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Day in the Life

Jan 9, 1847

Journal Entry

January 09, 1847 ~ Saturday

9th Mercury fell 10 degrees below zero we sold one ox
to Br Rockwood at 2 1/2 cts per lb his meat wait was 893 lb
Amounting to $22.32 1/2 during the evening I took a walk with
Elders Young, Kimball, H Stout & others conversed upon a
variety of subjects.

I went to bed; fell asleep
And dreamed some Indians came in to my house with Axes
with the intent to kill me I got away from them went
into the street And there two men one an Indian stabed me
with Knives in the side I Hollowed murder and some
came to my assistance And I awoke. these dreams mean
sumthing some person or persons are plotting against my
life And I am warned against the plots of my enemies

People

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Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
123 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Stout, Hosea
18 Sep 1810 - 2 Mar 1889
48 mentions

Events

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1847
Church membership is 34,694.
January 19, 1847
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Jan 9, 1847