Alfred Cumming charges Brigham Young with treason; declares Utah citizens in rebellion against the United States.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
January 08, 1858 ~ Friday
8th I went to the office at 11 oclock whare I spent the rema-
inder of the day President Young called in at half past
1 oclok to hear Phineas Youngs History read He spent a short
time with us and left spoke of Allexander the great and
of our position in these mountains He did not think there
ever was a people on Earth located as we are whare there
Enemies have to travel 1000 miles to get to them to war
over a Barren plain without any supplies. I met in
the evening with the board of Directers of the Deserett
agricultural and manufacturing society
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Alexander the Great of Macedonia
356 BC–323 BC
7 mentions
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Phineas Howe
16 Feb 1799 - 10 Oct 1879
56 mentions
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Wilford serves eighth term as member of Territorial Legislature.
President Buchanan asks for four more regiments to help quell "rebellion."