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Day in the Life

Nov 4, 1858

Journal Entry

November 04, 1858 ~ Thursday

4th I spent the day compiling History I planted some
peach stones, Apricotts & Plums & Currants in the
morning I spent the evening with President Young
D H. Wells G. A. Smith A Lyman J. Cummings B
Stringham & Lewis Robinson. President Young asked
me if I would go to Filmore I told him yes President
Young [FIGURE] said one of his Boys stuck a nail through his
foot He took the nail greased it & carried it in his
pocket & kept it warm wraped in a pece of paper then
put on a peace of salt pork on the wound & it soon
healed up this is always his remidy and he says he
has never known it to fail this is worth remembering
I spent the time at home making out accounts from
9 oclok till 2 in the morning.

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Lyman, Amasa Mason
30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877
287 mentions
Apostle
10 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
53 mentions
2 mentions

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Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory

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December 1858
Wilford serves ninth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Nov 4, 1858