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Day in the Life

Aug 5, 1843

Journal Entry

August 05, 1843 ~ Saturday

5th We were distributed among the Saints
in Philadelphia at the following places
Elder B. Young at Br P Hesse 36 old York
Road
Elder H. C. Kimball at 34 old York Road at
Sister Jeffres
Elder J E page & G A Smith at Elder wm
Wharton No Elizabeth St opposite the wel
Elder G A Smith at Methodist Chapel

Elder O Pratt at Sister Nickolsons at 6 st
2 doors Below Rase st -[sassafras]-
& myself at Br [blank] Hammers at 12 Logan st
street near spring garden market after getting
som Breakfast we went to rest as we had not
slep any for two nights of any account during
the afternoon & evening we had the hardest
storm & rain & wind that had been known for
many years in & about the city of Philadelphia
much damage was done houses unroofed,
gutters filled with water, streams suddenly
rose, bridges, lumber & houses carried away, a
number of persons were drowned &c &c

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle
112 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle
3 mentions
6 mentions
1 mention

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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1
arrived on the . having left Pittsburgh

Events

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July - Nov 1843
Wilford serves fourth mission in Eastern United States (with other apostles) to raise funds for temple.

Aug 5, 1843