William Henry Harrison inaugurated as ninth President of 26 United States.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 30, 1841 ~ Tuesday
30th We parted with the Saints in Burslem took
coach & rode to Manchester 40 miles called at
the shop or abode of Elder P. P. Pratt 47 Oxford
Street Manchester, he had moved his station
from 149 oldham Road to this place, I found
him enjoying good health also his family I
saw the times & seasons up to the 7th No was
much edifyed with its contents, we also receiv
ed many letters from Nauvoo one from Br Joseph
to the Twelve one from D. C. Smith to G A Smith
with one from Elder Clayton giving an account
of the journey of Elders Turley Benbow &
company all of which was interesting. I spent
the night at Br Brewshaws 40 miles
coach & rode to Manchester 40 miles called at
the shop or abode of Elder P. P. Pratt 47 Oxford
Street Manchester, he had moved his station
from 149 oldham Road to this place, I found
him enjoying good health also his family I
saw the times & seasons up to the 7th No was
much edifyed with its contents, we also receiv
ed many letters from Nauvoo one from Br Joseph
to the Twelve one from D. C. Smith to G A Smith
with one from Elder Clayton giving an account
of the journey of Elders Turley Benbow &
company all of which was interesting. I spent
the night at Br Brewshaws 40 miles
People
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Smith, Don Carlos, b. 1816
25 Mar 1816 - 7 Aug 1841
49 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1433 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Bewsher, James
abt. 1800-aft. 1843
10 mentions
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
173 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
143 mentions
Clayton, William
17 Jul 1814 - 4 Dec 1879
116 mentions
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John Tyler inaugurated as tenth President of 26 United States after death of President Harrison.
Cornerstones are laid for the Nauvoo Temple.
Wilford leaves England for America with other members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
