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Day in the Life

Mar 10, 1859

Journal Entry

March 10, 1859 ~ Thursday

10th I called at the office at 9 oclok Bishop Bigler called
upon us this morning & gave a report of the Provo Court
Judge. Cradlebaugh had 80 soldiers with him to guard the
Prisioners. The Judge had given his charge to the Jury wished
them to inquire into the Mountain Meadow massacree, & several
other murders he seemed quite vindictive against the mormons
Sinclair was there drunk or nearly so & dam[n]ing the Mormons
I had a conversation with James Cummings he says he
had a talk with Samuel J Lees. He says he knows who
is writing those synonomous [anonymous] Letters to President Young it is
done by a committee who are turning Infidels & apostitizing
from the Church they are vary vindictive against Brother
Kimball Cummings thought they would seek his life & many
other things were said I called upon the President & had
a private conversation with him upon this subject He said
the Lord would controll all this matter & the Utah Court too
see office Historians Private Journal I spent most of the

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
21 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle
Bigler, Henry William
28 Aug 1815 - 27 Nov 1900
20 mentions
53 mentions
19 mentions
1 mention

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

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Mar 10, 1859