Microfilm of Edward Walker Clark's autobiography, kept through 1904. Clark begins with describing his young adulthood in England, including working as an attendant for a wealthy family and as an apprentice carpenter. He traveled to London in 1840 and describes his conversion to Mormonism in 1847. He mentions working at a furniture store in 1848 before he and his family sailed to the United States on the ship Ellen. Clark arrived in Council Bluffs in 1851 and worked as a coffin maker for emigrants to the gold fields until 1852, when the Clarks traveled to Utah with the Henry Miller company (Clark's eldest daughter was killed by a wagon wheel during the trip). The Clarks settled in Provo, and in 1858 Clark was posted at Echo Canyon during the Utah War. He describes his 1874 mission to England, followed by notes on his life in Utah through 1904. All inquires 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., 1949. 1 microfilm reel : negative 35 mm. Forms part of the Manuscripts Department's Mormon file, c.1805-1995. Edward Walker Clark was born in Staffordshire, England, in 1820. He married Lucy Ashley in 1843 and they were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1847. In 1851 the Clarks and their three children immigrated to the United States, and arrived in Salt Lake City in 1852. Clark was involved in the Utah War and served on a mission to England in 1874.
Clark, Edward W. (Edward Watkin), 1820-1909 Mormon converts Mormon missionaries--England Mormon pioneers Mormons--Utah--History--19th century Utah Expedition (1857-1858) England--Description and travel Utah--History--19th century 1820-1904 1904 Autobiographies England 19th century. (aat)
Source
Mormon Manuscripts at the Huntington Library Mormonism and the West, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Microfilm of original loaned by Mrs. L.J. Myrup, December 8, 1949.
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