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English
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The Diary of Morris J. Snedaker, 1855-1856
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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
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1962-63
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66
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Austin, TX
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Texas State Historical Association
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516-46
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"Mission to Texas. Introductory material, maps, and a portrait, pp. 516-19, 526, 529. Dated entries, generally very short, run from 11 September 1855 to 8 November 1856. Left Salt Lake City for St. Louis, September 1855. Visited relatives at Frankfort, Kentucky. To Texas via New Orleans and Galveston. Travels in Texas. Preaching experiences. Not as familiar with Bible as many of his hearers. Met Strangite apostles Hutchins and Baze. Long account of being pulled out of bed and mistreated by mob. Back in St. Louis, November 1856." [Abstract from Davis Bitton's Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies, 1977]