James S. Brown Journal (Ms 10)
The James S. Brown Journal (1857-1892) covers more than 46 years of
Brown's life, primarily those periods devoted to missionary work for the
LDS Church. Included are accounts of Brown's travel and LDS missions in
the United States and England between 1858 and 1862; a weekly ledger of
his expenses in 1866; the blessing given prior to his departure for
England; a genealogical history of his father's family made in 1849 and
another for his mother's family made in 1869; and information regarding
his mission to the Navajo Indians and his preparations for a missionary
settlement south and southeast of the Colorado River; and an account of
his call to a mission in Tahiti in March 1892, the voyage there, and his
experiences preaching on the island, through November 1892. Brown
(1828-1902) was a Mormon convert who joined the church as its members were
being driven away from Illinois. After their arrival on the Missouri
river, Brown enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. After his discharge in
California in 1847, he found employment with Mr. Sutter on the Sacramento
river and witnessed the 1848 gold discovery. In 1848 he arrived in Salt
Lake Valley. A register is available.