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| Author/Creator | Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930 |
| Biographical Note | Mormon pioneer, farmer, and resident of southern Utah. |
| Summary/Description | Handwritten autobiography and diary. Account is retrospective until 1864, when Bliss writes short daily entries about his journey from Salt Lake City to Nebraska by ox team to help gather the poor to Utah. On the return trip to Utah, Bliss describes weather conditions, daily camping locations and mileage, encounters with Indian tribes, and more than twenty deaths from cholera. Bliss immigrated to Utah at age 8 and participated in the Utah War. Several pages of family genealogy are included at the end of the diary. |
| Electronic Publisher | Utah Academic Library Consortium |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2002 |
| Edition | Electronic reproduction; |
| Collection | Overland Trails Diaries |
| Trail Name(s) |
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail |
| Company Name | William S. Warren |
| Age of Diarist | 23 |
| Year of Travel | 1864 |
| Gender | Male |
| Additional Availability | Original manuscript available at Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602. |
| Original Version Note | Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, MSS 615 |
| Subject | Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930; Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Utah Expedition, 1857-1858; Mormons--Utah--Toquerville; Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo; Nauvoo (Ill.)--History; Toquerville (Utah)--History; Overland journeys to the Pacific; |
| Personal Names |
Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930 |
| Geographical Place Names |
United States Nauvoo (Ill.)--History Toquerville (Utah)--History |
| Type/Genre |
Electronic diary Diaries Electronic books Autobiographies |
| Language | English |
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| Copyright Status/Owner | Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002 |
| File Characteristics | Computer text and image data. These texts and images exist as archived TIFF images and one or more JPEG versions for general use |
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| Title | Bliss, Orley Dwight |
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| Author/Creator | Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930 |
| Collection | Overland Trails Diaries |
| Patron Usage Instructions | These images and texts are made available for non-profit, educational, scholarly purposes, such as research, teaching and private study. For these purposes you may reproduce (print, download or make copies) these materials without prior permission, on the condition of proper attribution of the source on all copies: Courtesy Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. Please Contact Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602 to request permission to use these materials for other purposes, including but not limited to, any form of advertising or commercial reproductions, transactions, redistributions or transmissions, whether by digital means or otherwise. |
| Copyright Status/Owner | Brigham Young University, Copyright 2002 |
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| Title | Bliss, Orley Dwight front cover |
| File Name | frontcovermss615.jpg |
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