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Day in the Life

Dec 13, 1858

Journal Entry

December 13, 1858 ~ Monday

13th
The Legislative Council and House of Representative met
at at the social Hall in Great Salt Lake City at 10 oclok AM.
The Council organized by appointing Daniel H. Wells President
Leo Hawkins Chief Clerk Joseph F Smith Serjent at Arms
John L. Smith Assistant Clerk Samuel L Sprage Messenger

The House Organized by Appointing John Taylor Speaker
Thomas Bullock Chief Clerk George P Bilings Sergent at Arms
Patrick Linch Assistant Clerk Heber John Richards Messenger
Joseph Busby Foreman, Joseph Young sen Chaplain

Judge Smith came forward & swore the President &
officers in both Houses. Both Houses then adjourned to meet
in the state House in Fillmore on Saturday the 18th of Dec
Both Houses voted to excuse the absent members untill we
met at Fillmore. We made an estimate of the Armey as follows
3000 soldiers remaining in the Territory 800 to origon 400 to Mexico
400 to Levensworth total 4600. Government teamsters 3200
Cotractors teamsters 4930 sutlers & whiskey dealers 1500
gamblers 170. General Harneys command 2700 total, 17100
14400 came to the Territory. Contractors oxes 13 to each 4006
waggons 52078 = 1200 suttlers waggons 12 oxen each 14400
Baggag waggons for Armey 19,200

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Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Richards, Heber John
11 Oct 1840 - 12 May 1919
26 mentions
40 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle
Busby, Joseph
1811 - 1893
1 mention
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3568 mentions
Apostle
Young, Joseph
7 Apr 1797 - 16 Jul 1881
306 mentions
Hawkins, Leo
19 Jul 1834 - 28 May 1859
17 mentions
7 mentions
39 mentions
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885
125 mentions
24 mentions

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In speaking of the opposition against this work President Young said I should loose all hope if I did not know that God begun it & begun it in the right time and has sustained it & carried it on ever since and he is able to Finish it & will do it
~ Brigham Young

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

Dec 13, 1858