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Title: Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 : Major Howard Egan's diary, also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Egan, Howard, 1815-1878 Egan, Howard R. (Howard Ransom), 1840-1916 Egan, Wm. M. (William Monroe), b. 1851, ed. edt
Subjects: Egan, Howard, 1815-1878 Frontier and pioneer life Mormons Mormon Church
Publisher: Richmond, Utah : Howard R. Egan Estate
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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and baptized, moving to Nauvoo the same year.He became one of the Nauvoo Police, and the Prophet Josephsguard, who has said he felt safe when Howard Egan was onguard. He was also Major in the Nauvoo Legion. Sept. 24th 1844 he and his wife each received a Patriarchalblessing under the hands of Hyrum Smith, the Patriarch and bro-ther of the Prophet in which it is stated that he was of thelineage of David and of the tribe of Judah....and have a rightto the priesthood and blessings according to the prophetic visionsof his fathers... .and shall be numbered with the called andchosen... .and also prepetuated by his posterity in the blessingof the priesthood from generation to generation until the latestgeneration. That his wife should receive these blessings incommon with him, that she was the seed of Joseph throughthe loins of Ephraim. He filled several missions in the states. After the martyrdom of the Prophet and Patriarch at thetime of the return of the Twelve Apostles, when Oliver Cow-
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PIONEERING THE WEST 1J_ dery was trying to lead the Church, Mother saw Brigham Younglook like Joseph and speak in his voice at a meeting held Aug.8th, 1844 showing conclusively where the authority of leader-ship laid. H. R. Egan introduced his writings as follows: EARLY DAYS. I will start by saying, I was born in Salem Mass. although I was there I dont recall the event, but I do remember ofMother leading me by the hand up to the Nauvoo Temple andshowing me the large baptismal font that was supported onthe backs of twelve stone oxen. (When at the age of six years.)There were four on the side where we stood, one at each cornerand two between them just as natural as life. I remember thehouse we lived in. There was two rooms facing the street with ahall between. We lived in the left hand room, another familylived in the right hand room. I dont remember of ever going inthere. There was a flight of stairs in the hall that led to tworooms above. I remember the stairs but nothing more aboutth

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