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Day in the Life

Feb 5, 1840

Journal Entry

February 05, 1840 ~ Wednesday

5th Walked to Hanly & on to New castle read two
papers, found much talk about the Queen Victoria
wedding It had taken more than 200 persons 9 months to
make her Bridal Dress, & all the weavers 6 weeks
to make her veil. I preached at night at Brother
Woods No. 14 Drayton street & walked to Burslem &
spent the night {Distance of the day} 8 miles

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Wood, John
1803-1876
7 mentions
56 mentions
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Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Hanley, Staffordshire, England
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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1840
Church membership is 16,800; population of the 26 United States is 17,100,000.

Feb 5, 1840