Microfilm of the two-volume autobiography and diary of Samuel Hollister Rogers, kept from approximately 1843-1885. The first volume opens with an autobiographical account of Rogers's early life in Ohio, along with extensive family history and anecdotes. The diary portions of the volume cover his mission trip to New Jersey, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in 1843-1844 his experiences in Iowa in 1845-1846 and his time with the Mormon Battalion from 1846-1848. The second volume includes diary entries sketching his life in Parowan and St. George from 1855-1881 and in Snowflake from 1881-1885. All inquiries about this item should be directed to the H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts at the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. Microfilm. San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library Photographic Dept., 1947. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Samuel Hollister Rogers (1819-1891) was born in Palmyra, Ohio. He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839, and his family moved to Nauvoo in 1840. He served with the Mormon Battalion from 1846 and settled in Utah before helping colonize Apache County, Arizona. He died in Snowflake, Arizona, in 1891.
Rogers, Samuel Hollister, 1819-1891 United States. Army. Mormon Battalion Frontier and pioneer life--Utah Mormon missionaries--Maryland Mormon missionaries--New Jersey Mormon missionaries--Pennsylvania Mormons--Arizona--History--19th century Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Overland journeys to the Pacific Arizona--History--To 1912 Utah--History--19th century 1843-1885 1885 Autobiographies Arizona 19th century. (aat) Diaries Arizona 19th century. (aat) Diaries Utah 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of original loaned by Mrs. Edwin Z. Decker, June 3, 1947.
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