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Nov 16, 1853

Journal Entry

November 16, 1853 ~ Wednesday

15 ^& 16^ drew wood tofrom the canyon I met with the regency
on the evening of the 16th President Young has called upon
the regency to get up a New Alphabet & make an
improvement in the English Language & they have sat
several evenings for this purpose

P. P. Pratt has commenced a spanish school I
have commenced to attend it to learn the Language
I attended several evenings this week laboured about
home till the 19th

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
548 mentions
Apostle

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the evening of the I met with the Regency upon whom the Presidency had called to get up a new alphabet and make an improvement in the English language. The Regency had sat several evenings for that purpose Parley P. Pratt had commenced a Spanish school and I was attending it to learn the language

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Wilford serves fourth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Nov 16, 1853