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Day in the Life

Apr 9, 1847

Journal Entry

April 09, 1847 ~ Friday

9th I monted my horse in the morning & started back
to winter quarters to see Br Parley the Twelve my
family &c. Mrs Woodruff was at our camp yesterday while
I was out hunting & left a letter for me In answer to
one I wrote her the day before. Before I got to the
city I met the Twelve I was within half a mile of home
yet I turned about with them & came on to the camp
harnessed up our horses & drove untill dark towards
the horn. & camped for the night distance 10 m
Br Young & Kimball camped several miles behind us

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
523 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
Family

Places

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Elkhorn River, unorganized U.S. Territory
Winter Quarters, unorganized U.S. Territory

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Apr 9, 1847