Day in the Life

Mar 21, 1859

Journal Entry

March 21, 1859 ~ Monday

21st An arrow 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 Presid[en]t
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 tointo 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 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Stewart, Levi
abt. 1812-1879
20 mentions

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Mar 21, 1859