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Day in the Life

Nov 5, 1842

Journal Entry

November 05, 1842 ~ Saturday

Nov 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 I spent the time in the
printing office days & evenings I spent
at Elder Wm Claytons drawing off the
Times & Seasons Mail Book Elder Wilard
Richards returned from the east with his
family to Nauvoo on Sunday Oct 30 he came to
NMy house Monday night was taken at 2 oclock
with the cholera Morbus & was exceding sick I
was with him for several hours. he was low for
several days.

On Tuesday morning our son
Wilford was taken vary sick with the croup & it
seemed as though he would die for a little time
& was sick for several days & then recoverd
The Twelve returned home on friday

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Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
700 mentions
Family
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
521 mentions
Apostle
Clayton, William
17 Jul 1814 - 4 Dec 1879
106 mentions

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Nov 5, 1842