Robert Pierce (1797 - 1884) Profile

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Robert Peirce

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High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, Page 105.

Records name as George M Pitkin. Born May 17, 1801 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont. Son of Paul Pitkin and Abigail Lathrop. Baptized May 1831. Ordained high priest either Dec 1844 or Jan 5, 1845.

Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, p. 105, Church History Library

High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City.

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 28.

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c.

Byington, Joseph H., Letter

Byington, Joseph H., Letter, May 3, 1905.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Neeley Idaho Onida Co May 3 1905 </center>
To the Historian of the Gedediah [Jedediah] M. Grants Hundred
I saw a peace in the News of May the 1 requesting a few lines from any one that came out in Gedidiah Hundard as I was one that came out in his Compney in the yeare 1847 I thought I would drop you a few lines[.] I was born January 25, 1829 in the &lt;state&gt; of Ohio in Astabuley Co in a little Town &lt;cald&gt; Shieffeld [Sheffield.] at that I came out with a man by the name of Lievi [Levi] Evens[.] Later we was in Brother [Joseph Bates] Nobals [Noble's] fifty in Robert Harvey Pircerse [Peirce's] tenn [ten.] the first incounter that I can think of was when we was travling on the South fork of the Plat[te] River was that the fifty had too stop travling to let a Haird of Bufflows pas[s] down to the River[.] I think as ny [nigh] as I can recllate [recollect] that we stoped from three quarters of an hours to one hour 
the next was when our fifty and Brother Snows fifty was Camped clost to geather when Brother Snows lost 75 head of theare Cattle throught a stamped[.] I was on gard at the time the gurd from our fifty run over to try and stop the Cattle from git[t]ing out but we coldent stop them[.] we keep them in till theay made three Cir[c]les around the Correll when theay brok[e] out and took for the Paraies and I beleve that theay never got But 4 head of them[.] this was on the Plat[te] River 
the next axadent was somewhere on the Sweatwater [Sweetwater] we had stop the train or the Compney to look for a crossing over a little strem when Brother Charl[e]s Decker and som on[e] or two more that was with him came riding up with thear Blankets ti[e]d on thear sadles and floping[,] stamped the teams and theay went through the strem without looking for a Crossing and as ny as I can rectleact theare was a wagon brokin nor eny one hur[t.] you will hafto excuse my writing and spelling[.] I remain your Brother in the Gospel of Christ				
<center>Joseph H. Byington Sr</center>

Transcript for Byington, Joseph H., Letter, 3 May 1905, in B. Fay Byington, comp., The Family History of the Byington Family [1984], 77-78

Byington, Joseph H., Letter.

Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951

Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951.

Transcript for Eliza R. Snow journals, 1846-1951

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, June 21, 1847, Page 29.

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

Peirce, Hannah Harvey, [Journal], in Earl Harvey Peirce, Robert and Hannah Harvey Peirce, 1847 Pioneers [1990], 51-53

Peirce, Hannah Harvey, [Journal], in Earl Harvey Peirce, Robert and Hannah Harvey Peirce, 1847 Pioneers [1990], 51-53.

