Elijah Allen (1826-1866)

Allen, Elijah, 1826–1866 Autobiography (1826–1848) Autobiography (1826–1848) Holograph. 8 pp. 24.8 cm. HDC [LDS Church Archives] (d 5)

Born in 1826. Joined LDS Church, 1836. Teamster for Brigham Young, 1846. Served in Mormon Battalion, 1846–47. Account of trip to California, 1846. Spent time in hospital in San Diego, 1846–47. Worked at San Gabriel Mission, 1847–48. Relocated in Salt Lake Valley. After short time at farming, traveled east with herd of horses. Met Brigham Young on plains. Returned to Iowa to see family. (“After being gone over two years I felt I had landed once more on the shores of america.”)