Charles A. Harper Company (1855)

Departed

On 1855 July 25

Departed From

Mormon Grove, Kansas

Arrived

On 1855 October 28

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

Approximately 305 individuals and 39 wagons were in the company when it began its journey 25 July from the outfitting post at Mormon Grove, Kansas (Near Atchison). The company departed 25-31 July and arrived in Salt Lake 28-31 October 1855.

Details

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Company Departed from Mormon Grove, Kansas

1855 July 25

Charles Alfred Harper, Sr. Called as Captain

1855 July 25 – October 28 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1855 July 25

Joined Company

On 1855 October 28

Company Arrived

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

1855 October 28

Sources

Pioneer

Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963

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DESERET News

"Sixth Company--P. E. F. Co.--C. A. Harper, Captain", DESERET News, (12 September 1855), Page 7.

Erastus Snow, "Our Correspondence", DESERET News, (5 September 1855). Transcript for Erastus Snow, "Our Correspondence," Deseret News, 5 September 1855, 8

Farley, Madeline Malan, "Autobiographical Sketch of Madeline Malan Farley," Pioneer, May

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Genealogical charts and biographical sketches of members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake

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"Immigration," Deseret News

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Smith, George A., "From Our Utah Correspondent," The Mormon

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