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Day in the Life

Dec 21, 1858

Journal Entry

December 21, 1858 ~ Tuesday

21st we started at 5 oclok & drove to Great Salt Lake City
at 20 minuts past 4 ocok 57 miles, we called upon
President Young D. H. Wells & A Carrington I put into
the presidents Hands, the Govornor Message, the minuts
of the Legislator & gave an account of our journey &c
I then went home took supper returned to the Presidents
& spent the evening, & spent the night at home having
Ben absent 8 days travelled 300 miles averaging 37 1/2
miles per day & met with the Legislature & performed
such business as was necessary 300 miles

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
210 mentions
Apostle
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle

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

Dec 21, 1858