Benjamin Franklin Cummings

File — Box: 19, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

B. 3 March 1821 in Farmington, Maine.

M. 19 February 1852 to Catherine Hall.

M. 27 April 1856 to May Jane Yearsley.

Autobiography and journals, 1821-1879. Baptized 12 April 1840. Arrived in Salt Lake City in 1847. Within the autobiography is a journal of the eastern mission he served with Anson Call before the exodus from Nauvoo. Description of trouble in Nauvoo. Journal, 1855-1861. Daily notes or monthly synopses about the Salmon River Mission and Limhi which includes much about experiences with the Indians. Notes about the Utah War and preparations for arrival of the army. Journal, 1878-1879. Daily notes about mission to Council Bluffs. More lengthy notes about his encounter with Josephite preachers. 133 pp.

Dates

1803-1976

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