Record Details
Thomas Jackson Schofield papers
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Thomas Jackson Schofield papers |
| Creator | Schofield, Thomas Jackson, 1824-1893 |
| Subject | Agriculture; Agriculture and Natural Resources; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Religion; Mormons--England--History; Mormons--Utah--Nephi--History; Nephi (Utah)--History; Water and Water Rights |
| Description | Biographical/Historical note: Thomas Jackson Schofield was born in Lancashire, England in 1824 and later converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prompting him to move to Utah. He married Martha Whitworth in England in 1849 and Sarah Foster in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1857. Schofield became a farmer in Utah until his death in 1893. File contains photocopies of Thomas Jackson Schofield's handwritten diary, his patriarchal blessing, the patriarchal blessing of his wife, Martha, and the typescript of his diary. Schofield described his life as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote of his conversion in England, and about his life in Nephi, Utah from 1859 to 1860. He included in his diary his duties on his farm including watering and irrigating his garden, plowing, harrowing, and working on the... |
| Relation | Digital version available online. |
| Publisher | L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/ |
| Type | Diaries; Letters; Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church) |
| Date | 1859; 1860 |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Open for public research. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Thomas Jackson Schofield papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators. |
| Format | 1 folder (0.02 linear ft.) ead |
| Identifier | https://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS 665 |
