Day in the Life

Mar 15, 1842

Journal Entry

March 15, 1842 ~ Tuesday

15th [FIGURES] The Nauvoo Masonic
Lodge
was formed esstablished and organized
this day. The p[r]ossession was formed at half
past one oclock at Joseph's store & marched in
p[r]ossession to the grove in front of the temple &
organized the lodge & an address was deliverd
by the Grand master of the Masonic Lodge
of Illinois good order prevailed it was judged
their was about 3000 citizens assembled
on the occasion

A folded letter/box Received a letter from Br Wedster which
brought information from my fathers house

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Jonas, Abraham
abt. 1801 - 1865
Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
580 mentions
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Webster, Dwight
13 Apr 1814 - 19 Aug 1868
134 mentions
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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
On the of the ^same^ month the Nauvoo Masonic Lodge was established and organized. The procession was found at half past one oclock at Joseph's

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

Mar 15, 1842