Daniel D. McArthur Company

Departed

On 1856 June 11

Departed From

Iowa City, Iowa

Arrived

On 1856 September 26

Vehicle Type

Handcart

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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2nd handcart company had about 220 individuals, 44 handcarts, and 2 wagons in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa.

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Company Departed from Iowa City, Iowa

1856 June 11

Daniel Duncan McArthur Called as Captain

1856 June 11 – September 26 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1856 June 11

Joined Company

On 1856 September 26

Company Arrived

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

1856 September 26

Sources

Ferguson, Phyllis Hardie, [Reminiscences], in Lydia D. Alder, "The First Handcart Company," Improvement Era

Ferguson, Phyllis Hardie, [Reminiscences], in Lydia D. Alder, "The First Handcart Company," Improvement Era, July. Transcript for Ferguson, Phyllis Hardie, [Reminiscences], in Lydia D. Alder, "The First Handcart Company," Improvement Era, July 1909, 721-23

Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914

"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 26 September 1856. Transcript for McArthur, Daniel D. Reminiscences, in Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 26 Sep. 1856, 3-6

John Ellis autobiographical sketch, 1899

John Ellis autobiographical sketch, 1899. Transcript for John Ellis autobiographical sketch, 1899

John Hardie mission journal, 1867-1868

John Hardie mission journal, 1867-1868.

Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated

Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated, Page 9-18.

Meeks, Mary Jane McCleve, [Reminiscences], in Juvenile Instructor

Meeks, Mary Jane McCleve, [Reminiscences], in Juvenile Instructor, March. Transcript for Meeks, Mary Jane McCleve, [Reminiscences], in Juvenile Instructor, Mar. 1932, 136-37

Millennial Star

Daniel Spencer letter to Franklin D. Richards, "Foreign Correspondence", Millennial Star, 18, (2 August 1856), No. 31. Page 489.

"Minutes of the Semi-Annual Conference," Deseret News [Weekly]

"Minutes of the Semi-Annual Conference," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 October 1856. Transcript for "Minutes of the Semi-Annual Conference," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 256

Salt Lake Herald-Republican

John Jaques, "Some Reminiscences", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (29 December 1878), Page 1.

The Mormon [newspaper]

"Interesting from our Missionaries on the Plains", The Mormon [newspaper], 2, (15 November 1856), 39.

William Woodward, "Iowa Correspondence", The Mormon [newspaper], (28 June 1856), Page 2. Transcript for William Woodward, "Iowa Correspondence," The Mormon, 28 June 1856, 2

W. Woodruff, "Correspondence from Utah", The Mormon [newspaper], (15 November 1856). Transcript for Woodruff, W., "Correspondence from Utah," The Mormon, 15 Nov. 1856, 3

Charles M. Treseder, "Correspondence from Great Salt Lake City", The Mormon [newspaper], (29 November 1856). Transcript for Treseder, Charles M., "Correspondence from Great Salt Lake City," The Mormon, 29 Nov. 1856, 3

J.H. Latey, "Correspondence from the Camp at Florence", The Mormon [newspaper], (30 August 1856). Transcript for Latey, J. H., "Correspondence from the Camp at Florence," The Mormon, 30 Aug. 1856, 2

Walter Granger temple record, circa 1877-1891

Walter Granger temple record, circa 1877-1891, Page 102. Transcript for Walter Granger temple record, circa 1877-1891, 102

Young Woman's Journal

Mary B. Crandal, "Autobiography of a Noble Woman", Young Woman's Journal, (1 March 1895).

[William Knox Aitken], "Adventures of a Mormon," London Advertiser

[William Knox Aitken], "Adventures of a Mormon," London Advertiser, 9 August 1857. Transcript for [William Knox Aitken], "Adventures of a Mormon," London Advertiser, 9 Aug. 1857