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Day in the Life

May 3, 1848

Journal Entry

May 03, 1848 ~ Wednesday

3rd We packed our trunks during the day and in the evening a
company of Soldiers arived from the valley & brought a mail from
the city of the great Salt Lake
[FIGURE] We got one letter from Sister Smoot and one directed to
Robert Petty, we got a letter from the High Council to the
Presidency here which was good we met & herd it read
It seems from the letters that they have sowed 800 acres
of wheat & inclosed 5000 acres of land under fence made of
poles

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1835 Southern Convert
Petty, Robert C.
abt. 1812-1856
34 mentions

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Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory

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May 3, 1848