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Day in the Life

Dec 3, 1858

Journal Entry

December 03, 1858 ~ Friday

3rdA vary cold night & morning I called at Presidents
Youngs at 10 oclok He concluded to go to court I went at
11 oclock the House was nearly full mostly of mormons soon
President Brigham Young came in with G A Smith O pratt
John Taylor and a croud of Friends soon Judge Sinclair
with his Lawyiers Doctors &c including Burr, Hurt, Forney & a number
of others there were about 300 persons present. The court was
ordered opened the minutes were read, the Judge called up the
business James Furgerson then presented a De murr the Judge
then ordered Burr to make out New Papers which he did then
Furgesrson asked for more time the Judge gave him till monday
11 oclok the court was then adjourned till next monday 11 oclk
thus this court has now set & ben open over 60 days & no business
of any account has been transacted the cost of court to day met

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
21 mentions
12 mentions
14 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
11 mentions
Ferguson, James
23 Feb 1828 - 30 Aug 1863
63 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle

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

Dec 3, 1858