[Apostle John Henry Smith Diary] Liverpool
The steamship Nevada of the Guion line left Liverpool today with 352 saints on board, David McKay in charge.
[Source: Jean Bickmore White (editor), Church, State, and Politics: The Diaries of John Henry Smith, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1990, http://bit.ly/johnhenrysmith]
This was David McKay (Born May 3, 1844 in Scotland; Died Nov.10,1917 probably near Huntsville, Utah). He was mission president in Scotland from 1881-1883. [Source: LDS Biographical Encyclopedia 4:560, edited by Andrew Jenson]
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