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Day in the Life

Jul 15, 1847

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July 15, 1847 ~ Thursday

[page covered] [l]5^th I started early in the morning with my carriage & H[orses] [page torn]
[page covered] after President Young & Br Rockwood I was two hours [driving] [page torn]
7 miles to their camp made up the bed in the waggon & took
them both in I found them much better in health & t[hey] [page torn]
thought they could ride As my carriage was the easiest veicle [in] [page torn]
camp so all the waggons started & drove to our camp & the sick were
refreshed by their ride And After making A short halt the whole [camp] [page torn]
drove 4 1/2 miles further & ca[mped for the] night I drove 18 1/2 m and cam[ped] [page torn]

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9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879

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born (only child of and Wilford).

and her 19-day-old son start journey to with Wilford's father .

Advance company arrives in (still Mexican territory at the time); sets up camp.

Wilford arrives in with and plants potatoes.

Wilford first to climb .

Location for Block designated by (originally 40 acres).

First built on by Mormon Battalion.

Wilford, , and other apostles are rebaptized (Wilford's third rebaptism).

August 26, 1847

After planting crops and building cabins, Wilford leaves to return to .

September 3, 1847 - September 5, 1847

Wilford and first pioneer company meets companies heading west including his father , wife , and son .

Jul 15, 1847