Wilford performs marriage of daughter Susan to Robert Scholes (first child to marry).
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 24, 1859 ~ Thursday
24th We packed up a Box of Journals Books & Records
for safe keeping in case of war some person had an interview
with the Govornor this morning the Govornor came in the mail
last night and asked him what He was going to do in this dis-
turbance He seemed a little troubled about it He had reported
to Government that He could not be responsible for the peace
of this country unless he had controll of the military &
they be not at the controll of the Judges and he will not
make the same report the next mail He says their was
no necessity for calling out the Military at Provo He
wasked [was asked] if he would required the citizens to be taken to
Camp Floyd to be tryed he said He should not say that
He should require it He was told the circumstances
of the attack upon Howard Spencer He said he would
immediately have that subject investigated these questions
were asked Govornor Cummings by D. H. Wells An
old coger of a looking man came on a mule tiered out
enquired at Presidents Youngs for Govornor Cummings
He was directed to his residence, it may be an express from
the Provo Armey
[FIGURE] I received the following receipt [recipe] for dissolving & curing
the stone in the Bladder drink freely of fennel tea
of the seeds & stocks And for the gravel sweeten your
tea with Honey and sugar mixed, that it will cure the gravel
I was informed by by Brother Bolton that Mr Hartnet
was vary much excited about the fuss of the soldiers
and was mad against the Judge for calling out the soldiers
& that Gov Cummings was vary mad he had received
a letter from Col Johnson what the perport of ^it^ was we did not
know. I spent the evening at President Youngs the fore
part of the evening was spent reading Napoleon. A messenger
arived from Rush valley informing us that after Spencer
was knocked down they sent for an army surgeon who
examined his head found his skull was broaken & one
part laped on the top of the other he sawed a peace of the
skull out & placed it together and they think there is
a chance for him to get well. several Brethren came
into the Historians office & conversed about the procedings
of the court in Provo Brother Fox & . . . others walked down
the street with me
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Johnston, Albert Sidney
1803-1862
48 mentions
Cumming, Alfred
1802-1873
74 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Bolton, Curtis Edwin
16 Jul 1812 - 6 Dec 1890
5 mentions
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Spencer, Howard Orson
16 Jun 1838 - 4 Mar 1918
5 mentions
Fox, Jesse Williams, b. 1819
1819-1894
24 mentions
Hartnett, John
unk.-1860
16 mentions
Bonaparte, Napoleon of France
15 Aug 1769 - 5 May 1821
31 mentions
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Wilford's daughter Phoebe Amelia is sealed to Lorenzo Snow as his eighth wife.