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Jul 27, 1843

Journal Entry

July 27, 1843 ~ Thursday

27th As the water was so low we could not
get up the river we stoped near Beaver
passed through the town to Bridgewater here
we took stage for Pittsburgh 28 miles on the
way we stoped at Econemy the town
founded by Mr wrap it is esstablished sumthing
upon the principles of shakerism they raise
much grain fruit & make wine from the pur
juse of the grape. we drank a glass of it
which was vary nice we arived at Pittsburgh
at 6 oclock. Distance from Cincinnatti to Pittsburgh 469 1/2 miles

We soon found Br Small who informed us
that there was a meeting at the Temperance
Hall By the Church of Latter Day Saints
we went to the Hall & about the first persons
we saw was Elders H. C. Kimball & O. Pratt
& we herd the voice of Elder J E Page
preaching He Hammered the sects during
his discourse, & at the closed He informed
the people of our arival which made six
of the quorum of the Twelve in the city
we were all truly glad to strike hand with
each other once more I spent the night
with Br [blank] Beck

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1455 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
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Page, John Edward
25 Feb 1799 - 14 Oct 1867
123 mentions
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Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
we arrived on the at 6 o'clock p.m. There was a meeting that night in the city at the Temperance Hall to which we repaired and about the first persons we saw were Elders H. C Kimball and Orson Pratt. We heard the voice of John E. Page preaching as we entered. He hammered the sects during his discourse and at the close he informed the people of our arrival which made six of the ^Twelve^ in the city.

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Wilford serves fourth mission in Eastern United States (with other apostles) to raise funds for temple.

Jul 27, 1843