Addison Pratt Family Papers, (1830-1931)

COLL MSS 228b

Collection Processed by: Julia Kenyon, Jolyn Hunting, March 2003

Biography:

Written by S. George Ellsworth
The life of Addison Pratt may be divided into four major periods. First, as seaman on whaling vessels into the Pacific, the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean, including six months on Hawaii. Second, as a married man, a farmer, and convert to Mormonism, at Ripley, New York (1831-1838), and Pleasant Garden, Indiana (1838-1841). Third, from Nauvoo, Illinois, on a mission to the Society Islands (French Polynesia), the major concern of his life from 1843 to 1856, including his travels in western America: San Francisco to Salt Lake City, from Salt Lake City (October 1849 to February 1850 to San Bernardino and from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Fourth, following the Utah War, separation from wife and church, residing in California (1858-1872) till death.

Addison Pratt was born 21 February 1802, Winchester, New Hampshire, the son of Henry Pratt, famous organ builder. Addison, the fourth of twelve children, at an early age determined to follow the sea, and when nineteen years old he left home and went to sea. His maiden voyage was with the whaler Rambler, Captain William Worth II, which took him around the Horn and to Hawaii, where he skipped ship and remained on Hawaii six months, working for merchant James Hunnewell. He obtained a berth on the whaler Hope back to Boston. Thereafter his voyages took him into the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic. He was at sea about eight years.

Visits home between cruises led him to become acquainted with his sister’s close friend, Louisa Barnes. They were married 3 April 1831 and established themselves at farming at Ripley, New York, facing Lake Erie. Her brother Horace joined them in the enterprise which allowed Addison an occasional opportunity to captain a boat in the lakes shipping. Three children were born to them here.

Louisa’s sister Caroline and husband Jonathan Crosby had joined the Mormons and upon Louisa’s invitation went and taught the Pratts. Soon the Pratts became members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and according to expectations sold out and headed for western Missouri--the gathering place for Latter-day Saints during the 1830s. But conflicts in Missouri led to Mormon expulsion. Awaiting developments the Pratts and Crosbys halted at Pleasant Garden, Indiana, until the founding of Nauvoo on the Mississippi. The Pratts arrived in Nauvoo the fall of 1841; the Crosbys arrived the spring of 1842.

The population of Nauvoo grew rapidly. Male converts became missionaries who brought their converts to the gathering center, Nauvoo. Missionaries went where they had relatives or old friends, or where they had been and knew their way around. So it was with Addison Pratt. Talking to the Prophet Joseph Smith, he mentioned having been a whaler and had been to Hawaii and thought the natives would be interested in the Book of Mormon. Soon a group was composed, called, and set apart to a mission in Hawaii. They were: Addison Pratt, Noah Rogers, Benjamin F. Grouard, and Knowlton F. Hanks. The four parted from their families on 1 June 1843.

Henceforth, for the next twelve or more years, Addison Pratt’s life was absorbed in the Polynesian mission of the Church. His involvement is the central event in his life. All else tends toward it or from it. His wife became a “missionary widow”. By 1858, they had been separated one half their married life, he on missions, and threatening to go again and remain there.

He and his companions boarded the Timoleon, Captain William Plaskett, and set sail 6 October. When they reached the island Tubuai the end of April 1844, the attractions were so great that Addison accepted the pleadings of the natives. Pratt was to remain on Tubuai 19 months, and converted most of the people on that island. His companions (Hanks had died and was buried at sea) proceeded to Tahiti, but found they had come in the middle of a shooting war between the English missionaries and natives and against the French. Failing to gain many converts, they moved to the outer islands. Rogers went west, was unsuccessful, and returned to the Church. Grouard went east and was welcomed with open arms by the Tuamotu people. Grouard needed help, so he went to Tubuai and induced Pratt to return with him to the people of the low reef islands. On Anaa, Grouard and Pratt divided the field, Pratt keeping the young branches healthy and strong, and Grouard, in his native outrigger pahi paumotu explored and visited and converted and organized into branches.

At the outset, during the first four months, Grouard had baptized 620 members organized into five branches. On his exploration by way of pahi paumotu he baptized 116 persons. There were soon 866 persons in ten branches in the islands. The mission was thriving; more missionaries were badly needed. The elders planned: Grouard to remain in the islands, marry a native, build a boat for the mission, manage the Church in the islands; Pratt to return to the States, find the Church and his family, and carry an urgent request for more missionaries at once; and bring families of new missionaries. (Noah Rogers had taken ship Three Brothers home.)

Pratt reached the Church and his family with them in Salt Lake Valley, September 1848, after a separation of five years and four months. The October conference voted to send the needed missionaries, Brother Pratt to return at once and preside. Five families and three young men were called to go. Addison Pratt and James Brown left October 1849; the second group left the spring of 1850. Pratt and Brown reached Papeete 24 May 1850; the second group including Sister Pratt and daughters; her sister Caroline Crosby and others arrived at Tubuai October 21, 1850. The two elders found themselves restricted until certain conditions were met. Confined during the period of from 24 May to 21 October, Pratt began to write his memoirs, 20 August 1850.

Regarding Pratt’s absence to find the church and his family and return, it is notable that he, then he and Brown, were involved with the early tracing of trails of significance to Western American travel. For example: (a) from San Francisco, across Sierra Nevada, to Salt Lake Valley, the California Trail in reverse, Summer 1848; (b) from Salt Lake Valley, with Captain Jefferson Hunt’s Party of 49ers, via the Muddy and Vegas, to Cajon Pass and San Bernardino, beginning in October 1849. (c) from San Bernardino area via El Camino Real, visiting missions en route to San Francisco, early 1850.

The new company of missionary families included the following:

Thomas Tomkins, wife Jane, and two little girls; named in charge of the group.

Louisa B. Pratt, and four daughters: Ellen, Frances, Lois, and Ann Louise

Jonathan Crosby, wife Caroline, and son Alma.

Joseph Busby and wife.

Samuel McMertry, wife, and child

Sidney A. Hanks, Simeon A. Dunne, Julian Moses, and Hiram E. W. Clark, a boy of fourteen.

At length French requirements were met and Addison and Brown were free to join the other missionaries on Tubuai, where the brethren were building another ship for use in the mission. Finished in every detail, the ship was launched 18 April 1851. Conference was held. Missionaries received their appointments: The white women would stay on Tubuai, the men would visit various islands. The Ravaai served well the mission and was able to engage in some commerce. Grouard was appointed captain of the ship. Pratt visited the older branches and went to islands long promised a visit.

The work performed by the white women on Tubuai was most noteworthy. See S. George Ellsworth, “Called to Tubuai: Missionary Couples in French Polynesia, 1850,” Ensign, 19 (October 1989), 35-39.

Early in 1852 the Protectorate legislature passed laws which so restricted the missionaries that they could no longer operate legally. For example: a law was passed making missionaries’ houses public property; another ordaining that there shall be but one minister in one district, and that no minister shall visit other districts without an invitation in writing; and a law which deprived the churches of the power to elect their own pastors. And all visitors must have means to support themselves while in Tahiti. President Pratt saw their work stopped altogether so planned with the Saints how they should carry on without missionaries there to dictate. The elders trained the native Saints in church order, procedures. Shortly the missionaries closed the mission and headed Zionward.

