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City, so the population grew very quickly. The residents looked forward in anticipation to each new company because, not only were they glad to see relatives and friends who had followed, but they always brought mail with them from Kanesville which many times included letters from Europe. There was great value placed on a letter because of the difficulty in transporting mail. Each letter was saved and read over and over. A letter from Martha Bristol, dated June 20, 1850, was brought by one of the last wagon trains to arrive late in October. Henry was delighted to hear about England and about his dear sweet Martha whom he had reluctantly parted from. His hopes were that it would only be a temporary separation, but many problems had to be resolved, includmg converting her to Mormonism. He knew that she expected him to tire of this adventure and eventually return to England, but in his heart he knew that he was doing the right thing. His only hope was to convince her to come to America. Henry subscribed to a local publication, Frontier Guardian, and had it sent to Martha each month. He also was able to purchase a gold nugget from a California gold rusher who came to the city to visit. Henry thought this would be a unique gift to send to Martha so he included it in one of his letters. In the letter of June 20, Martha thanked her dearest Henry for the newspaper he had sent from New Orleans and hoped that he received her two letters and that they had given him joy. She wrote the following:
I hope and trust this will reach you safely for I know that if it is but a few brief limes they will give you joy and to give you joy is (and I trust forever will be) the duty and pleasure of my future life. I am very happy to tell you that I shall be able to sometimes hear the Gospel preached; there is a meeting of the LatterDay Saints here in the Temperance Hall which is not more than a mile from home. I went to it last Sunday evening and shall go again next D.U.[meeting]. The singing was beautiful, although there were not more
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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