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.

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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

Started On 1856 June 11

Joined Company

Ended 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.
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John Ellis autobiographical sketch, 1899

John Ellis autobiographical sketch, 1899.
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John Hardie mission journal, 1867-1868

John Hardie mission journal, 1867-1868.

Juvenile Instructor

Mary Jane McCleve Meeks, "[Reminiscences]", Juvenile Instructor, (March).
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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

William Woodward, "Iowa Correspondence", The Mormon, II, (28 June 1856), 19. Page 2.
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"Interesting from our Missionaries on the Plains", The Mormon, 2, (15 November 1856), 39.

W. Woodruff, "Correspondence from Utah", The Mormon, (15 November 1856).
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Charles M. Treseder, "Correspondence from Great Salt Lake City", The Mormon, II, (29 November 1856), 41. Page 3.
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J.H. Latey, "Correspondence from the Camp at Florence", The Mormon, (30 August 1856).
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Walter Granger temple record, circa 1877-1891

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