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Day in the Life

May 30, 1839

Journal Entry

May 30, 1839 ~ Thursday

May 30th The spirit of mobocracy increases in Montrose & the Ioway &c I spent the day gardning & choping wood

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Iowa Territory
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa Territory

Events

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April 6, 1839
Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
May 4, 1839
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

May 30, 1839