Day in the Life

Mar 26, 1859

Journal Entry

March 26, 1859 ~ Saturday

26 An Express arived this morning from Provo
Bringing all the minutes up to yesterday of the proceding
of the court, and the army. they are still trying to arest
men as far as they can. I had an interview with
two men from the south they say there was another
company of Draggoons on the way from Camp
Floyd to Provo John L. Smith arived this evening from
Provo with Letters and Papers nothing new they were


waiting for two witnesses on their way down with Dodson
the Judge is sitting as an exam[in]ing magistrate and is
aresting evry man he can and putting him under military
guard without any reguard to whether he is guilty
or innocent

it is another Missouri Military mob court and evry
exertion is making by the court and Armey to get up
a row and collission with the Saints so that the speculators
can keep an armey here to make money out of the
Government without any reguard to the rights or lives
of men. I visited 2 Brethren at G. A. S. House {Bishops Evans and Walker and advised
them to leave as they expected his house to [be] searched and also visited Bishop Blackburn and Snow and advised them
not to write any letter}

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Evans, David
1804-1883
20 mentions
Zion's Camp
16 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1432 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
8 mentions
19 mentions
Smith, John Lyman
17 Nov 1828 - 21 Feb 1898
42 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
11 mentions

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Camp Floyd, Fairfield, Utah County, Utah Territory
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory

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I spent the fore part of the day in assisting Wilford to make out his Journal of his life. I have taught him to keep a Journal of his life to commence while young & keep it up through life as I consider evry good man should do who holds the Holy Priesthood & record his official acts that his children and future Generations may know what he has done & the dealings of the Lord with him.
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Mar 26, 1859