Second Constitutional Convention held and petition for State of Deseret delivered to Washington, D.C.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 08, 1856 ~ Thursday
6th to 11 I have still had a sick week vary weak & feble my arm
vary sore & lame And a good deal of Dead flesh. Dr Sprague cut
out a portion of it with a penknife but did not get it all out
the Eastern Mail came in on the 9th & brought most of the Mail since
last Nov many thousands of letters was received in this city I got
two copies of 3 Numbers of the Mormon. J. M. Bernhisel sent me
the Baltimore Sun N Y Tribune, pamphlets from the Horticultures
& gardners we Also received A letter from the chief gardner
of her Majesty Queen Victoria who wished to open a correspondence
with the Horticultural society of this valley & make an exchange
of seeds &c. I received 2 letters one from I F Carter & the other
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Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
321 mentions
Sprague, Samuel Lindsey
1807-1886
41 mentions
Victoria of the United Kingdom
24 May 1819 - 22 Jan 1901
64 mentions
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14 mentions
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Wilford rebaptizes family members over the age of 8 (3 wives, 3 children, and "Lamanite" boy Moroni).
Wilford appointed Assistant Church Historian (serves in Historian's Office from 1856 to 1883).
Wilford poisoned while skinning livestock; life saved through priesthood blessings.