“Thursday, June 2. .. . Releases – The following Elders have been honorably released to return home per s.s. ‘Cretic,’ June 16th, 1904: J Scott Jensen and Edmund G Jenkinson, Liverpool conference, and Joseph L Sanders, Nottingham; also, to return home June 23rd, per s.s. ‘Republic,’: Amos F Merrill, Raymond H Clayton, and David H Rigby, Leeds, and John C Duncan, Liverpool. (Mill.Star, 66: 347).” [BMMH, 1904].
"Thursday, June 23 . .. .Releases - - Elder John McPhie of the Scottish conference, and Elder Sidney B Vowles of the Bristol conference are honorably released to return home per s.s. ‘Republic,’ June 23.(Mill.Star, 66:394).” [BMMH, 1904].
""Thursday, June 23 . . . .Departures - -The following named missionaries sailed from Liverpool for Boston per s.s. ‘Republic,’ June 23, 1904: Joseph R Tuddenham, Roy A Welker, A Fenley Merrell, Raymond H Clayton, David E Rigby, Moses A Zundel, J Scott Jensen, Willard Ballam, Carl W Behle, Daniel E Rogerson, Joseph A Fowers, Arnold Eschler, Walter M Wolfe, Henrick Bongers, Nels A Thompson, John McPhie, Sidney B Vowles. With the Elders were thirty-seven Saints. The company was in charge of Elder Walter M Wolfe, assisted by Elder Raymond H Clayton.(Mill.Star, 66:412).” [BMMH, 1904]." (source abbreviations)