Joseph Smith travels to Washington, D.C. to deliver Missouri redress petition to President Van Buren.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 15, 1840 ~ Wednesday
15th I dined at Brother Worselys & suped at
Sister Dawsons & spent the night at Elder
Richards. We spent a plesant evening
together at Sister Dawsons their was 6
Elders of us together viz. Richards Taylor,
Woodruff, Turley, Clark & David Wilding
& a number of warm harted Sisters.
NB Elder Samuel James wished me to write to him &
Direct to Allen Town, Monmouth County New Jersey
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Dawson, Ann
1785-1849
3 mentions
Wilding, David
abt. 1805-1890
5 mentions
Clark, Hiram, b. 1795
22 Sep 1795 - 28 Dec 1853
118 mentions
Worsley, James
abt. 1801 - unk.
3 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
James, Samuel
1806-aft. 1880
16 mentions
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
143 mentions
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
541 mentions
Apostle
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