“Saturday, July 18. . . . The following missionaries were honorably released and sailed for home July 18th, per s.s. ‘Republic’ William A Budge, Scottish; Thomas S Gregson, Franklin Wadsworth, David R Tolman, Livepool; David L Kerr, Leeds; William Spackman, Henry E Taylor, Newcastle; John W Field, Irish; Bert S Hyman, Birmingham; Frank J Edgel, David Smith Jr., Calvin M Peterson, London. From South Africa - - Fred A Sheffield. From Switzerland and Germany - -John A Kienke, Ebenezer O Wilcox, Frederick G Wieland. From the Netherlands - - James W Johnson, Robert S Folland. From Scandinavia - - Jens P Meilstrup, Carl M Nelson, Hans P Olson, Hans Sorenson, Mathias J Benson, Ingeborg Oleson. From Sweden - - John W Johnson, John E Anderson. With the company were ninety-one emigrants, in charge of Elder William A Budge, Elders Mathias J Benson and James W Johnson being his assistants. (Mill.Star, 70:477).” [BMMH, 1908]. (source abbreviations)