And so it was, the island Saints did the best they could to perpetuate church organization, procedures, doctrine, and teachings.

The Pratt and Grouard families left Papeete on 16 May 1852. The Crosbys and others followed as they earned enough money to pay passage. After 1856 only Sidney A. Hanks remained and he was on Takaroa, far away in the Tuamotus, having gone native, almost.

The missionaries returned to Gold Rush California, times in flux. There were two centers of Latter-day Saints composed of persons who came to California on the ship Brooklyn, returned soldiers from the Mormon Battalion, and Pacific area missionaries. In northern California, Saints gathered around people at San Jose (southern San Francisco Bay area), and the designated gathering place, San Bernardino.

The Pratt family divided between the two. It was San Francisco and San Jose from spring until December 1852, earning money from sewing and other work. At the end of December, the Pratts moved down to San Bernardino where foundations of a home were laid. But there was little chance for that since the church authorities called brothers Pratt and Grouard to another mission, this time to return Grouard’s native wife to her people. Addison was on this third mission from October 1853 until March 1854. Nahina was put aboard a vessel for Tahiti, and the elders returned to San Bernardino.

During the 1850s there developed divisions within the communities. In the course of time Benjamin F. Grouard fell away, over religion but particularly politics. He offered himself for political office and for that act he was brought before the High Council, developments culminating in his disfellowshipment, and then excommunication. Somehow some of that dark cloud cast a shadow on Pratt, at least in people’s minds.

At that time, April 1856, Pratt was called on yet another mission. On this his fourth, he reached Tahiti, but was forbidden to do or say anything. After three months of nothing and under close French control, Pratt returned to San Francisco and reached San Bernardino on 1 April 1857.

With the outbreak of the Utah War and Brigham Young’s call for all in outlying settlements to move into the central valleys of Utah, San Bernardino Saints had to decide: (1) move to Utah, (2) remain in San Bernardino. It was judged faithful to sell out, pack up, and move to Utah. To remain was considered lacking in faith, even apostasy. Many factors affected Addison and Louisa. Their past differences, their tension between faith and reason, their differences over polygamy, and much more, led Pratt to remain in California while Louisa Pratt moved to Beaver, Utah, where she spent the rest of her life.

There was no divorce, nor disfellowshipment, or excommunication, not even a reprimand. There were exchanges of letters, gifts purchased and mailed to the family, stockings woven. And Addison named his dog “Beaver”. Frances had her father; her mother had Ann Louise and Ephraim; for varying times she had Lois and family, and Ellen and family.

In 1864 Pratt made the effort to go to Utah and try to remain. It came near succeeding, but the cold winter of 1864-65 and the offer of a free ride to San Bernardino ended the brief experiment.

Addison Pratt died 14 October 1872

Louisa Barnes Pratt died 8 September 1880.

Scope and Content Note:

Letters, journals, writings, obituaries, and records of Addison Pratt; his wife, Louisa Barnes Pratt; his father, Henry Pratt; and his descendants. (1830-1931)

This collection is organized by generation and family name. It begins with the life of Henry Pratt and his immediate family. It then continues with Addison Pratt, Louisa Barnes Pratt, their children, and grandchildren. The collection includes both original letters of correspondence, as well as photocopies and typewritten transcripts of the original documents. (The original correspondence and records of Addison Pratt are in the LDS Archives, Church Historical Department, Salt Lake City, Utah.)

Addison Pratt and Louisa Barnes Pratt were the great, great-grandparents of Maria S. Ellsworth. Addison Pratt was one of the first LDS missionaries sent to the Society Islands in the South Pacific. These papers were collected by S. George Ellsworth in an attempt to preserve Maria’s family history. The papers were also used as primary resource material in the writing and editing of three of George’s books: The History of Louisa Barnes Pratt, published in 1998; The Journals of Addison Pratt, published in 1990; and Dear Ellen, published in 1974.

Box Listing:

Box 1. Henry Pratt Family: correspondence, genealogy. Addison Pratt: correspondence, documents, and genealogy.

Box 2. Copies of Addison Pratt and other missionary letters

[duplicate of Box 1, Folders 25-40]

Box 3. Addison Pratt: letters received. Louisa Barnes Pratt: letters sent

Box 4. Louisa Barnes Pratt: correspondence and poetry

Box 5. Louisa Barnes Pratt: writings

Box 6. Louisa Barnes Pratt: writings. Ellen Pratt McGary: correspondence

Box 7. Ellen Pratt McGary: letters received, journal, writings, and drawings

Box 8. William H. McGary: correspondence and poetry. Frank Ball: correspondence. Frances Pratt Dyer: correspondence

Box 9. Papers pertaining to: Lois Pratt Hunt

Ann Louisa Pratt Willis

Nellie McGary Jones

Ida Hunt Udall

May Hunt Larson

Box 10. Papers pertaining to:

Celia Mounts Hunt

Jonathan Crosby Family

Ida Mae Wrathall

Box 11. Correspondence and research relating to the Addison Pratt Family and the Addison Pratt Family

Inventory:

Box 1. Henry Pratt Family: correspondence, genealogy, and Addison Pratt: correspondence, documents, and genealogy

Fd 1 Biographical Sketch of Addison Pratt “First Pacific Island Missionary” by Nettie Hunt Rencher

Fd 2 Biography of Ellen Sophronia Pratt McGary by Ida Mae Jones Wrathall

Fd 3 Addison Pratt Family Genealogy

Fd 4 Henry Prattt Family Genealogy

Fd 5 Letter from Eliza Prattt to “Dear Brother and Sister” [Addison and Louisa] dated: Winchester, September 24, 1832.

Fd 6 Letter from Henry Pratt to “Dear Children” [Addison and Louisa] dated: Winchester, July 29th, 1836.

Fd 7 Letter from Henry Pratt to “Dear Children” [Addison and Louisa] dated: Winchester, 20th May, 1838.

Fd 8 Letter from Henry Pratt to “Dear Children” [Addison and Louisa] dated: Winchester, August 18th, 1838.

Fd 9 Letter from Eliza Pratt Bolles to “My Dear Sister” [Louisa] dated: Winchester, February 2d, 1855.

Fd 10 Letter from Eliza P. Bolles to “My Dear Sister” [Louisa] dated Winchester, November 11th, 1860.

Fd 11 Letter from Charlotte Pratt to “My Dear Brother Addison” dated Winchester, September 23, 1862.

Fd 12 Letter from Eliza Pratt Bolles to “My Dear Brother Addison” October 16th, 1863.

Fd 13 Letter from Henry M. Pratt to “Dear Uncle” dated Winchester, March 22, 1868.

Fd 14 Certificate of character for Addison Pratt from the Selectmen of the Town of Winchester, New Hampshire, dated: Winchester, March 1, 1831.

Fd 15 Certificate of ordination, membership and commendation for Addison Pratt from Jonathan Crosby, Presiding Elder, of the Pleasant Garden, Indiana branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19th of December, 1839 and countersigned by L.M. Knight, clerk, January 31, 1840.

