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Day in the Life

Mar 20, 1859

Journal Entry

March 20, 1859 ~ Sunday

20th
Sunday I met with my quorum at 1 oclok I prayed & Bishop
Hunter was Mouth. The Eastern Mail came in in the afternoon
I spent some time in the Presidents office looking over the
news of the day. A Land Bill passed the senate House giving
to evry American citizen a quarter section of Land if they
ocupied it 5 years the majority was 44 if it Passes the senate
it will become a Law. I met with the Quorum of the Twelve
E. Snow Prayed J. Taylor was mouth we went to the Presid[en]cy
& spent the time till 9 oclok In speaking of the soldiers
in Provo President Young said I would like to be Govornor
awhile I would remove them soon if the captain did not
and if Governor Cummings did his duty he would do it
Judge Cradlebaugh spupenied some witnesses & when
they arived they Judge arested them upon a Bench
warrant among whom was Benjamin Kimball Bullock
the Mayor of the City for murder when they had no
accusation against him President Young said they
wanted to get up a Fuss but not Enough to cut their
own heads off G A S said it would be A fearful thing
to them if they begun it

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69 mentions
Bullock, Benjamin Kimball
27 Jan 1821 - 22 Mar 1901
2 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
270 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
642 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
19 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1845 mentions
Apostle

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

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Mar 20, 1859