on the 7
th
 of April 1847, Eli Harvey Peirce left Winter Quarters in company with the Presidency and part of the Twelve besides brethren as Pioneers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
On the twelth of June, we left Winter Quarters.
14 June 1847 crossed Elk Horn
19 June 1847: leaves Elk Horn in Company of 666 wagons and camped on the Platte
26 June 1847: cross the Beaver
28 June 1847: pass'd the Pawnee village which last summer was said to contain 4,000 inhabitants but was mostly burnt by the Sue [Sioux] Indians.
30 June 1847: Ariv'd where the Antelope graze.
1 July 1847: Cross Luke [Loup] fork
3 July: came in the trail of the Pioneers.
5 July: found a board on which the Pioneers had computed the distance from Winter
Quarters 217 miles.
14 July: Cattle broke from the Carell last night and from this time the fifty divide.
17 July: the cattle broke from the Carell of Second 50 where the South Fork unites with the main Platt[e].
23 July: the travel is through a dandy country, the Siou[x] Indians is in our midst.
25 July: Phenios Young and other Pioneers meet us.
31 July: Encampt opposite Scotch (Scott) Bluffs.
3 August 1847: Sister [Esther Shaffer] Ewing died
4 August: Some of the Battallion and General Korney met us this morning.
12 August: Encampt where Sister [Mary Adeline Beman] Nobles child was born, and where of cattle stray'd to fort John, Tar manufactured at this place. leaves on the 19th and assend the half miles hill, here the company 
left our ten behind on account of our cattle not coming up
23 August: cross the Platt[e] of the upper ferry.
27 August: Pass Saltpetre springs.
28 August: the buggy tongue (broke) and the cattle stray'd, some of the company travel on and others left behind untill we found our cattle.
30 August: Pass Independence Rock and cross Sweetwater
3 September 1847: Met Clayton and others perhaps 18 waggons returning to Winterquarters with ox teams.
7 September: the ground white with snow
8 September: Eli Harvey and two others came to where we were encampt, left that place and in a short time our cattle took fright and many waggons run away. President Young and Kimble and others met us. 2 <s>nd</s> 50 close by us.
9 September: Last night 45 horses stole from the companies. Meeting in the evening, preaching by President Young and Kimble. hymn sung composed by Eliza R. Snow for the occasion.
Hail Ye Mighty men of Israel Who the Promised Land have found The Eternal God has bless'd you You have stood on holy Ground
Chorus Praise the Lord, We are glad to make you Welcome, Welcome on the way Yes Oh Yes with joy we greet you Pioneers of Latter day 
A choice land of old appointed For the House of Israels rest You have found and consecrated Through your blessings (?) we'll be blessed Praise the Lord 
 Holy free and unpolluted Will that land for us remain .While the sacred laws of justice There the Saints of God maintain Praise the Lord
Go your way to Winter Quarters Go in peace and safety too There the warmest hearts are beating With the hopes of seeing you Praise the Lord 
We will onward to the valley Speed you[r] way make haste and come That ere long with joy and gladness We may bid you welcome home Praise the Lord 
11 September: Cross dry Sandy, encampt on Little Sandy	
15 September: Crossed big Sandy, 200 miles from the valley	
16 September: Cross'd Green River, here Capt (?) [Robert] Peirce requests to be released from the 50 and was allowed to travel with his ten as he pleased.	
21 September: Pass'd fort Bridger, here we bought a yoke of oxen, cow and calf.	
23 September: Camped on the Muddy	
25 September: Cross the Bear River.	
26 September: Sister [Carolina Van Dyke] Grant died, we arrived at cash Cave a large rock with an entrance inside which forms a large room	
28 September: Cross Webers fork	
29 September: Enter Pratts pass, encampt on Cannion [Canyon] Creek	
1 October 1847: Left the carriage and ox and pass over a mountain and encampt at Willow Spring	
2 October: Pass a mountain and arive in the valley of the great salt Lake

Transcript for Peirce, Hannah Harvey, [Journal], in Earl Harvey Peirce, Robert and Hannah Harvey Peirce, 1847 Pioneers [1990], 51-53

Peirce, Robert, Letter

Peirce, Robert, Letter, August 1848.

. . . . We left Winter Quarters the 12
th
 day of June <in company with six hundred & forty waggons> and arrived at the place of destination the 3
rd
 day of October a journey of near 4 mo, the first six hundred miles, nothing very worthy of remarks except a tractless wilderness, and wood scarce, but Buffalo dung plenty, Cooked many days with buffalo chips! Immence herds of buffalo, thousands in sight at a time, no serious damage from the savages, here we first came in sight of snow, on the rockey Mountains, about the middle of August, the last six hundred miles, is through mountains & sand desert, it is perfectly sterile and worthless[.] it is not adapted to the support of man or beast, the mountains covered with eternal & perpetual snow, we have traveled as much as three days at a time, without one mouthful for our Cattle and horses to eat or drink, many died, many taken by the Indians, our loss was immence (the Company) we lost fifty horses in one night, & seventy head of oxen at another time, & many small losses, we had six waggons loaded and got through with the loss of but one ox myself

Transcript for Peirce, Robert, Letter 1848 Aug. 31, [1-2]

Peirce, Robert, Letter.

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Chester Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Robert Pierce's mission was "business for the Church" JH Oct 19 and Dec 11, 1849; no specifics as to what he was doing.

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https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE282783 Journal History shows a second mission , 11 December 1849.

East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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