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Henry W. Miller Company (1857)

Departed
On 1857 July 1
Departed From
Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Arrived
On 1857 August 7
Vehicle Type
Wagon
Company Type
Independent Train
Company Direction
Westbound

Small independent group of returning missionaries. Henry W. Miller was elected captain of their small group. According to John Wayman's journal, the company consisted of "Elder Tailor [Taylor], Elder Miller and Elder Cunningham and six handcart missionaries." Wayman drove a wagon, at the request of John Taylor, to protect those in the company. 

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