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Day in the Life

Apr 30, 1859

Journal Entry

April 30, 1859 ~ Saturday

30th cold & cloudy Moroni took my Durham Bull
to the heard at Fort Harriman I took my Horses and
waggon & carried G. A. Smith R. Bentley & John Jaques
down the west side of the Jordon to attend the land sales
I Bought [blank] Acres including the full Lot [blank] In Block
[blank] of [blank] Acres and the west half Lot [blank]
it rained some in the after noon the Eastern Mail came
in not much news

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Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
439 mentions
30 mentions
Family
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
31 mentions

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Fort Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Jordan River, Salt Lake and Utah Counties, Utah Territory

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A fine plesant morning the whole Earth smiles with gladness
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Apr 30, 1859