. . . I an my wife Jane left England on the 17th Jan 1843, in the ship Swanton and landed in Nauvoo April 12th 1843, in good health and without a cent, we had 2 sons, one of which died in Nauvoo. Brother Lorenzo Snow was the President of the ships company of about 300 passengers. . . . [p.1]

BIB: Fawcett, William, Papers of William Fawcett. [Autobiographical Sketch] (Special Collections & Manuscripts, MSS Sc 2690); p.1 (Harold
B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah)
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