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Oct 18, 1857

Journal Entry

October 18, 1857 ~ Sunday

18th Sunday A crown A single key with teeth to the right A single key with teeth to the left we met in the Tabernacle President Young had all
his correspondance with Col Allexander of the U. S. Armey read to
the Assemble it was vary rich and Edifying President Young
than preached to the Assembly in a vary Edifying manner
all of which was reported He said He should prepare for the
worst He should have grain cashed whare the Enemy could not
find it & be prepared to move into the mountains & burn all
yet He believed we could keep our enemies out & still raise
crops in the valley. He was followed by Brother Kimball who
said that He knew that if we would Harken to council that we
should raise grain, oat peaches & Apples & live in our Houses in these
vallies untill we went to Jackson County President Young said
I believe it. I attended the prayer meeting in the evening. O P. Roc-
kwell & Dunbar arived about [blank] oclock reported that there
would be 700 Head of cattle in in 2 days nothing decisive yet in
relation to the army He said some of the Brethren were to ventersome
and in danger of looseing their lives He said one deserter
informed him that the army were ownly fed on Quarter rations
the army are nearly starving to death. Orders were given to Hail
onc[e] and then fire and in trying to carry out the order they
shot an ox they said Bridger & Mogo was in their camp

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
3 mentions
16 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
49 mentions
22 mentions

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Adobe Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory
Jackson County, Missouri

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Letter from George Albert Smith, 18 October 1857
[sideways text] G A Smith [end of sideways text] Canyn Head of Echoe Oct 18 1857 Bro Woodruff I received yur letter paper a envelopes &c & an muech othyrs I also recd the 90 rounds of sharp catreges from R C all [hole in paper] right cold stormy & snow all night & is snowy to Day & very Disreputable in camp the enemy fired 30 Guns at Lot Smiths men on the morning of the 16 the enemy set A trap for him but he escaped & not any one of his men hurt though were in 150 yards when they fired Lot mistok them for mules and charged up to them captann ^capt^ mary said capt smith you cant see vry good this morning Lot replied you we can see as well we can were Blind Bidly as Maryes men were 75 mounted on mules they looked some time & then turned their Back on eacpe & Lot rod off at A ston fence but the enemy made an atte[m]pt to serund Lot
Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
we met in the Tabernacle and heard The Correspondence of Col. Alexander to Governor Young

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Oct 18, 1857