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Day in the Life

May 21, 1841

Journal Entry

May 21, 1841 ~ Friday
21st We paid our bill & took locations in differ
ent parts of the city Elder Geo. A. Smith &
myself took up our abode with Elder L R.
Foster who appeared glad to see us & made us
wellcome. I also was privleged with an inter
view with Messrs Ezra & Ilus Carter my Brothers
in Law also Dr Charles Faybyan. I sendt a bundle
to Phebe by Ezra Carter I was truly glad to see
the face of my friends & the Saints once more
I found that Elders Young, Kimball, & O. Pratt had
taken logings at the house of Elder Adams 186
Woster Street 2 doors from I. F. Carter

A folded letter/box I received 2 letters from Phebe one contained
a page from my mother giving an account of the
Low state of health of Sister Eunice

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Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 21 Mar 1851
266 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3423 mentions
Apostle, Family
5 mentions
Webster, Eunice Hart Woodruff
19 Jun 1821 - 14 Jun 1853
270 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra (Jr.)
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
177 mentions
Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
48 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1454 mentions
Apostle
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
Foster, Lucian R.
12 Nov 1806 - 19 Mar 1876
36 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1577 mentions
Family

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New York City, New York County, New York

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
York]], and on the next George A. Smith and myself took up our abode for a few days at Brother Foster's. While here I met my brothers-in-law, Ezra and llus Carter, and also Dr. Charles Fabyan, my wife's relative.
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
Next George A. Smith and myself took up our abode with Elder L. R. Foster who was glad to see us and made us welcome and brothers Young Kimball and Orson Pratt took up lodgings at the house of Elder G. J. Adams At this time I met my brothers in law Ezra and Ilus Carter and also Dr Charles Fabyan I had the purusal of the 12 and 13th Nos. of the Times and Seasons giving an account of the laying of the corner stones of the House of the Lord in Nauvoo in the presence

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May 21, 1841