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Day in the Life

Jun 16, 1858

Journal Entry

June 16, 1858 ~ Wednesday

June 16th
I spent the forenoon in taking cows to D Carters pasture
& visiting my crops In the afternoon I spent a short
time in the office. Gov Powell Delivered an address before
a large assembly of Saints male & female the Authorities
of the Church were present, at the close of the meeting
Gov Powell & Maj McCullough with Presidents Young
& Kimball met with us in the Historians office &
conversed abut the present Armey & war with the
Indians &c for an hour. McCullough has been
fighting Indians for some 25 years

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
6 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
3 mentions

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Brother Enoch BReese arived in Provo this morning with several others direct from the States He called at Gov Youngs office. In company with G A Smith & A Lyman I called at Presidents Youngs office and I gleaned the following News 110 of the missionaries Left the states the 3rd of May the Government had started 210 trains of supplies 26 waggons in a train total 5,460 waggons and over
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Jun 16, 1858