Fd 16 Patriarchal blessing of Addison Pratt, given by Hyrum Smith at Nauvoo, Illinois, March 28, 1843. James Sloan, clerk. (Copied from book 4, page 517, Church Historian’s Office)

Fd 17 Record of ordination and appointment to “a mission to the Sandwich Islands,” dated: Nauvoo, Illinois May 23, 1843.

Fd 18 Quitclaim deed from William G. Dana, dated: January 29th, 1850.

Fd 19 Permis de Sejour issued to Addison Pratt, at Papeete, 25 May 1850.

Fd 20 Permis de Sejour issued to Addison Pratt, at Papeete, 13 November 1850.

Fd 21 Autobiographical note by Addison Pratt.

Fd 22 Funeral notice.

Fd 23 Endowment Record.

Fd 24 Addison Pratt’s Memory Book presented by his wife and daughters.

Fd 25 Letter from Addison Pratt to Louisa B. Pratt, Buffalo, New York, May 31, 1835. A.L.S.,

Fd 26 Letter from Addison Pratt to Louisa B. Pratt, Ship Timoleon, North Atlantic Ocean, November 4, 1843. Times and Seasons, V (1 August 1844), 602-5.

Fd 27 Letter from Addison Pratt to W.W. Phelps, Ship Timoleon, Pacific Ocean, April 25th, 1844. Times and Seasons, V (15 November 1844), 707-10.

Fd 28 Letter from Addison Pratt to “My Dear Wife,” Island of Toobouai, Society group, September 17th, 1844. Times and Seasons, VI (1 May 1845, 882-5. Also: Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star, VI (1 August 1845), 57-60.

Fd 29 Letter from Addison Pratt to Willard Richards, Island of Toobouai, south Pacific Ocean, September 20th, 1844. A.L.S., Church History Department Archives.

Fd 30 Letter from Addison Pratt to Brigham Young, Island of Toobouai, Society Group, February 20, 1845. Times and Seasons, VI (1 November 1845), 1019-22. Also: Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star, VII (1 January 1846), 14-16.

Fd 31 Letter from Addison Pratt to “My Dear Family,” Tahiti, January 6, 1846. Ms copy in hand of May Hunt Larson (original not donated to Special Collections).

Fd 32 Letter from Addison Pratt “To the presiding high council of the Church,” Chain Island, or Ana, South Pacific Ocean, October 19th, 1846. A.L.S., also signed by Benjamin Frank Grouard. Church History Department Archives.

Fd 33 Letter from Addison Pratt to “Dear Brethren the Twelve,” [appended to a letter to Brigham Young from Samuel Brannan, San Francisco, October 17, 1847.] A.L.S., Church History Department Archives.

Fd 34 Letter from Addison Pratt to [Willard] Richards, Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, October, 1848. A.L.S. Church History Department Archives.

Fd 35 Letter from Addison Pratt to [George A.] Smith, Great Salt Lake City, [March or April, 1849]. Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star, XI (15 August 1849), 249-52. Also: Frontier Guardian (Kanesville, Iowa), 13 June 1849.

Fd 36 Letter from Addison Pratt to Brigham Young, San Francisco, April 15, 1850. A.L.S. Church History Department Archives, Ms d 1234, box 20,

Fd 16.

Fd 37 Letter from Addison Pratt to Brigham Young, Tahiti, December 10th, 1850. A.L.S. Church History Department Archives, Ms d 1234, box 20,

Fd 16.

Fd 38 Letter from Addison Pratt to Brigham Young, Tahiti, May 15, 1851. Latter-Day Saints’ Millennial Star, XIV (1 April 1852), 108-9.

Fd 39 Letter from Addison Pratt to “Dear Daughter Ellen” Pratt McGary, n.p., July 10, 1858. A.L.S.

Fd 40 Letter from Addison Pratt to “My Dear Family,” Anaheim, California, October 11th, 1872. Dictated, in hand of Frances Pratt Dyer.

Box 2. Duplicates of Addison Pratt Letters (Box 1, Folders 25- 40)

Fd 1 To Louisa B. Pratt. Buffalo, NY. 31 May 1835

Fd 2 To Louisa B. Pratt. Ship Timoleon, North Atlantic Ocean. 4 Nov 1843

Fd 3 To W. W. Phelps. Ship Timoleon, Pacific Ocean. 25 April 1844

Fd 4 To My Dear Wife. Island of Toobouai, Society Group. 17 Sep 1844

Fd 5 To Willard Richards. Island of Toobouai. South Pacific Ocean. 20 Sep 1844

Fd 6 To Brigham Young. Island of Toobouai, Society Group. 20 Feb 1845

Fd 7 To My Dear Family. Tahiti. 6 Jan 1846

Fd 8 To Presiding high council. Chain Island or Ana South Pacific Ocean. 19 Oct 1846

Fd 9 Dear Brethren of the Twelve. San Francisco. 17 Oct 1847

Fd 10 Willard Richards. Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Oct 1848

Fd 11 George A. Smith. Great Salt Lake City. March or April 1849

Fd 12 Brigham Young. San Francisco. 15 April 1850

Fd 13 Brigham Young. Tahiti. 10 Dec 1850

Fd 14 Brigham Young. Tahiti. 15 May 1851

Fd 15 Ellen Pratt McGary. 10 July 1958

Fd 16 My Dear Family. Anaheim, California. 11 Oct 1872

Fd 17-19 Extra copies of Addison Pratt and other missionary letters

Box 3. Addison Pratt: letters received and Louisa Barnes Pratt: letters sent

Fd 1 City of Joseph August 28th A.D. 1845: communication to Addison Pratt.

Fd 2 Letter from Benjamin F. Grouard “To the Brethren of the Twelve” Chain Island, Paumotu Group, South Pacific Islands. October 1, 1846.

Fd 3 Letter from James Brown to Willard Richards. Papeiete, Tahiti, November 16, 1851.

Fd 4 Letter from Addison Pratt to “Dear Brother Rogers,” 13 November 1845.

Fd 5 Letter from Samuel Brannan to President Young, San Francisco, March 29, 1848.

Fd 6 Letter from Addison Pratt to “the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints” San Francisco, September 5, 1850.

Fd 7 Noah Rogers

Fd 8 Addison Pratt. Tubuai Branch Record, 1844. Church Historian’s Office Archives.

Fd 9 Letter received from Caroline Crosby, “Dear Brother and Sister, nieces, and little nephew,” dated: San Jose Mission, March 5th, 1853.

Fd 10 Letter received from H.C. [Henry Christie], “Dear Brother Pratt,” dated: San Francisco, April 28, 1854.

Fd 11 Letter received from a niece, Maria Pratt Newcomb Jones, “My Dear Uncle Addison,” dated: Weston, Massachusetts, February 1, 1855.

Fd 12 Letter received from James N. McIntyre, “Brother Pratt, Dear Sir,” dated: Sacramento city, April 21, 1855.

Fd 13 Letter received from J. Dyer, “Dear Father,” dated: Hay Wards, July 28, 1857.

