9th handcart company. 233 individuals, 43 handcarts, and 6 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).
Company Departed from Florence, Nebraska
1860 June 6
Daniel Robison Called as Captain
1860 June 6 – August 27 See Pioneers
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1860 June 6
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 August 27
Company Arrived
Company Arrived at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1860 August 27
Sources
Pioneer
Pioneer
Armstrong, Isabella S., [Autobiography], in Emma Louise Armstrong, Notebook, 1917-1950, 168-71
- Armstrong, Isabella S., [Autobiography], in Emma Louise Armstrong, Notebook, 1917-1950, 168-71.
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Burton, Richard F., The city of the Saints: and across the Rocky Mountains to California, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1862
- "Life Sketch of Rachel Smith Robinson", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1-2.
Read Transcript - "Henry H. Jeager, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 1-3.
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Deseret News
"For Utah," The Huntsman's Echo
- "For Utah," The Huntsman's Echo, 21 June 1860.
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Forscutt, Mark, Journal, 1860-1862, reel 1, no. 8, in Mark Hill Forscutt, Journal 1855-1900
- Forscutt, Mark, Journal, 1860-1862, reel 1, no. 8, in Mark Hill Forscutt, Journal 1855-1900.
Handcart Stories
- "Hannah Lapish journal", Handcart Stories, Page 37-40.
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
Harrison, Henry James. Journal
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Lapish, Hannah Settle, statement, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Lapish, Hannah Settle, statement, Salt Lake City, Utah, August.
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Latter-day Saints biographical encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
Lovesy, Emma Amelia Townsend, Autobiography, ca. 1900, 1-2
- Lovesy, Emma Amelia Townsend, Autobiography, ca. 1900, 1-2.
Mark H. Forscutt letter to Brigham Young
Millennial Star
Our Pioneer Heritage
- Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 4, Page 39-40.
- Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 4, Page 37-38.
Robert Stoney reminiscences and diary, 1860 June-August
Robison, Daniel, Autobiographical sketch, 1-2
Saunders, Hannah Barwell, autobiography, 1914
- Saunders, Hannah Barwell, autobiography, 1914.
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The Mountaineer
Wright, George, [Letters], in Suzanne Vaughan, "Immigration of George Wright from Liverpool, England to Salt Lake City, Utah 1860," 20-23
- Wright, George, [Letters], in Suzanne Vaughan, "Immigration of George Wright from Liverpool, England to Salt Lake City, Utah 1860," 20-23.