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Almon W. Babbitt Company

Departed

On 1851 May 15

Departed From

Council Bluffs, Nebraska

Arrived

On 1851 July 17

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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Company Departed from Council Bluffs, Nebraska

1851 May 15

Almon Whiting Babbitt, Sr. Called as Captain

1851 May 15 – July 17 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1851 May 15

Joined Company

On 1851 July 17

Company Arrived

Company Arrived at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1851 July 17

Sources

"Departure," Frontier Guardian

"Departure," Frontier Guardian, 16 May 1851. Transcript for "Departure," Frontier Guardian,, 16 May 1851, 2

"From the Plains," Frontier Guardian

"From the Plains," Frontier Guardian, 13 June 1851. Transcript for "From the Plains," Frontier Guardian, 13 June 1851, 2

"Highly Important News from Salt Lake and the Plains, More Indian Depredations," Frontier Guardian

"Highly Important News from Salt Lake and the Plains, More Indian Depredations," Frontier Guardian, 22 August 1851. Transcript for "Highly Important News from Salt Lake and the Plains, More Indian Depredations," Frontier Guardian,, 22 Aug. 1851, 2

"Hon. A. W. Babbitt and Company," Frontier Guardian

"Hon. A. W. Babbitt and Company," Frontier Guardian, 30 May 1851. Transcript for "Hon. A. W. Babbitt and Company," Frontier Guardian, 30 May 1851, 2

Mary H. Snow journal

Mary H. Snow journal, March. Transcript for Mary H. Snow journal, 1851 March-June, 18-79

"News for the Plains, Salt Lake, and Sacramento City," Frontier Guardian

"News for the Plains, Salt Lake, and Sacramento City," Frontier Guardian, 8 August 1851. Transcript for "News for the Plains, Salt Lake, and Sacramento City," Frontier Guardian, 8 August 1851, 2

Sarah Hollister Harris, An Unwritten Chapter of Salt Lake, 1851-1901 (New York: privately printed, 1901), 5-31

Sarah Hollister Harris, An Unwritten Chapter of Salt Lake, 1851-1901 (New York: privately printed, 1901), 5-31. Transcript for Sarah Hollister Harris, An Unwritten Chapter of Salt Lake, 1851-1901 (New York: privately printed, 1901), 5-31

"Still Later from Salt Lake and the Plains," Frontier Guardian

"Still Later from Salt Lake and the Plains," Frontier Guardian, 22 August 1851. Transcript for "Still Later from Salt Lake and the Plains," Frontier Guardian, 22 August 1851, 2

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