William Fawcett Journal

William Fawcett Journal

1855-1887

William Fawcett’s journal contains autobiographical accounts of a man traveling from England to Utah after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It details the creation and political turmoil of the Deseret territory in the mid to late nineteenth century as seen through Fawcett’s eyes. The journal also contains a record of Fawcett’s extended family, original poetry, personal letters, Patriarchal Blessings, and tithing payments.

Public domain in the United States.

WASH047 William Fawcett journal

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