Day in the Life

Sep 24, 1858

Journal Entry

September 24, 1858 ~ Friday

24th I spent the forenoon compiling History I called
upon the President & Presented him with some peaches
& seedling grapes also Professor Carrington President
Young took us all through his orchard their is not an
acre of Ground in this Territory Producing as much fruit
as his Garden he has a great amount of peaches it is thought
100 bushels of peaches 200 Bushels of Apples 10 of Blak
walnuts, & 1 ton of Grapes, a great amount of s[t]rewburies
& other vegitables. I called to see Brother Oliphant
He called to see me yesterday wished to get some peaches
to go to the camp to sell I let him have 2 Bushels He had
a wild pair of Mules when he had got about 3 miles
on the State Road a dog frightened his mules they run
with him broke the tongue then Jirked him head foremost
out of the waggon dislocated his sholder & bruised his
face badly he was brought home & his shoulder set He
is quite poorly to day. Mr MCNeal was tried today
before the Mayor of this city for threateneding life He
drew a pistol on Burton & on Candland He was fined $50
& imprisioned three months.

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
231 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Candland, David
15 Oct 1819 - 8 Mar 1902
Burton, Robert Taylor
25 Oct 1821 - 11 Nov 1907

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Sep 24, 1858