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Day in the Life

Mar 21, 1859

Journal Entry

March 21, 1859 ~ Monday

21st [FIGURE] We have an express this morning saying that
their is 800 Men on the way from Camp Floyd to
Provo, and Levi Stewart reported that their was
one Redgment & a Battery ordered to Salt Lake City
if this is true it seems they are determined to have
a fuss with this people they seem determined to
provoke a war. G A Smith arived from Provo
on saturday night the 19th travelled all night ^day^ through
the storm. The Lord has sustained us thus far
and we shall trust him to do it still I spent the day
in the office on History. I spent the night at Presidt
Youngs till 1 oclok the fore part of the night was spent
with the regency upon the subject of the large dictionary
writing in the Deseret Alphabet, it was abandoned
& Juvenile works are to be written instead. The latter
part of the time was spent in conversing upon the state
of affairs at Camp Floyd & Provo & the sending of
troops into our cities to slay the People. An express
came in saying that the Troops had arived at Lehi
See {private [illegible shorthand]} I went home at 1 oclok

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
6 mentions

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Mar 21, 1859