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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
A hand pointing to the right I wrote a letter to J. M. Bernhisel sent By G. A Smith it con-
tained Brother Houtz 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
1431 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Houtz, Jacob
1814-1896
18 mentions
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
320 mentions
Heywood, Joseph Leland
1 Aug 1815 - 16 Oct 1910
74 mentions

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

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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 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

Letter from George Albert Smith, 21 April 1856

Letter from Geo. A. Smith, dated . To Wilford Woodruff, Secretary of the Twelve Apostles. Sir, On the 10th April 1854, I commenced to perform the duties of Historian by taking up the History of Joseph Smith where Dr. Willard Richards had left it when driven from Nauvoo on the 4th day of Febuary 1846. I had to revise and compare two years of back history which he had compiled, filling up numerous spaces which had been marked as omissions ^on memoranda^ by Dr. Richards. I commenced compiling the history of Joseph Smith from April 1st 1840 to his death on June 27th 1844. I have filled up all the reports of sermons by President Joseph Smith and others from minutes or sketches taken at the time in long hand by Dr. Willard Richards, Wilford Woodruff, Thomas Bullock, William Clayton, Miss Eliza R. Snow, &c. which was an im- mense labor, requiring the deepest thought and the closest application, as there were mostly only two or three words (about half written) to a sentence. The greatest care has been taken to convey the ideas in the prophets style as near as possible; and in no case has the sentiment been varied that I know of; as I heard the most of his discourses myself, was on the most intimate terms with him, have retained a most vivid recollection of his teachings, and was well acquainted with his principles and motives. The History has been compiled to the day of his death, and the principal part of it has been revised by the council of the First Presidency almost without any alteration. A few vacancies remain to be filled up from the statements of persons who are now absent. The severe application of thought to the principles of the History, the exercise of memory &c. have caused me to suffer much from a nervous headache or inflamation of the brain; and my application of mind being in exercise both day and night, deprived me of a great portion of necessary sleep. Thomas Bullock acted with me as chief clerk, being a clerk in the History office previously to, and at the time of Prest. Smith's death, and has continued in it ever since. His pen wrote the principal part of the rough manuscript from my dictation, and his acquaintance with all the paper was of great assistance to me.

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