Day in the Life

Apr 22, 1859

Journal Entry

April 22, 1859 ~ Friday

22nd I sowed some peas to day Robert sowed some oats
I spent a part of the day in the office. I had some conversa-
tion with Zerubbabel Snow about Camp Floyd A rumour
is abroad this morning that a company of volunteers from
Arkansas toare on their way to Iron County to punish
those who had a hand in the Mountain meadyow massa-
cree & that a thousand men are on the way to guard
the Government money in route for the armey This afternoon
the city is filled with rumor's saying that Johnson is
coming to this city with two ridgments, that Col Johnson
sent word to Gov Cummings if he did not straighten
out Brigham Young & the mormons he should take the
matter into his own hands. Also that 5 marshall went
to Wm Hickmans to take him. Also that Judge Cradle-
baugh went south with several hundred men to make
arests &c &c. James Furguson was vary sick and came near
dying drinking poisioned whiskey Bentley helped me move Books

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48 mentions
74 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Ferguson, James
23 Feb 1828 - 30 Aug 1863
71 mentions
19 mentions
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
32 mentions
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
95 mentions
Family
Hickman, William A.
16 Apr 1815 - 21 Aug 1883
29 mentions
Snow, Zerubbabel
29 Mar 1809 - 27 Sep 1888
27 mentions
Zion's Camp

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Apr 22, 1859