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Day in the Life

Feb 11, 1859

Journal Entry

February 11, 1859 ~ Friday

11th I spent the day in the office. S. M. Blair called in & said to
me that Govornor Cummings told him that He was going to
the states & thought Col Johnson was going also Govornor
Cummings has been informed that Congress intended to
Repeal our organic Act organizing Utah Territory, what
[FIGURE] they intend doing with it I am not informed.

Elder G. A. Smith arived home at 7 oclok He called upon
President Young a short time. The committee of the Regency
spent the evening with President Young writing Hebrew in
the deseret Alphabet on the black board for, exercise. I spent
the evening at home teaching my Family the Deseret Alphabet

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48 mentions
69 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Blair, Seth Millington
13 Mar 1819 - 17 Mar 1875
68 mentions

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

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

Feb 11, 1859