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Day in the Life

Mar 24, 1857

Journal Entry

March 24, 1857 ~ Tuesday

24th I sent my men to rush valley this morning with my
sheep to Luke Johnson I sent 15 sheep & 3 Lambs & a Letter of
instructions. L. W. Haywood got in from the East last night
the Eastern Mail got in to day I received 17 Letters from
[FIGURE] G A. Smith 5 John Taylor 2, E Rastus Snow 1, B Kelsey 1
(& many papers & Letters to the Presidency) Joel M. Berry 2
John M. Bernhisel 2, E. T. Benson 1.


I spent a part of the day in the Presidents office Hearing his
Letters Read I spent the evening at home.

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22 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
641 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
3 mentions
Bernhisel, John Milton
23 Jun 1799 - 28 Sep 1881
313 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Johnson, Luke
1807-1861
69 mentions
Apostle

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Mar 24, 1857