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Day in the Life

Jan 13, 1857

Journal Entry

January 13, 1857 ~ Tuesday

13th I spent the day in the Legislature & in the evening I met with
with the missionaries in the Historians office we heard the report
of the missionaries & the subject of the spirits was brought up &
discused they have begun to visit the Houses in the 16th ward as
the spirit rapping while we were in Meeting there was a visita
tion to Mr Jarvis House by some persons who broke the windows in
& broke furniture & set fire to the House but his wife put it out

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Community - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856
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Community - Minutes of the Legislative Council of Utah Territory, 1854-1856
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Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
Church membership is 55,236.

Jan 13, 1857