Fd 14 Letter received from Charles C. Rich, “Addison Pratt,” dated: Great Salt Lake City, October the 7th 1857.

Fd 15 Letter received from Henry Marshall Bozeman, “Dear Uncle Addison,” dated: Hawkinsville, GA, November 17th 1857.

Fd 16 Letter received from E.H. Walker, “My old friend Mr. Pratt,” dated: At home, June 24th 1865.

Fd 17 Letter received from Horace Barnes, “Dear Brother,” dated: Bristol Station, November 8, 1881.

Fd 18 Envelopes.

Fd 19 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to “My Dear Husband” dated: City of Saints [Salt Lake City], November 4, 1849.

Fd 20 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to “Dear Sister Hutchinson,” date: San Bernardino, June 8, 1855.

Fd 21 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt and Frank Ball to Ellen, dated: Wednesday Morning June 26, [1855].

Fd 22 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to “Dear daughter E.” [Ellen], date: Wednesday evening, September 22, [1858].

Fd 23 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to Ellen dated: Beaver, October 8, 1859.

Fd 24 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to Ellen, date: Tuesday evening, 14th day [February, 1860]. Signed “Marm Pratt.”

Fd 25 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to Nellie [McGary], dated Monday evening, [1861].

Fd 26 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to Ellen, dated: Beaver, July 3, 1864.

Fd 27 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to “Dear A. Pratt, “ [Addison], dated: Beaver, July 12th, 1864.

Fd 28 Letter from L. B. Pratt to Ellen, dated: Beaver, November 17, 1864.

Fd 29 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Beaver, April 26 [1865].

Fd 30 Letter from L. B. Pratt to Ellen, dated: Beaver, May 25, 1865.

Fd 31 Letter from L. B. Pratt to Ellen, dated: Beaver, January 16th 1866.

Fd 32 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Ellen, dear Girl,” dated: Beaver, February 8th [1866].

Fd 33 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Beaver, March 1st, 1866.

Fd 34 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Ellen, Dear girl,” dated: Beaver, April 26, 1866.

Fd 35 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear Brother Canfield,” dated: Beaver, November 21, 1869.

Fd 36 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Beaver, July 18, [1870].

Fd 37 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Beaver, Feb. 12, [1873].

Fd 38 Letter from Mother, Sister, L. B. Pratt to “Sister, and daughter, ‘dears,’” dated: Beaver, February 15, [1873].

Fd 39 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear daughter,” [Ellen], dated: Beaver, March 4th, 1873.

Fd 40 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Beaver, July 1873.

Fd 41 Letter from Louisa Barnes Pratt to Mrs. Charlotte B. Wilbour, “Dear friends,” dated: Beaver, September 30th, 1873.

Fd 42 Letter from L. B. Pratt to Ellen.

Fd 43 Letter from L. B. Pratt to Ellen, dated: Beaver, [July 14, 1870].

Box 4. Louisa Barnes Pratt: correspondence and poetry

Fd 1 Three fragments by Louisa Barnes Pratt.

Fd 2 Letter from L. B. Pratt (no salutation).

Fd 3 Letter from L. B. Pratt.

Fd 4 Letter from Louisa B. Pratt to father [Addison Pratt ?]

Fd 5 Letter from L. B. Pratt to “Dear daughters,” dated: Sister Barton’s, Wednesday eve’y. Parowan, Nov 16.

Fd 6 Letter “Dear Sister Cox.”

Fd 7 Letter to “Dear Brother G. Q. Cannon.” A poem with the words: “We are a band of faithful women,” is on the opposite side of the letter.

Fd 8 Short note to “Sister Kath’e.”

Fd 9 Letter to “Mrs. Pres’t ladies & gentlemen.”

Fd 10 Fragment to Mrs. Mary J. Tanner.

Fd 11 Fragment from Louisa Barnes Pratt.

Fd 12 Fifth page of fragment from Louisa Barnes Pratt to Ellen.

Fd 13 Letter to E. S. P. Coombs, dated: Tuesday morning, [July 14,1870].

Fd 14 Letter to Ellen, dated: Tuesday morning.

Fd 15 Letter to “Dear Lois,” dated Monday evening, September 8.

Fd 16 Note to Lois.

Fd 17 Letter received from D. H. Stevens, S. D. Stevens, and B. Stevens to L. B. Pratt dated: Moira, March 26, 1844. Reply from L. B. Pratt to D. H. Stevens, dated: Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois. From the Nauvoo Neighbor, 5 March 1845.

Fd 18 Letter received from her sister, Dolly B. Lockwood, written from Banger, VT., December 30, 1837; postdated January 4, 1838.

Fd 19 Letter received from Na Haametua me and Na Temau taeae. Written in Tahitian. Addressed Na Paraita va, Tubuai. 1851.

Fd 20 Letter received from Henry Christie to L. B. Pratt, dated: San Francisco, December 31, 1853.

Fd 21 Letter received from Caroline B. Crosby, dated: San Francisco, Wednesday, August 15th 1855.

Fd 22 Letter received from Miss M.P. Jones to “Dear Aunt Louisa,” dated: Cambridge, [Massachusetts] November 1st [1859].

Fd 23 Extract of letter received from Sister Hall, dated: San Bernardino, March 25th, 1860, addressed to Mrs. Louisa b. Pratt, Salt Lake.

Fd 24 Letter received from a niece, Maria P. Jones, dated: Cambridge, April 16th, 1860.

Fd 25 Letter received from B. Frank Grouard, dated: Farmington, Fulton County, Illinois January 14th 1873.

Fd 26 Letter received from E. [Eliza] R. Snow, dated: Salt Lake City, January 26, 1876.

Fd 27 Letter received from L. W. L. to “Dear Miss Pratt, dated: Malone, February 6, 1876.

Fd 28 Letter received from Augusta B. Smith to “Dear Friend,” dated: Glendale, October 24, 1876.

Fd 29 Letter received from Elvira Lenison, dated: Leiciester, October 2, 1828.

Fd 30 Letter received from Lyden B. Blycard to “my dear Aunt, Louisa,” dated: St. Thomas, June 25, 1871.

Fd 31 Letter received from Lois B. Pratt Hunt to “Mother,” Snow Flake, Arizona March 12, 1879

Fd 32 Poem from L. B. Smith entitled “Friendship Token.”

Fd 33 Letter and poem entitled “The Season,” from Annie Thompson, dated: Cove Creek, Utah.

Fd 34 Poem from A. E. Thompson entitled “Faithful” also “The Seasons.”

Fd 35 Fragment from Sister Tanner [Henry’s mother ?], an old friend.

Fd 36 Fragment from D. B. L.

Fd 37 Envelope

Fd 38 Letter received from Ephraim (Frank Grouard) to “Dear Mother,” dated: Fort Laramie, Wyoming, March 22, 1871.

Fd 39 Letter received from Frank Grouard to “My Dear Mother,” dated Camp on Belle Fouche Creek, W. T. Powder River Expedition, December 16, 1876.

Fd 40 Newspaper clipping entitled, “Scout Frank Grouard’s Account of the Battle in which American Horse was Killed.”

Fd 41 Poem: “Addressed to the Happy Lovers,” dated: Warwick, Massachusetts, May 1827.

