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Day in the Life

Jan 11, 1849

Journal Entry

January 11, 1849 ~ Thursday

11th The Boston Times to day says the cholera is raging at wheeling
Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis and Vicksburg

A Letter from the camp of Israel 400 miles from Winter Quarters
July 10th 1848 published in the Star of Oct 15 1848 says that President
Brigham Young & Heber C Kimball company which they led to the
valley of the Salt Lake consisted of 623 waggons, 1891 souls
131 horses, 44 Mules, 2012 oxens, 983 cows 334 Loose cattle, 654 sheep
237 Pigs, 904 chickens, 54 cats, 134 Dogs, 3 goats, 10 geese, 5 Bee Hives
11 Doves, 1 Sqwrrilll 1 squirrel, 5 Ducks

It is An Exceding cold day. while at Bradford I exhamined
Smiths Illustrated Asstronomy I like it for schools. Burnetts Beautiful
Original Model of Ancient Jerrusalem as it stood in the days of our
Redeemer all carved out of wood is now being exhibited through
America And Attracting the Attention of many as the greatest work
of Art Exhibited in the Last days I wrote A letter to Brother
[FIGURE] Thomas Cartwright And made extracts from Letters

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Cartwright, Thomas
23 Dec 1814 - 9 Jan 1873
29 mentions

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Jan 11, 1849