“Thursday, June 27. . .Arthur E White and Cyrus W Gold of the Sheffield, and Richard E Davis of the Welsh per ss ‘Commonwealth,’ sailing July 18th; Parley F Smith of the Newcastle, per ss ‘New England,’ sailing August 1st. (Mill. Star, 63:426).” [BMMH, 1901].
“Thursday, July 18. . .Departures - -The ss ‘Commonwealth,’ sailing from this port to-day had aboard the following Elders, honorably released to return to their homes in Zion: Cyrus W Gold, Arthur E White, William B Baker, Richard E Davis, Milton B Shipp, Alma J Lindsey, Knut A Anderson, James L Jenson, Alfred Anderson, Joshua J Summerhays and F.M. Christiansen. The following persons, who have been visiting in and about Great Britain for some time past, were also passengers on the same boat: Ebenezer Beesley, Richard Collett, George F Cowley, James D Murdoch and wife, Miss Adeline Thackeray, and John Gillespie. (Mill.Star, 63:475).” [BMMH, 1901]. (source abbreviations)