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Mar 12, 1850

Journal Entry

March 12, 1850 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] 12th We had one of the heardest snow storms this mo
rning that I ever saw there was About 12 inches of snow
fell in 3 hours I went into Boston with Ilus ofF Carter
to continue the Purchase of goods we made a Bill of Hard
ware Nails &c of $ [blank] Also a Bill of $600 of Boots
& shoes.

Elder Allexander Badlam arived home to
day from the gold diggings of San Francisco to Cambridge-
port
He had been gone one year to that country He was
truly glad to get home & we were glad to see him He
Brought $2000 dollars worth of gold dust And He broug-
ht me A present of 9 1/2 oz. of gold dust as A present from
several Brethren in the mines. And this begins to fulfill
A portion of my Patriarchal Blessings which I received
under the Hands of Father Joseph Smith in AD 1837.
He said I should have access to the treasures hid in the
sand to assist me in my necessities & in gathering many
orphan children to Zion And it is begining to come to pass
Brother Badlam called upon me in the evening & we had
a plesant interview together.

[FIGURES] I received An interesting letter from Capt
Joseph JRussell I wrote A letter to Joseph Russell 12 m

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Badlam, Alexander, b. 1808
28 Nov 1808 - 1 Dec 1894
99 mentions
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
394 mentions
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Russell, Joseph
17 Aug 1786 - 10 Mar 1855
64 mentions
Smith, Joseph (Sr.)
12 Jul 1771 - 14 Sep 1840
127 mentions

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Elder Allexander Badlam arived home to day from the gold diggings of San Francisco to Cambridge- port He had been gone one year to that country He was truly glad to get home & we were glad to see him He Brought $2000 dollars worth of gold dust And He broug- ht me A present of 9 1/2 oz. of gold dust as A present from several Brethren in the mines. And this begins to fulfill A portion of my Patriarchal Blessings which I received under the Hands of Father Joseph Smith in AD 1837. He said I should have access to the treasures hid in the sand to assist me in my necessities & in gathering many orphan children to Zion And it is begining to come to pass
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Mar 12, 1850