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Transcript for "Incidents in the life of Lydia Pond Rich," Library of Congress collection of Mormon diaries, 1935-1938

In June we started on our journey across the plains. August 24th, I gave birth to a baby boy. We named him Franklin John; we were at that time at what was called the Black Hills; the company stayed over one day for me; we arrived in Salt Lake City, September 29, 1853.