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Day in the Life

Jan 31, 1842

Journal Entry

January 31, 1842 ~ Monday

31st I paid $200 dollars to Br John Benbow for presiden[t]
Joseph Smith & endorsed it on his note I then left the
friends & rode to Br Pulsiphers dined at his house & returned to Nauvoo 6 miles

People

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Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
169 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions
Pulsipher, Zerah
24 Jun 1788 - 1 Jan 1872
101 mentions

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Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois

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February 3, 1842
Wilford appointed manager of the Church's official newspaper Times and Seasons.
February 19, 1842
Wilford sets type for printing/publishing the Book of Abraham in Times and Seasons.

Jan 31, 1842