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Day in the Life

Jan 26, 1858

Journal Entry

January 26, 1858 ~ Tuesday

26th Elders E. T Benson & F D Richards and others called into the
office I spent the day in the office and the evening at home in
company with Elder Benson & F D Richards I administered
to Sarah Richards the wife of Dr Willard Richards E T Benson
was mouth we also administered to Susannah Richards I was
mouth Sarah was strugling with the monster Death with the brain
fever she died at [FIGURE] 6 oclok p.m.

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Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Sarah Longstroth
19 Feb 1826 - 26 Jan 1858
1 mention
Richards, Susannah Lee Liptrot
29 May 1809 - 27 Dec 1872
1 mention
Richards, Willard
24 Jun 1804 - 11 Mar 1854
519 mentions
Apostle

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Jan 26, 1858