". . . By letter from Elder L. A. Bertrand, we learn that a company of 109 Saints, mostly from Switzerland, under the presidency of Elder Serge L. Ballif, left Havre for New York on the 15th instant, on board the Windermere. Among them were a few families from Paris. Elder Balliff, who arrived here from Zion on September 17th, 1860, has labored diligently in the ministry, and carries home with him the blessings of the presidency and the prayers of those who have been benefitted by his labors."
MS, 24:21 (May 24, 1862), pp.330-31
"Thurs. 15. [May 1862] -- The ship Windermere sailed from Havre, France with 109 Swiss and French Saints, under the direction of Serge L. Ballif, bound for Utah via New York."
CC, p.67
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