William B. Ashworth

File — Box: 17, Folder: 18

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Scope and Contents

Autobiography, Vols. I and II, 1845-1879. Name index and table of contents. Born Grawhabboth, Lancashire, England. To Utah in 1848 and baptized about 1854. Not chronologically organized but has some items of interest such as grain hauling for the Salt Lake to Auston, Nevada, mail line and the building of the Deseret Telegraph. The account comes to an abrupt end as he is being sent to England as a missionary. Continued in Vol. III. 10 pp.

Dates

1803-1976

Conditions Governing Access

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