Microfilm of five diary volumes kept by Joseph C. Rich between 1860 and 1869. The first diary, dated 1860-1861, begins in Utah and follows Rich's overland travels to New York, his voyage to England, and his experiences during his British mission, primarily in the area around Nottingham. The second diary, dated 1861-1862, was also kept at Nottingham. Between the second and third diaries is a typed essay entitled "Joseph C. Rich in Memoriam" by S.A. Kenner. The third and fourth diaries were also kept in England in 1862, and the third volume also includes miscellaneous notes and poems primarily related to American Indians, as well as some receipts. The final diary volume was begun in 1869 when Rich was departing Uintah with an emigrant train to "perform a mission to our relatives and friends in the United States." It follows his rail travels through Omaha, Chicago, and Nauvoo, and ends while he was at Louisville. On the same reel (frames 1-385) as MSS MFILM 00331 (item 2), diary of Charles C. Rich. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1954. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Joseph Coulson Rich (1841-1908) was born in Nauvoo, Illinois, a son of Charles Coulson Rich and Sarah D. Pea. In 1847 he traveled with his family to Utah. From 1860-1863 Joseph served on a mission to England and Wales, and on his return to Utah was called to settled the Bear River Valley of Idaho. With his father he helped found Paris, Idaho, where he worked as a lawyer and served as a state senator from 1896-1898. He married Ann Eliza Hunter in 1886 and died in Centerville, Utah, in 1908.
Rich, Joseph Coulson, 1841-1908 Mormon missionaries--England Mormon pioneers Mormons--England--History--19th century Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Mormons--West (U.S.)--History--19th century Overland journeys to the Pacific Railroad travel--United States England--Description and travel Great Britain--History--19th century Utah--History--19th century West (U.S.)--Description and travel 1860-1869 1869 Diaries England 19th century. (aat) Diaries West (U.S.) 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of originals loaned by Stanley H. Rich, March 25, 1954.
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