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Day in the Life

Aug 28, 1841

Journal Entry

August 28, 1841 ~ Saturday
28th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Lorenzo Snow
[FIGURE] I received a letter from Sister Phebe Wheeler
which she wrote many days since she has
just arived in this city wishing to accompany
my family to Nauvoo. She has suffered great
persecution in recieving the fulness of the
gospel

From this morning papers it seems
the country is still in agitation Mob & Lynch
law seems to rule through the land, I read
in this mornings Sun an advertizment for
me to preach in the National Hall to morrow
I suppose this is the production of Elder Foster
pen

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Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Foster, Lucian Rose
12 Nov 1806 - 19 Mar 1876
35 mentions
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Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois
New York City, New York County, New York

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Aug 28, 1841