Larson, May Hunt

File — Box: 6, Folder: 3

Identifier: V

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

"The Trip to Arizona in 1877," by May Hunt Larson is a short autobiographical sketch with some diary notes. She tells of their decision to settle near Fort Wingate where Brothers Luther C. Burnham, Earnest A. Tietgen, and Ben Boyce are special missionaries to the Indians. She describes the southern emigrants arrival in Arizona; the smallpox brought in by the southerners; and the purchase of the Stinson Ranch by William J. Flake. John Hunt was chosen bishop, and Jesse N. Smith became president of the Eastern Arizona Stake of which Snowflake was part. 18 pages.

Dates

1857-1986

Conditions Governing Access

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