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Day in the Life

November 14, 1846 ~ Saturday

Nov 13^th I spent the day perusing exchange
Papers also the 14^th

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Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Phebe's fifth child dies at age 16 months in , Nebraska.

Wilford recovers enough to resume work on cabin for his family.

sixth child born in , Nebraska, and dies 2 days later.

Of 483 people living in , 334 are sick, 53 are wives of Mormon Battalion soldiers, and 75 are widows.

Church membership is 34,694.