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Day in the Life

Nov 18, 1856

Journal Entry

November 18, 1856 ~ Tuesday

18th I am quite poorly this morning I spent most of the day in the office
Wilford started to day to get my Beef ox at Charles White.


President Young F D Richards & D. Spencer rode to Dr W Richards
pasture. It rained some to day & a hard shower at about 5 oclok &
snowed during the night I spent the evening in reading Comodore Perrys visit
to Jappan

People

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White, Charles
1812-1856ish
5 mentions
Spencer, Daniel
20 Jul 1794 - 8 Dec 1868
60 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
784 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Historical Figure
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

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

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October 2, 1856
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).
December 30, 1856
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
1857
Church membership is 55,236.

Nov 18, 1856