Day in the Life

Aug 8, 1840

Journal Entry

August 08, 1840 ~ Saturday

8th [FIGURE] One year ago this day I left my family in
Montrose to take a mission to England I started with
Elder Tailor & corossed the Missisippi river in a canoe sick
with the ague & without money But I am now in the
south part of England in company with Elder
G. A. Smith & enjoying good health & I pray the Lord
to give good health to my wife & children

A hand pointing to the right I wrote a letter to Col Lyman Wight jointly
with Br Smith A hand pointing to the right I also wrote a letter to Elder
Wm Smith

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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Wight, Lyman
9 May 1796 - 31 Mar 1858
197 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1579 mentions
Family
Smith, William B.
13 Mar 1811 - 13 Nov 1893
90 mentions
Apostle

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Aug 8, 1840