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May 25, 1857

Journal Entry

May 25, 1857 ~ Monday

25 I spent the day in the office writing & reading History I herd the
History read of Febuary 18345. My daughter Phebe had a vary
severe attack of inflamation on the Lungs or sumthing like plurisy she
could not Breath ownly with great Difficulty we holstered her up in the
bed & she would retch for breath like a person strangling she was so
for several hours we annointed her, laid hands upon her, & rebuked the
desease I finally got Joseph Smiths silk Hankerchief which He gave
me in 1839 and said it should ever remain as a League betwen
us as long as I would keep it I laid it upon her stomach. Brother
Dunyon came in to see her in the evening she became some better
& slept some.


President Young arived with his company 1/2 past 6 oclok P.M
they all arived home well

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
340 mentions
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My daughter Phebe had a vary severe attack of inflamation on the Lungs or sumthing like plurisy she could not Breath ownly with great Difficulty we holstered her up in the bed & she would Retch for breath like a person strangling she was so for several hours we annointed her, laid hands upon her, & rebuked the desease I finally got Joseph Smiths silk Hankerchief which He gave me in 1839 and said it should ever remain as a League between us as long as I would keep it I laid it upon her stomach. Brother Dunyon came in to see her in the evening she became some better & slept some.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
On the my daughter Phebe had a very severe attack of inflamation on the lungs or something like the plurisy and could not breathe only with great difficulty. We bolstered her up in bed and she would catch for breath like a person straugling We annointed ^her^ laid hands upon her and rebuked the desease. I finally got Joseph Smith's hankerchief which he gave me in 1839 and said it should remain as a league betwen us as long as I would keep it. I laid the handkerchief and she became somewhat better and slept Arrival Of George A. Smith and Others

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May 25, 1857