Fd 42 Poem: “The Road to Happiness,” dated: Tubuai, December 11, 1851.

Fd 43 Poem: “Written on the death of Emma Francelle McGary, who died in Ogden, Weber County, November 7, 1859.”

Fd 44 Poem: “On the death of Hiram Blackwell, who died in Beaver, December 27, 1863.” (two copies)

Fd 45 Poem: “Lines composed previous to stating on a long journey,” dated: Beaver, April, 1871, and a fragment.

Fd 46 Poem: “Lines composed on going from home and leaving a grandchild very dangerously sick,” written on the road to Salt Lake City, may 10, 1871.

Fd 47 Poem: “A Song for the Young Ladies Retrenchment Association,” dated: May 8, 1875.

Fd 48 Poem: “Written on my seventy third birthday,” dated: Salt Lake City, November 10. 1875. Opposite side: letter to P. L. Williams from W. Curtis, Beaver City, October 18, 1876.

Fd 49 Poem: “The Centennial Party,” dated Beaver, July 24, 1876.

Fd 50 Thoughts of Louisa Barnes Pratt at the Death of Joseph Smith

Box 5. Louisa Barnes Pratt Writings

Fd 1 Poem: “Departed” dated: Beaver, July 26, 1876.

Fd 2 Poem: “On the Death of Dr. C. F. Winslow who died in Salt Lake July 1877, aged 66” dated: July 13, 1877.

Fd 3 Poem: “A Valentine behind time,” dated: March 23, 1878.

Fd 4 Poem: Fragment, 3rd verse beginning with the line: “And let the holy truths you’ve learned”

Fd 5 Poem beginning with the line: “A soft tie binds my soul to thine. . .”

Fd 6 Poem: “Presentiments.”

Fd 7 Poem: “Song by L. B. Pratt”

Fd 8 Poem: “To Mr. And Mrs. Dighton”

Fd 9 Poem beginning with the line: “You ladies who’ve conven’d this day. . .”

Fd 10 Poem: “On the weakness of men”

Fd 11 Poem: “A Song Composed on the celebration of Sister Hawkin’s birthday.” (Two manuscript copies)

Fd 12 Poem beginning with the line: “It only last; The morning dawned”

Fd 13 Poem beginning with the line: “The evening shades are drawing nigh”

Fd 14 Poem beginning with the line: “What hast thou done to us destroying foe”

Fd 15 Two poems: “Trifles” and “This Flight of Years”

Fd 16 Poem beginning with the line: “Sad remembrance cease to warn us”

Fd 17 Poem: “What we think”

Fd 18 Poem: “A night vision.”

Fd 19 Poem beginning with the line: “Twas eve of an Autumn day. . .”

Fd 20 Poem beginning with the line: “Gladden the poor trav’lers weary gaze”

Fd 21 Poem: “Lines composed by Smith Thurston,” on the death of his wife, addressed to her mother.

Fd 22 “Forgotten,” by Louisa Barnes Pratt regarding Addison Pratt’s passing.

Fd 23 Poem: “The Unknown Grave,” by W. W. Phelps, sent to Louisa Barnes Pratt.

Fd 24 Poem beginning with the line: “How Swift the moments glide with those. . .” sent to Louisa Barnes Pratt.

Fd 25 Poem beginning with the line: “When to our brothers we will say. . .”

Fd 26 Poem: “Ode for the fourth of July, The Mountain Standard.”

Fd 27 Poem: “Little Maud.”

Fd 28 Poem: “Sheriffs Sale,” Justices Court, Beaver City and letter beginning “Dear Celia.”

Fd 29 Poem: “For the Beaver Enterprize,” on back also poem “What we think.”

Fd 30 Note entitled: “Local, A Terrible Tornado.”

Fd 31 Note entitled: “Local, A Shocking Tornado.”

Fd 32 Notes on a political meeting for the Deseret News.

Fd 33 Note entitled: “Toasts and Sentiments.”

Fd 34 A lecture before the Young Ladies’ Retrenchment Association beginning with “My Dear young friends,” dated: Beaver, March 13, 1875.

Fd 35 “Local, for the Chronicle: A disgraceful occurrence.”

Fd 36 Speech entitled: “Politeness to wives.”

Fd 37 Speech on “Charity.”

Fd 38 Speech beginning “My beloved friends and fellow citizens.”

Fd 39 “For the Enterprize.” Letter to an editor relating the whereabouts of Ephraim Pratt.

Fd 40 “Notice,” to announce a Relief Society Social gathering.

Fd 41 Note commenting on a card given to her from south America.

Fd 42 “To the publick,” written in Louisa Barnes Pratt’s 74th year. A short history of her life.

Fd 43 Autobiographical statement on Louisa Barnes Pratt’s 75th birthday.

Fd 44 Note on the conditions when Louisa Barnes Pratt left Winter Quarters, Missouri. On the reverse side a poem beginning: “Thanks for the little token you sent. . .”

Fd 45 Autobiographical statement about a Canadian who helped to supply Louisa with wood.

Fd 46 Seven invitations to various people inviting them to help Mrs. Pratt obtain wood for the winter.

Fd 47 Note containing statistics illegitimacy in France.

Fd 48 On taking a trip to Canada.

Fd 49 Poem: “And to the teachers.”

Fd 50 Book of poetry made and written by Louisa Barnes Pratt.

Fd 51 Memorandum and Account Book. 1878.

Fd 52 Diary. 1871. Contains poem and lock of hair in back pocket.

Box 6. Louisa Barnes Pratt and Ellen Pratt McGary

Fd 1 Louisa Barnes Pratt Notebook: Society Islands, California, and Utah.

Fd 2 Louisa Barnes Pratt Notebook: Society Islands, Ellen’s notes.

Fd 3 Louisa Barnes Pratt published document: “Correspondence.”

Fd 4 Louisa Barnes Pratt published document: “Obituary of a Mormon Elder, “ in The Phrenological Journal. LVI (March, 1873), 203-204. [The obituary of Addison Pratt]

Fd 5 Louisa Barnes Pratt published article in the Woman’s Exponent.

Fd 6 Journal of Louisa Barnes Pratt 1871 (during trip back East)

Fd 7 A Patriarchal blessing upon the head of Louisa Barnes Pratt, by the hands of Daniel Tyler, January 17th, 1874.

Fd 8 The obituary of Louisa Barnes Pratt.

Fd 9 Short note on the birth and death dates of Henry Pratt and Henry Pratt Jr.

Fd 10 Invoice from Morris & Evans for one marble tomb stone, dated: Salt Lake City, Utah, November 4, 1880.

Fd 11 Receipt from Utah Southern Railroad for one box marble and 2 pieces sand stone, dated: Salt Lake, November 4, 1880.

Fd 12 “Two Sinners: Man and Woman.” Poem Author unidentified.

Fd 13 “Cure for Diphtheria.”

Fd 14 Calling cards, small envelopes.

Fd 15 Fragment. No date or signature.

Fd 16 Letter to L. B. Pratt from Ellen Pratt McGary, dated: San Francisco, Sunday, April 17, 1853.

