since our start up to the present time we have been in a prosperous Condition[.] Our Cattle, Wagons, &amp; all that we have seems to be under the Eye of the Almighty for we are getting along Firstrate. There has not been as yet &amp; we believe will not be one Single Death in the Camp. No not even an oz [ox.] I have sent this list to you as I do not know rightly who to send it too [to] &amp; if I have mistaken the person you will greatly Oblige me by Handing it over to the proper person that they may be made acquainted with the Necesary Information relative to the camp. We Started from Mormon Grove on the 3rd of July &amp; Camped all well at this joint [point] this morning[.] Hoping this will find you well &amp; all the Saints in the Mountains[.] Believe me Your Brother in the Covenant Geo’ Knowlden.



Clerk of the Company



N B: Our Company numbers.



33 wagons

Transcript for 5th Company of 50 reports, 1855 August 22, Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862

5th Company of 50 reports.

"Correspondence," St. Louis Luminary

"Correspondence," St. Louis Luminary, November 24, 1855.

G. S. L. CITY, Sept. 28, 1855. 
EDITOR LUMINARY:



Dear Sir—I arrived in this city on the first inst., having made the trip from Mormon Grove in 28 days; 8 of which we traveled in company with an ox train. The U. S. Mail left the same time as we did and reached this place several days later.



The September mail left for the States on the first instant, so our eastern correspondents are obliged to wait for the October mail, before they get answers to their communications by the Aug. mail. This is very annoying, especially to our merchants and other business men, a petition was circulated yesterday, and unanimously signed, praying our Post Master to retain the October mail, till the September mail arrives.



Captain Ballantyne's company of P. E. F. Saints arrived in this city on the 25th, inst. The Nauvoo brass band, accompanied by many of the Saints of this city, went out to meet them on the 24th and stayed over night with them in the kanyon [canyon] President E. Snow and lady, and sister Ballantyne were among the number.



They had really an interesting time. The night was spent in feasting and dancing, in music and prayer, and general rejoicing; that the hardships and perils of their tedious journy were at an end. The sisters wept for joy, and many a tear drop was discovered on the cheeks of the sterner sex.



They came into the city in beautiful order. The band mounted on horseback, rode at the head of the company and played most delightful music. Their beautiful flag borne by two young men on horseback, threw out its magnificent folds to the breeze and several smaller flags floated from the tops of the waggons.



As they corelled on Union Square, Presidents Young and Kimball rode down to see them, and gave them a cordial welcome to the valley of Ephraim.



To-day, about 9 o'clock A. M., Captain Moses Thurston's company rolled into the city. I stepped into a carriage and rode out to meet them, at the border of the city. The Saints in this company also seemed in excellent spirits. Among other acquaintances, I was happy to meet with brother and sister Seal, sister Holdsworth, and sister Annie Hampton, all well known to the St. Louis Saints.



I was only absent from this city about seventeen months; yet, during this short time, very many palpable changes have transpired. Several magnificent buildings have been erected, stores, public Halls, and dwellings, and a host of smaller and more humble dwellings, and mechanics shops.—The Presidents new dwelling, which is now nearly completed, is not only a beautiful, but an elegant edifice, and would do honor to any city, Mormon or Gentile.



Business is very dull and money very scarce.—Grain is cheap: wheat and corn $1.50 per bushel. Notwithstanding the dreadful havoc of the grasshoppers, I think there is a sufficiency of grain in the Territory to sustain the inhabitants, if it is properly and economically used.



There has been much more sickness here this season than at any other previous season since our settlement of these vallies. Yet deaths have been comparatively few.



There is a spirit of union among the Saints here, every year seems to add additional union and faith. They are breaking of the shackles of superstition, the old rusty cloak of tradition is being thrown aside and the people are more and more willing that God shall rule in Zion. It is a much less ornerous task to rule this people now than it was ten years ago. The priesthood does control now, then it did not. It required "Thus saith the Lord" to accomplish a trifling object. Now when the Prophet speaks, there is a response from tens of thousands of willing hearts. President Young has the confidence and esteem of all the Saints. His word is law in Zion, and the people yield a willing obedience to all his requirements. Men and women are less selfish in their feelings, they seem willing to sacrifice all consideration of self upon the alter of Zion's interest. They have learned that to build themselves up, Zion must progress, their interests are so closely identified with the interests of the kingdom of God, that the line and distinction cannot be traced. While Zion prospers the Saints increase in prosperity. When we withdraw our support from the Church, we suffer individual loss.



We are anticipating a "great time" at our Conference which commences a week from next Saturday preparations are being made for a mighty host, the covering to the new Bowery is being extended, and a large number of additional seats are being provided. The weather is fine; as pleasant as spring—More anon. Yours in the Lord. 
CHARLIE.



 



This letter was most likely written by Charles H. Bassett, however this information has not yet been verified.

Transcript for "Correspondence," St. Louis Luminary, 24 November 1855, 202

"Correspondence," St. Louis Luminary.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, September 28, 1855, Page 2.

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