Item Detail
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MSS SC 2180
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Cyrena Dustin Merrill Autobiography
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Merrill, Cyrena Dustin
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1898-1907
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Autobiography describing author's life including her experience joining the Mormon Church in 1837 and spent time in the Far West, Missouri; Nauvoo, Illinois; Winter Quarters, Nebraska; and then her migration to Salt Lake City, Utah. She describes the impact of a measles outbreak among Ute Indians in Salt Lake City in 1851. In 1876 Merrill moved to Arizona with her family. Also included is a genealogy of the Merrill family.