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Matthias Cowley Company

Departed

On 1857 June 15

Departed From

Iowa City, Iowa

Arrived

Between 1857 September 13 – 15

Vehicle Type

Wagon

Company Type

Church Train

Company Direction

Westbound

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Scandinavian company containing 198 individuals and 31 wagons when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Iowa City, Iowa.

Details

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Company Departed from Iowa City, Iowa

1857 June 15

Matthias Cowley Called as Captain

1857 June 15 – September 15 See Pioneers

Roles

Captain

Date Details

On 1857 June 15

Joined Company

Between 1857 September 13 – 15

Company Arrived

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

1857 September 13

Sources

Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat

"Passage of Mormons", Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat, (20 June 1857). Transcript for "Passage of Mormons," Arkansas State Gazette and Democrat, 20 June 1857

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

Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 18 August 1857. Transcript for Richards, S. W. and Briant Stringam, 18 Aug. 1857, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 35, box 25, fd. 23

Deseret News

"Immigration", Deseret News, (2 September 1857). Transcript for "Immigration," Deseret News, 2 September 1857, 208

"Immigration," Deseret News

"Immigration," Deseret News, 16 September 1857. Transcript for "Immigration," Deseret News, 16 September 1857, 224

Liljenquist, Ole Nielsen, "Biografiske Skizzer," Morgenstjernen, Marts 1883, 40

Liljenquist, Ole Nielsen, "Biografiske Skizzer," Morgenstjernen, Marts 1883, 40. Transcript for Liljenquist, Ole Nielsen, "Biografiske Skizzer," Morgenstjernen, Marts 1883, 40

McRae, Anna Christina Jensen, Reminiscences

McRae, Anna Christina Jensen, Reminiscences, Page 2-3. Transcript for McRae, Anna Christina Jensen, Reminiscences, 2-3

Millennial Star

""Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby", Millennial Star, (16 July 1857), Page 620-622. Transcript for "Correspondence from the Plains," letter from Amos M. Musser to President Appleby, 16 July 1857 in Millennial Star, 26 September 1857, 620-22

"Mormon Trains," Weekly Council Bluffs Bugle

"Mormon Trains," Weekly Council Bluffs Bugle, 7 July 1857. Transcript for "Mormon Trains," Weekly Council Bluffs Bugle, 7 July 1857

Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

"Autobiography of Bishop O. N. Liljenquist. One of the Fathers of the Scandinavian Mission.", Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine, (July), Page 571. Transcript for Liljenquist, Ole Nielsen, "Autobiography of Bishop O. N. Liljenquist, One of the Fathers of the Scandinavian Mission," Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine, July 1881, 571; ibid., Morgenstijernen, 1883, 25-32, 37-46

Utah Historical Quarterly

"Isaac Sorensen Journal", Utah Historical Quarterly, (1956), Page 52-53, 60. Transcript for Sorensen, Isaac, [Journal], Utah Historical Quarterly, 1956, 52-53, 60

Young, Joseph W., "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young," The Mormon

Young, Joseph W., "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young," The Mormon, 4 July 1857. Transcript for Young, Joseph W., "Correspondence of Elder Joseph W. Young," The Mormon, 4 July 1857, 3