Fd 17 Fragment of letter from Ellen to Addison Pratt, [Spring, 1858].

Fd 18 Letter to Louisa B. Pratt from Ellen Pratt McGary and William Pratt McGary, dated: Ogden City, October 29, 1859.

Fd 19 Letter to Louisa B. Pratt from Ellen Pratt McGary and William, dated: Ogden City, November 10, 1859.

Fd 20 Letter to Addison Pratt from William and Ellen McGary, dated: Ogden City, December 18, 1864.

Fd 21 Fragment. Letter has “Dear Ellen” written on left margin. [July 1865].

Fd 22 Letter to L. B. Pratt from Ellen, dated: Ogden City, August 2, 1865.

Fd 23 Letter to Addison Pratt from Ellen, dated: Ogden City, August 19, 1866.

Fd 24 Letter to L. B. Pratt from Ellen, dated: Ogden City, November 17, 1866.

Fd 25 Letter to L. B. Pratt from Ellen, dated: Beaver, January 11, 1867.

Fd 26 Letter to Addison Pratt from Ellen, dated: Beaver, December 9, 1867.

Fd 27 Letter to Addison Pratt from Ellen, dated: Ogden City, July 3, 1870.

Fd 28 Letter to Frances from Ellen, dated: Beaver, September 3, Sunday [1871].

Fd 29 Letter to William McGary, dated Beaver City, August 21, 1878.

Fd 30 Letter to Mrs. Farnsworth from Ellen Pratt McGary Coombs, dated: Beaver, September 10, 1878.

Fd 31 Letter to “Dear Darling Daughter [Nellie],” dated: Santa Ana, April 11, 1888.

Fd 32 Letter to “Ida My Dear Niece,” from Ellen P. McGary, dated Garden Grove, July, 24, 1894.

Fd 33 Letter to L. B. Pratt from Ellen, dated: Friday morning.

Fd 34 Letter to her sister Frances, dated: Ogden City, Monday August 15.

Fd 35 Short Note. “A Valentine for Mrs. Ellen Coombs” inscribed on envelope. Signed: E. L. P. Coombs.

Fd 36 Poem entitled: “Home!” signed Ellen.

Fd 37 Short tribute to the women who crossed the plains with hand carts. Signed E.P Coombs.

Fd 38 “To Men.”

Fd 39 Name cards.

Fd 40 Letters sent to Ellen Spencer Clawson from Ellen Pratt McGary furnished by Hampton C. Godbe.

Fd 41 Letters sent to Ellen Spencer Clawson from Ellen Pratt McGary furnished by Special Collections, Marriott Library, University of Utah.

Fd 42 “Dear Ellen” San Bernardino, October 7th, 1856. (From the U of U).

Fd 43 “Dear Ellen” San Bernardino, April 12th , 1857. (From the U of U).

Box 7. Ellen Pratt McGary: correspondence (letters received), journal, writings, and drawings

Fd 1 From Benjamin F. Dewey to “Miss Ellen, “ dated: San Bernardino, December 4, [1854].

Fd 2 From Lewis L. Newell, “A harte that is true,” a poem.

Fd 3 From E. B. Wells, dated: Great Salt Lake, April 2, 1855.

Fd 4 From P. P. Clark to “Respected Madam,” dated: Lexington, March 20, [1856].

Fd 5 From Ellen Spencer Clawson, dated: Great Salt Lake City, June 29, [1856].

Fd 6 From Ellen Spencer Clawson, “Lines,” a poem by Susan Pindar, dated: Great Salt Lake city, June 20, 1856.

Fd 7 From Ellen Spencer Clawson to Ellen Pratt McGary, dated: G. S. L. City, September, 4, 1856.

Fd 8 From Ellen Spencer Clawson, dated: Great Salt Lake City, November 4, 1856.

Fd 9 From Ellen Spencer Clawson, dated: Great Salt Lake City, February 5, 1857.

Fd 10 Letter from Truman to “Friend Will and Ellen,” dated: Provo City, September, 9, 1859.

Fd 11 From Martha Brown to “Dear Friend Ellen,” dated: August 23, 1868.

Fd 12 From Lucy M. Y. to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Mill House, Sunday 21, 1869.

Fd 13 From Emeline B. Wells to “My Dear Ellen,” dated: Salt Lake City, March 1, 1870.

Fd 14 From Martha H. Brown to “Dear Ellen,” dated: Sunday, April 10, 1870.

Fd 15 [From Emeline B. Wells] to “My Dear Friend,” dated: Salt Lake City, March 26, 1871.

Fd 16 From Emeline B. Wells to “My Dear Ellen,” dated: Salt Lake City, March 6, 1872.

Fd 17 From Martha Brown to Ellen, dated: December 15,1872.

Fd 18 From Emeline B. Wells to “My Dear Ellen,” dated: Salt Lake City, May 17, 1874.

Fd 19 Fragment to “Sister Ellen Coombs,” dated: Provo, February 9, 1880.

Fd 20 From E. B. Wells to “My Dear Sister,” dated: September 16, 1880.

Fd 21 From William to Dear Ma,” dated: Frisco, September 17, 1880.

Fd 22 From Milando Pratt to “Mrs. Ellen S. Coombs & A. L. Willis,” dated: Historian’s Office, Salt Lake City, September 30, 1880.

Fd 23 From Nellie to “Dearest ma,” dated Frisco, October 24, 1880.

Fd 24 From Nellie to “My own dear Ma,”

Fd 25 From T. W. Curtis to “Mrs. Ellen Coombs,” dated: Columbus Pa., December 7, 1880.

Fd 26 From Jane B. Young to “Sister Ellen,” dated: Cedar City, June 26, 1881.

Fd 27 From M. Coombs to “My Dear Wife,” dated: Parowan City, February 9, 1883.

Fd 28 From O. K. W. , poem entitled “To My Sister Ellen.”

Fd 29 Five locks of hair

Fd 30 From Lois Crosby to “Dear Aunt Ellen,” dated: Adamsville, March 25, 1890.

Fd 31 From “An Admirer” to “Miss Ellen,” dated: San Bernardino, February, 14.

Fd 32 From Emeline B. Wells to Ellen. No date.

Fd 33 Envelopes. Addressed to “Mrs. Ellen S. Pratt” and “Mrs. Ellen Pratt Coombs.”

Fd 34 Journal, May 14 to October 11, 1852. Includes voyage from Tahiti to San Francisco.

Fd 35 Journal, May 26-31, 1856. Recites first week of marriage, San Bernardino, California.

Fd 36 Drawings of flowers.

Fd 37 Tahitian language study notes, 25 March 1851. Sketches of flowers.

Fd 38 a certificate respecting Ellen’s having been “ a very good girl in school,” deserving of praise. [1836]

Fd 39 Invitation to Mr. Father White to attend a wedding ball.

Fd 40 Poem: “Come go with Me.” Newspaper clipping.

Fd 41 Poem: “To Thee” manuscript.

Fd 42 Newspaper clippings. Note death notice of Emma Francelle.

Fd 43 Fiber.

Fd 44 Envelope with fragment.

Fd 45 Envelopes, addressed, stamped, opened.

