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Daniel D. McArthur Company (1856)

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

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.

Details

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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

Pioneer

A brief story of Theodore Dedrickson's voyage from Iceland to Utah, 1855-56

Dedrickson, Theodore, A brief story of Theodore Dedrickson's voyage from Iceland to Utah, 1855-56, Item 8, Reel 12, Page 5-6. Transcript for Dedrickson, Theodore, A brief story of Theodore Dedrickson's voyage from Iceland to Utah, 1855-56, reel 12, item 8, 5-6

American Legion Magazine

"To Utah by Hand: The Diary Of Twiss Bermingham, Mormon immigrant", American Legion Magazine, 23, (July), Page 24-27. Transcript for Bermingham, Twiss, "To Utah--By Hand," American Legion Magazine, July 1937, 27, 58-61

Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856

Andrew Smith diaries, 1853-1856. Transcript for Smith, Andrew, Diaries, 1853-1856, fd. 2

Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)

"William Woodward letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (11 June 1856). Transcript for William Woodward letter to Heber C. Kimball, 11 June 1856

Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal

Daniel Duncan McArthur Emigrating Company journal, May.

DESERET Evening News

"Gardner, James, [Reminiscences], in Utah Heroes Who Pulled Their All Across the Plains", DESERET Evening News, (1 September 1906), Page 20. Transcript for Gardner, James, [Reminiscences], in "Utah Heroes Who Pulled Their All Across the Plains," Deseret Evening News, 1 Sept. 1906, 20

DESERET News

"Remarks by President Brigham Young, Tabernacle, November 2, 1856", DESERET News, (12 November 1856), Page 3. Transcript for Brigham Young, "Remarks," Deseret News, 12 November 1856, 283

"Remarks", DESERET News, (8 October 1856). Transcript for "Remarks," Deseret News, 8 October 1856, 244

"Remarks", DESERET News, (26 November 1856). Transcript for "Remarks," Deseret News, 26 November 1856, 298

"The First Hand-Cart Companies", DESERET News, (1 October 1856). Transcript for "The First Hand-Cart Companies," Deseret News [Weekly], 1 Oct. 1856, 236

"Minutes of the Semi-Annual Conference", DESERET News, (15 October 1856), Page 8. Transcript for "Minutes of the Semi-Annual Conference," Deseret News [Weekly], 15 Oct. 1856, 256

"Emigrants For Utah", DESERET News, (6 August 1856), Page 8.

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

Improvement Era

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

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.

Juvenile Instructor

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

Mary Jane Meeks biography, undated

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

Millennial Star

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

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], II, (28 June 1856), 19. 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], II, (29 November 1856), 41. Page 3. 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