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Day in the Life

Apr 21, 1856

Journal Entry

April 21, 1856 ~ Monday

21st The Historians office was crouded with clerks taking a copy
of the Census. 29 was the highest number at any one time
it was a vary busy day I called upon Bishop Haywood in the evening
with G. A. Smith. He was preparing his waggon to leave in the morning
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to J. M. Bernhisel sent By G A Smith it con-
tained Brother Houts Bill. ^My ox died this morning with mortification.
I ennoculatid my arm with it while skining him^

People

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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Houtz, Jacob
1814-1896
17 mentions
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
313 mentions
Heywood, Joseph Leland
1 Aug 1815 - 16 Oct 1910
72 mentions

Places

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Related Documents

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Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

On the , while assisting to remove an ox that had died from poison and had been skinned, I inoculated my arm with poison and mortification ensued. The poison worked through my system for seven days before it showed itself out-

Autobiography 1858 Notes

On the , I innoculated my arms with poison and mortification ^ensued^; while assisting to remove an ox that had died from poison and had been skinned; the poison worked through my system for seven days before it

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

On the , while assist- ing to remove an ox that had died from poison and had been skinned, I inoculated my arm with poison, and mortification ensued. The poison worked through my system for seven days before it showed itself outwardly. On

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

On the I innoculated my arm with poison & mortifycation while assisting to remove an ox which had died of poison & beened been skined which poison worked through my system for seven days before it showed itself outwardly

Events

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March 17, 1856
Wilford rebaptizes family members over the age of 8 (3 wives, 3 children, and "Lamanite" boy Moroni).
April 7, 1856
Wilford appointed Assistant Church Historian (serves in Historian's Office from 1856 to 1883).
April 28, 1856
Wilford poisoned while skinning livestock; life saved through priesthood blessings.

Apr 21, 1856