Fd 46 Cards

Fd 47 Poem: “Smile on Me Still.”

Fd 48 A Christmas greeting.

Fd 49 Poem: “A Picture in Memory.” Dedicated to Emeline B. Wells. “ From Sister Lu.” 18 February 1876. Printed piece.

Fd 50 A Valentine.

Fd 51 Drawing, John Eagar, No. 3.

Fd 52 Book, 8x5, which contained the various cards, poems, etc.

Fd 53 Ellen Pratt McGary - Genealogical and biographical Data

Box 8. William H. McGary: correspondence and poetry. Frank Ball: correspondence. Frances Pratt Dyer: Correspondence

Fd 1 Poem sent to Ellen Pratt from William H. McGary, “From an Echo in the Mountains,” dated: March 5th 1855.

Fd 2 Journal entitled “William H. McGary’s Day Book, dated: San Bernardino, May 26, 1856.

Fd 3 Letter from William McGary to “My Dear Ellen,” dated: Silver city, Sunday August 18th 1872.

Fd 4 Poem from William H. entitled “To my Ellen.”

Fd 5 Letter from W. H. McGary to “Dear Sister,” dated: Garden Grove, Aug 17th 1895.

Fd 6 Letter from W. H. McGary to “Dear Sister,” dated: Garden Grove, September 6th 1895.

Fd 7 Letter from Frank Ball to “Dear Cousins,” Pueblo de Los Angeles, August 19th 1855.

Fd 8 Letter from Frank Ball to Ellen, dated: Puebla de los Demonoias, October, 30, 1855 with poems “The Miners Farewell” and “The Old Sexton!!” included. Poems by Frank Ball.

Fd 9 Letter from Frank Ball “To the Pratt Family, Greetings” dated: Puebla de los Demonias, November 7, 1855.

Fd 10 Letter from Frank Ball to “Dear Ellen,” dated: State Prison, January 11, 1856.

Fd 11 Letter from Frank Ball to “Very Dear & Rather Fast Cousin,” dated: San Francisco, March 6, 1856.

Fd 12 Letter from Frank Ball to “Dear Cousin,” dated: San Francisco, December 27, 1857.

Fd 13 Letter from Frances Pratt Dyer to Ellen, “The first day of June, Thursday afternoon.”

Fd 14 Letter from Frances Pratt Dyer to “Dear Sister Ellen,” dated: San Francisco, July 10th.

Fd 15 Letter from Frances Pratt Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Our Rancho, April the 16th [1856?].

Fd 16 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Chenys Ranch, April the 22nd. [1857?].

Fd 17 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: San Lorenzo, July 29, [1857?].

Fd 18 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: San Francisco, December 29, [1858?].

Fd 19 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Haywards, April 18, [1863?].

Fd 20 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: San Francisco, October 29, [1863].

Fd 21 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Alvarado, February 1.

Fd 22 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: San Francisco, April 1, 1864.

Fd 23 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: San Francisco, September 8, 1864.

Fd 24 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Ellen,” dated: San Francisco, October 3, 1864.

Fd 25 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: San Francisco, October 5, [1864?].

Fd 26 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” [Spring, 1866?].

Fd 27 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden, July 7, 1866.

Fd 28 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, August 8, 1866[?].

Fd 29 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, August 19, 1866 [?].

Fd 30 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, October 26, 1866.

Fd 31 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, December 13, 1866.

Fd 32 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Mother,” dated: Ogden, January [1867?].

Fd 33 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden, April 1, 1867.

Fd 34 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Father,” no date.

Fd 35 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, May 17, 1867.

Fd 36 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Great Salt Lake City, August 8, 1867.

Fd 37 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, August 18,1867.

Fd 38 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, September 1, 1867.

Fd 39 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Father,” dated: Ogden City, November 6, 1867.

Fd 40 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Mother,” dated: Anaheim, May 27, 1871.

Fd 41 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Ellen,” no date.

Fd 42 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Mr. Coombs, Dear Brother,” dated: Anaheim, April 8, 1873.

Fd 43 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Mother,” dated: Anaheim, April 8, 1873.

Fd 44 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Ellen,” dated: March 2.

Fd 45 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Mother,” dated: Anaheim, August 28, 1880.

Fd 46 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Sister,” [Ellen], dated: Anaheim, February 17, 1881.

Fd 47 Two part letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Sister Ellen,” dated: Anaheim, April 20, 1881.

Fd 48 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Sister,” [Ellen], dated: Anaheim, June 24th 1881.

Fd 49 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Sister Louisa,” dated: Anaheim, August 1, 1882.

Fd 50 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Niece & family,” dated: Anaheim, May 16, 1900.

Fd 51 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Niece & family,” dated: Anaheim, February 15, 1901.

Fd 52 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Niece & Family,” dated: Anaheim, August 27, 1901.

Fd 53 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Niece & family,” dated: Anaheim, June 13 1902.

Fd 54 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “My Dear Nephew Jay.”

Fd 55 Fragments from a torn letter. No signature.

Fd 56 Calling card; school tax receipt.

Fd 57 Letter from F. P. Dyer to “Dear Brother,” dated: Anaheim, February 4, 1896.

Box 9. Ellen Pratt McGary, Ann Louisa Pratt Willis, Nellie McGary Jones, Ida Hunt Udall, and May Hunt Larson.

Fd 1 Letter from Ellen Pratt McGary to “Dear Father,” dated: Hunt’s ranch twelve miles south of Cedar City, Wednesday, April 19, 1858.

Fd 2 Letter from Ann Louisa Pratt Willis to “Dear Father,” [Addison Pratt], dated: Beaver, November 6, 1864.

Fd 3 Letter from Ann Louisa Pratt Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Beaver, June 4th 1865.

Fd 4 Letter from Ann Louisa Pratt Willis to “Dear Sister Frances,” dated: Sunday evening, December 18, [1865].

Fd 5 Letter from Ann Louisa Pratt Willis to “Dear Sister Frances,” dated: Beaver, February 7, 1866.

Fd 6 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Beaver, October 10, 1866.

Fd 7 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Beaver, December 18, 1866.

Fd 8 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Beaver, December 10, 1867.

Fd 9 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: September 28, 1867. Sunday p. m.

Fd 10 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Beaver, January 30, 1867.

Fd 11 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Eagle Rock, Idaho, August 22, 1888.

Fd 12 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Father,” dated: Eagle Rock, Idaho, June 25, 1890.

Fd 13 Letter from A. L. P. Willis to “Dear Ida.,” dated: Idaho Falls, January 19, 1915.

Fd 14 Notebook of poems and clippings of Ann Louisa Pratt Willis.

Fd 15 Obituary of Hugh Willis.

Fd 16 Poem by A. L. P. Willis: “Lorena.”

Fd 17 Letter received from May Hunt Larson to Nellie McGary Jones “My Dear Cousin Nellie” dated: Snowflake, April 10, 1883.

Fd 18 Letter sent to Nellie McGary Jones “Well Old Darling,” dated: Beaver City, December 18, 1887.

Fd 19 Short note written by Nellie.

Fd 20 Receipt of Nellie McGary Jones for payment of Assessment # 109, by the Municipal Bond Company.

