First stone laid for the new baptismal font in the Nauvoo Temple.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 30, 1845 ~ Wednesday
July 30th [FIGURES] I recieved five American &
2 English letters from the following
Persons Aphek & Azubah Woodruff B Cosset J. M. Grant
J. Phelps, & James Frederick Cleary, see his letter & 2 from
Brethren in England & one Nauvoo Neighbor all of which
brought cheering intelligence to me it was the
first letter I have recieved from Father Woodruff
since I have been in England. Elder Grants letter
was also highly interesting. the work of the Lord is
onward through America the Nauvoo House & Temple
is rapidly progressing. The Judgments of God are
through America. The Neighbor contains an account
of the Murder of Irvin Hodges in the streets of Nauvoo
& $200 dollars reward offered for the murderer by
M. R. Deming Co Sheriff the same Paper contains an
account of the Murder ^killing^ of Dr Marshall by M. R. Deming
the Sheriff of warsaw so the Sheriff was taken into
custody but out of prison on bail. We also recievd
several New York Heralds which stated that
Texas was annexed & immediate expectation of
war with Mexico & probably war with England
& such a sene of fires Murders suicides floods
hail stormes & whirlwinds I seldom ever read of
I forwarded the 3rd No of the Star to A. Woodruff
Azmon Woodruff B. Cossett JI. F. Carter E Carter
Dwight Webster J. M. Grant, A. Woodman & P. P. Pratt 4 [miles]
People
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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
577 mentions
Family
Holmes, Aphia S. Woodman
26 Feb 1810 - 5 Apr 1885
12 mentions
Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 21 Mar 1851
266 mentions
Family
Alvord, Betsey Cossett
19 Jan 1805 - 16 Feb 1884
103 mentions
Family
Webster, Dwight
13 Apr 1814 - 19 Aug 1868
134 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
288 mentions
Family
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
1 mention
Phelps, Jacob
1815-1888
16 mentions
Cleary, James Frederick
1815-1891
5 mentions
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
280 mentions
Apostle, Zion's Camp
Deming, Miner Rudd
24 Feb 1810 - 10 Sep 1845
8 mentions
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
547 mentions
Apostle
Marshall, Samuel
1845
2 mentions
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