1894 LDS Mormon ORIGINAL Missionary Diary Tahiti

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It just doesn't get any better than this! is an original, hand written in ink personal diary of Frederick Charles Rossiter who was a Mormon missionary in the Society Islands in the 1890s. I've done quite a bit of research on him and his family and have included a portion of it It is extremely rare to find original LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) items from this time period. Especially of a well known church member such as Rossiter. When reading the excerpts below it is plain that the information in the diary is extraordinary. It details the daily life of the missionaries and discusses mundane subjects like the price of clothing and food. But also has very important information such as the natives and government trying to ban the missionaries from preaching and teaching. T is even a full transcription of the petition sent to the French Governor of the Islands regarding their status included on 5 pages of the diary. I've abstracted a portion of it below. The first 80 pages of the diary are written in shorthand. The remaining pages are in English. T is a total of 238 pages in the diary. Every page is written on. In the back t are 9 pages that were used as a ledger to record various things including Rossiter's cash account, letters received and written, and distances travelled. The diary covers the time period between June 29, 1894 through June 4, 1895. It measures 6 1/2" x 4" x 5/8". This is a pedigree chart showing Frederick C. Rossiter's ancestor line. A photo of Frederick Charles Rossiter and his father William Alfred Rossiter are shown at this link . A biography of Frederick Rossiter and his father, William, can be found at this link . William A Rossiter was a prisoner for plural marriage in Utah. The record can be seen . A biography of Frederick Rossiterâe(tm)s maternal grandfather, Charles Crabtree, can be found at this link . A photo and biography of Frederickâe(tm)s brother, Ernest Crabtree Rossiter can be found at this link and another one . Tidbit of Trivia: Frederick Rossiterâe(tm)s fatherâe(tm)s second wife was Shamira Young who was the daughter of Brigham Young. From the Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847âe"1868 Rossiter, William Alfred Birth Date: 26 Feb. 1843 Death Date: 25 Sep. 1913 Gender: Male Age: 19 Company: William H. Dame Company (1862) William H. Dame Company (1862) Departure: 14 August 1862 Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 29 October 1862Company Information: 150 individuals and 50 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha). Abstracts from the diary follow. These are only a very few pages from the diary. Most of it I have not read or abstracted ! Monday, Jan 14 th This morning after breakfast I copied several native words, (some 500) for Bro. Dickerson. During the afternoon I copied part of âeoeThe Succession in the Presidencyâe, translated into native by Bro. Damron. I changed $7.40 American money for $8.00 French this evening. We had bread-fruit and bean stew for supper. This evening we took a walk down the beach, and around to the band stand. The French man-o-war, âeoeDuranceâe, came in from Caledonia this evening. Wednesday, Jan. 16 th Early this morning Bros. Damron, Despain, and myself went down to see the American consul. He talked very pleasantly, and told us that although the French government was against us, and tried to discourage and trample us down, we should go ahead in our work, and never mind them. We have equal rights as American citizens. He, (Mr. Dotty) the consul, also spoke of the trouble the Josephites were having with their little schooner âeoeEvansliaâe, the French government trying to shut them down. Bros. Despain, Smith, and Damron, were preparing to leave for the Paomotu islands on the âeoeTeavaroaâe this afternoon. At 4 oâe(tm)cl... read more

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