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John Borrowman journals : typescript, 1846 Dec. 23 - 1870 Mar.
BANC MSS 75/44 cp
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Title:

John Borrowman journals : typescript, 1846 Dec. 23 - 1870 Mar

Creator/Contributor:

Borrowman, John, 1816-, creator

Abstract:

Record of experiences as a member of the Mormon Battalion in southern California; life in San Francisco; gold mining in 1848; return to Utah in July 1848; life in and near Salt Lake City. Entries are sporadic after 1856.

Date:

1846 (issued)

Subject:

United States. -- Army. -- Mormon Battalion.
Mormons
Gold mines and mining -- California
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Regimental histories
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel
Nevada -- Description and travel
Utah
California -- History -- 1846-1850

Note:

Photocopy.
Original in: Mormon Church Historian's Office, Salt Lake City.
FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the Mormon Church Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Physical Description:

84 leaves. ; 28 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 75/44 cp

Origin:

United States

Copyright Note:

FOR REFERENCE USE ONLY. Reproduction prohibited. Direct requests for copies or permission to publish to the Mormon Church Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Utah.