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Day in the Life

Dec 20, 1854

Journal Entry

December 20, 1854 ~ Wednesday

20 to 23 I spent the time in the Legislature

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Political/Government - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856
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Political/Government - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856
Albert Carrington elected Attorney General Andrew Love presiding Attorney Johnathan Browning Jud[g]e of Webber ^Davis^ County Isaac Bullock Judged of Green River Wm Critchlow Judge of Webber Counties Notary Public for San Pete Count John Eyer Notary Public for Green River county Thomas Bullock Ira Eldrid[g]e Rode Commissioner Daniel Carnes [FIGURES] {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} State House {shorthand} {shorthand} government {shorthand} {shorthand} work {shorthand} Webber county 2 or 3000 thousand dollars if {shorthand H D {shorthand} {shorthand} [illegible] at writing {shorthand} {shorthand} scarcely His [illegible] {shorthand} appoint a {shorthand} case of the penetentiary, & this penetentiary is [belonging] to {shorthand} tenants of Utah {shorthand} {shorthand} Body Else. The Secretary His servant {shorthand} Washington to prove of {shorthand} could elect the Marshall to Be [worthy]
Political/Government - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856
it is now of [any] mus finish Ho we appoint as warden {shorthand} Eg {shorthand} our duty to do right. Let the wicked {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} school {shorthand} would {shorthand} work [By,] {shorthand} ward {shorthand} [seventy] {shorthand} [try events the General Grant] Let them paper up [any] other [Tenants] {shorthand} Be my [strong] {shorthand} [unity] do for themselves {shorthand} will be eulogdy] Now I say go ahead & do wright & you will Be [suited] {shorthand} {shorthand} governor without [BY] & I Live in hopes that I may Live to see the day when I can [cut our] Governor without [pay] Daniel Carnes was Appointed as warden of the Penitentiary Moved {shorthand} Appointed {shorthand} Congress to ask {shorthand} president {shorthand} U. S. {shorthand} repapoint Gov B Young to continue [on] Governor

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Dec 20, 1854