Oscar in the list of those "willing to be counceled" in Parowan in 1851 before going to California
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Oscar in the list of those "willing to be counceled" in Parowan in 1851 before going to California
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Description
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In April 1851, the main group of settlers for the California expedition gathered at Parowan, in southern Utah, before heading across the bleak desert in present-day southern Nevada. The leaders of the group, apostles Amasa M. Lyman and Charles C. Rich, asked those who had assembled to signify their willingness to follow counsel and show their devotion to the California colonization effort by signing their names. The resulting document included 111 names, all of whom were men and five of whom were designated as “colored.” All five “colored” men were enslaved men and included both Oscar.
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1851-04
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Source
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“List of those willing to be counceled by A. Lyman, C.C. Rich,” MS 889, Charles C. Rich collection, California papers, 1851–1856, Church History Library, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Century of Black Mormons is indebted to Kristine Shorey Forbes for bringing this document to our attention.
