J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
William Ajax papers
Ajax, William, 1832-1899
MS 0064
0.25 linear feet
1 box
1862-1890s
The William Ajax papers (1862-1890s) consist of Ajax's diary and some news articles. The diary records the emigration of Ajax and his family, converts to the LDS Church, from Liverpool, England, to Salt Lake City, Utah. It describes their trek, as well as their lives once in the Salt Lake Valley. The news articles describe the later years of William Ajax's life and his struggles to keep his mercantile business going.
English
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Location of original unknown.
William Ajax (1832-1899) was converted to the LDS Church in 1853 in Wales. Before emigrating to Utah, he worked on the Welsh church paper,
Udgorn, and acted as clerk for the Welsh Mission. He and his family set sail for the United States on 19 May 1862, arriving in New York on 26 June 1862. They arrived in Utah in October of that same year. He moved his family to Rush Valley after 1869 when the firm of Watt, Sleater, and Ajax failed. He created the Ajax Underground Store in Centre, Utah. Ajax died in 1899, but his family carried on the business until around 1913 when Mercur, Utah, closed down as a mining town.
The William Ajax papers (1862-1890s) consist of photocopy of typescript of Ajax's diary and some news articles. The diary records the emigration of Ajax and his family, converts to the LDS Church, from Liverpool, England, to Salt Lake City, Utah. It describes their trek, as well as their lives once in the Salt Lake Valley. The news articles describe the later years of William Ajax's life and his struggles to keep his mercantile business going.
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Ajax Underground Store
Center (Utah)
Rush Valley (Utah)
Stores, Retail--Utah
Latter Day Saints--Diaries
Retail Trade
Diary and news articles
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