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English
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Diary (1879-1880)
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Silas Sanford Smith : Pioneer, Stateman, Colonizer, 1847-1910
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Salt Lake City,
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"Led company to colonize San Juan River valley of Utah and San Luis Valley of Colorado, 1879. Trip to area. Acquisition of land. First election in San Juan County. Visits to various settlements. Dated entries from 4 November 1879 to 25 October 1880. Extremely brief. The first item in Silas Sanford Smith is a thirty-three-page biographical sketch. Sketches of wives and children follow. Smith was a first cousin of Joseph Smith, Jr., and a brother of Jesse N. Smith. " [Abstract from Davis Bitton's Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies, 1977]