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  • Page 255

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    Feb 3rd, 1863 2 officers wounded it is reported that Lieut Darwin Chase (once a Mormon Elder) Mortally wounded. He was ordained into the Quorum of Seventies on the cornor stone of the Temple in Far West at the Time that G. A. Smith and myself was ordained into the Quorum of the Twelve. But Chase went to Calafornia Apostitized Join the Army and a prospect of now Ending his career ...
    Dates:
    February 3, 1863 February 4, 1863
  • Page 256

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    Feb 4th 1863 colored there are some with blue Eyes & Hazel Eyes and vary light hair but they have never mixed blood with any white men or other Indian tribes. they have had a tradition that some good men will come from the west and bring them the truth and they think we are the people and they have come as ambasadors to see the people & to see if we are the people they have been looking for they lighke the people & the country and the improvements which they ...
    Dates:
    February 4, 1863
  • Page 257

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    Feb 4th 1863 Brother Hamblin Home they returned by the old trail saw some Navahoes & bought some provisions of them they had a good deal of snow & a rough road when they came to the Colorado the Lamanites were afraid to cross for they had never seen ^crossed^ so large water before and was afraid of being drowned and wished to returnen home. Brother Hamblin told them they must go with us & when they found they must go they offered ...
    Dates:
    February 4, 1863