Fd 21 Certificate of Promotion for Fred Jones.

Fd 22 Letter to “Mrs. Smith: Dear madam, “ from Mrs. M. C. Seggete, dated: Jersey City, New Jersey, November 28th 1893.

Fd 23 Envelope addressed to “Miss Lottie Jones.”

Fd 24 Letter to “My Dear Brother and Family,” [Fred and Nellie Jones], from Theda Jones, dated: Beaver, December 22, 1918.

Fd 25 Letter from Theda Jones to “Well My Dear Sister and Family,” dated: Beaver, December 8, 1918.

Fd 26 Letter to “Kinfolk.” [Likely a granddaughter of Caroline Crosby].

Fd 27 Biographical Sketch of Addison Pratt and Louisa Barnes Pratt by Nellie McGary Jones.

Fd 28 Letter to “My Dear Cousin Nellie,” from Ida Hunt Udall, dated: Snowflake, Arizona, August 12, 1910.

Fd 29 Letter to “Dear Grandma Hunt,” from Ida Hunt Udall, dated: Snowflake, July 28.

Fd 30 Letter to “Dear Nellie,” from Ida Hunt Udall, dated: Joseph City, March 2nd.

Fd 31 Calling Card.

Fd 32 Letter fragment sent to Nellie Jones from Ida Hunt Udall.

Fd 33 Two envelopes. To “Miss Ida. F. Hunt” with lock of hair and to “Mrs. Nellie M. Jones.”

Fd 34 Letter to “My Dear Cousin Nellie McGary Jones,” from May Hunt Larson, dated Snowflake, January 29, 1903.

Fd 35 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “Miss Clara Jones: My Dear Niece,” dated: Snowflake, January 30, 1903.

Fd 36 Letter to “My Dear Cousin Nellie,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, January 29, 1906.

Fd 37 Letter to “Mrs. Nellie J. Jones: My Dear Cousin, “ from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, January 29, 1915.

Fd 38 Letter to “My Dear Cousin Nellie,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, January 29, 1913.

Fd 39 Letter to “Dear Cousin Nellie,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, June 28, 1915.

Fd 40 Letter to “Mrs. Nellie M. Jones: My Dear Cousin,” dated: Snowflake, January 29, 1915.

Fd 41 Letter to “Dear Cousin Nellie,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, May 10, 1917.

Fd 42 Letter to “My Dear Nellie,” dated Sunday, July 1917.

Fd 43 Letter to “Dear Sister Cousin,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, July 26, 1918.

Fd 44 Letter to “My Dear Cousin Nellie,” dated: Snowflake, Christmas, 1919.

Fd 45 Letter to “My Dear Sister Cousin Nellie,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, October 23, 1922.

Fd 46 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “My Dear Sister Cousin,” dated: Snowflake, October 15, 1923.

Fd 47 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “Dear Cousin Nellie,” dated: Snowflake, January 14, 1924.

Fd 48 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “My Dear cousin Nellie J. R.,” dated: Snowflake, January 29, 1927.

Fd 49 Letter to “My Dear, Dear, Nellie,” from May Hunt Larson, dated: Snowflake, Sunday, October 1928.

Fd 50 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “My Dear, Dear, Nellie,” dated: Snowflake, December 1928.

Fd 51 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “My Dear Nellie Cousin,” dated: Snowflake, May 17, 1929.

Fd 52 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “My Dear Cousin,” dated: Snowflake, October 12, 1930.

Fd 53 Letter from May Hunt Larson to “Nellie Dear,” dated: Snowflake, January, 29, 1931.

Fd 54 Letter to “My Dear Cousin Nellie,” dated: Snowflake, September 14, 1931.

Fd 55 Fragment, beginning with the line: “Now I must tell you. . .”

Fd 56 Christmas card to “Mrs. Nellie M. Jones” 1916.

Fd 57 Two envelopes addressed to Mrs. Nellie Jones Reynolds.

Box 10. Celia Mounts Hunt, Jonathan Crosby family, and Ida Mae Wrathall

Fd 1 Letter to “Dear old sister Nell,” dated: Salt Lake City, November 19, 1919.

Fd 2 Letter from Celia Mounts Hunt to “Mrs. May Larson,” dated: San Bernardino, California, October 16, 1886.

Fd 3 Talk by Caroline B. Crosby to “My Dear Sisters.”

Fd 4 Letter from Alma Crosby to “Mrs. Frances Dyer: My Dear Niece,” dated: Beaver, Be’v’r County, Utah, October 20, 1889.

Fd 5 Letter to “Dear Mama and all,” from Ida Mae Wrathall, Grantsville, Utah.

Fd 6 Letter from Ida Mae Wrathall to “Dear folks at home,” Grantsville, Utah.

Fd 7 Letter to “My dear Mother and all,” from Ida Mae Wrathall, dated: Salt Lake City, Utah, August 12, 1921.

Fd 8 Three items: Letter to “Dear Mama and Ella,” dated: Grantsville, Utah, November 28, 1918; Letter to “Dear mama, Ella, and all,” dated: Grantsville, Utah, January 10,1919: and a letter from Kenneth W. to “Dear Grandma,” dated: Grantsville, Utah, January 10, 1919.

Fd 9 Letter from Kenneth to “Dear Grandma,” dated Grantsville, Utah, January 10, 1919.

Fd 10 Letter to “My Dear Mother,” from Ida Mae Wrathall, dated January 27, 1919.

Fd 11 Letter to “Dear Mama, Fred, & all,” dated March 16, 1919.

Fd 12 Letter from Ida Mae Wrathall to “Dear Don and Ella,” dated: Grantsville, Utah, April 6, 1919.

Fd 13 Letter from Ida Mae Wrathall to “Dear folks at home,” dated: October 11, 1920.

Fd 14 Letter to “Dear Mama, Ella, and all,” dated: May 1st [1921].

Fd 15 Letter to “My Dear Sister Clara,” from Ida Mae Wrathall, dated: June 2, 1921.

Fd 16 Letter to “Dear Sister Clara,” dated: Grantsville, Utah, November 18, 1921.

Fd 17 Poem entitled “Our Trip in a Nutshell.”

Fd 18 Letter to “Dear Grandma,” from “Your little niece, Lois Wrathall,” dated: Grantsville, Utah, April 23, 1920.

Fd 19 Miscellaneous envelopes.

Fd 20 Cards.

Fd 21 Letters of Missionaries who served with Addison Pratt.

Box 11.

Fd 1 Correspondence relating to the acquisition of the Addison Pratt Family Papers, 1955-1963

Fd 2 Rencher Affair (concerning return of Addison Pratt Journals)

Fd 3 List of Descendants of Addison Pratt

Fd 4 Addison Pratt and Louisa Barnes Pratt Family Group Records

Fd 5 Correspondence received - relating to Addison Pratt Family

Fd 6 Louis Hunt West and Joseph Anderson West

Fd 7 Misc APFP - Papers pertaining to Sidney Alvarus Hanks, Lottie West, Don Carter, Kay and Louise Randall

For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University Libraries, Utah State University 84322-3000

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