“Thursday, Sept. 16 . . . Releases and Departures – The following named missionaries have been honorably released and sail for home to-day per s.s. ‘Laurentic’ : From Great Britain - -Charles W Burt, George Thomson, John H Barker, Marvin O Ashton, Moroni Colvin, Frank A Roberts, D Branson Brinton. From Scandinavia - -Jorgen Madsen, Wrol C Olsen. From Switzerland and Germany - - August W Reymann. With the company were thirty-three emigrants in charge of Elder Marvin O Ashton , assisted by Elders W.C. Olsen and D Branson Brinton. (Mill.Star, 71:589).” [BMMH,1909]. (source abbreviations)