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Charles Ramsden Bailey papers, 1839-1933
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bailey, Charles Ramsden, 1839-1910
- Title
- Charles Ramsden Bailey papers
- Dates
- 1839-1933 (inclusive)18391933
- Quantity
- 1 box, (.25 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 53
- Summary
- Diary (1839-1877) with biographical sketches of wives, prison diary (1889) with lists of and letters from prisoners sentenced under the Edmunds Act, missionary diary and sermons (1898), and genealogical information.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles R. Bailey was born 31 Aug 1839 in Hanley, England, the son of Charles and Jane Bailey. His father, though a good man, "was one of those kind of men who lacked fortitude and was very easily led by company to drink." His mother eventually left him and moved to Lancashire, where a cousin of their's moved in with them. She was a Latter-day Saint, and after several months both mother and son were baptized.
In the early spring of 1855, they immigrated to the United States, with their eyes set to going to "Zion". They entered a company and were soon bound for Utah. In 1859 Charles moved to Cache Valley and settled in Maughn's Fort (Wellsville). While there he met and married a girl, but in a short time was divorced, since her mother had planned for her to marry another. Peter Maughn, then president of the stake promised him that: "You will marry two faithful Latter-day Saint girls and will raise a large family." This promise was fulfilled, though: "it took three and a half years to bring it about." Charles Bailey was well liked by many and died peacefully in Wellsville, Utah, on January 16, 1910.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Charles R. Bailey was born 31 Aug 1839 in Hanley, England, the son of Charles and Jane Bailey. His father , though a good man, "was one of those kind of men who lacked fortitude and was very easily led by company to drink." His mother eventually left him and moved to Lancashire, where a cousin of their's moved in with them. She was a Latter-day Saint, and after several months both mother and son were baptized.
In the early spring of 1855, they immigrated to the United States, with their eyes set to going to "Zion". They entered a company and were soon bound for Utah. In 1859 Charles moved to Cache Valley and settled in Maughn's Fort (Wellsville). While there he met and married a girl, but in a short time was divorced, since her mother had planned for her to marry another. Peter Maughn, then president of the stake promised him that: "You will marry two faithful Latter-day Saint girls and will raise a large family." This promise was fulfilled, though: "it took three and a half years to bring it about." Charles Bailey was well liked by many and died peacefully in Welsville Utah on 16 Jan 1910.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Charles Ramsden Bailey papers, 1839-1933. (COLL MSS 53). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Charles Ramsden Bailey papersReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Diary of Charles Ramsden Bailey (1839-1912),
For a typescript of this diary please see Joel E. Ricks Cache Valley Collection (Coll Mss 46), box 1, Items 9 and 10
pp. 1-51 "Byography" and diary;
p. 52 "Sketch of the life of Johannah Adamson Bailey";
pp. 55-71 "Sketch of the life and trials of Susannah Hawkins;
Bailey written in an Epic Poem by Susannah C.H. Jachman.";
pp. 72-76 "Sketch of the Life of Susannah Hawkins Bailey" written
July 14, 1924, Mable Swift;
pp. 77-141 blank;
pp. 142-44 Sketch of the Life of Ann Sewell Hawkins;
pp. 145-48 blank
|
1839-1877 |
| 1 | 2 | Prison Diary
pp. 1-53 list of prisoners sentenced under the Edmunds Act, 1884
1889. Bulk of diary consists of letters to Bailey from fellow
prisoners. pp. 115-30 have been removed
|
1889 |
| 1 | 3 | Missionary Diary and Sermons
Sermons used by Bailey as a missionary to England: "Subjective of
Faith," "Repentence," "Baptism," "Apostacy." Center pages are
"Missionare Record of Charles R. Bailey 1898." Last pp. contain
poems: "The Missionary's Message," "Over The Hills To The Poor
House," "Row My Bark." Last two not in Bailey's hand. Signed
JMW
|
1898 |
| 1 | 4 | "Geneology, Charles Ramsden
Bailey"
1 p. holograph in Bailey's handwriting
|
undated |
| 1 | 5 | "An Acrostic inscribed to Sister Ann
Hawkins"
1 p. holograph. signed W.P. McA
|
undated |
| 1 | 6 | "Aunt Sushannah Record"
2 pp. pencil holograph. Notes on earlv life of Susannah Hawkins
Bailey--apparently dictated to a niece. Information about life in
Maughan's Fort
|
undated |
| 1 | 7 | "A Saintly Mother" Written for the 86th
anniversary of Susannah H. Bailey, by Mary H. Mitton
2 pp. typescript poem
|
1933 March 8 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Edmunds-Tucker Act, 1887.
- Mormon missionaries--England--Diaries.
- Mormon Church--Sermons.
- Mormons--Crimes against.
- Mormons--Polygamy--Prisons and prisoners--Diaries.
Personal Names
- Bailey, Charles Ramsden, 1839-1910--Diaries.
- Bailey, Charles Ramsden, 1839-1910.
- Bailey, Johannah Adamson, 1844-1914.
- Bailey, Susannah Hawkins, 1847-1936.
- Hawkins, Ann Sewell, 1806-1890.
Family Names
- Bailey family.
Geographical Names
- Wellsville (Utah)--History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Diaries--Utah--Wellsville.
- Genealogies.
- Mormon missionary journals--England.
Finding aid created by Special Collections and
Archives.
2008
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