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Day in the Life

Aug 29, 1859

Journal Entry

August 29, 1859 ~ Monday

29th I called at the presidents office with E. T. Benson & G. A. Smith.
President Young was not in we did not see him. I spent
the day in the office Brother Bentley called at Mr Drowns
to get a correct account of the shooting, which Mr Eddy
gave.

Elder James Brown the 3rd arived in this City to
day as the captain of the 1st Emigrating Company. He called
upon President Young, who advised that some of the Twelve
meet the company on the public square & address them &
give them some advise. I called upon Elder O Pratt to go
with me to meet them, they did not get carralled untill
after Dark & as they had not anything for supper we conclu-
ded not to address them till morning, we provided food for their
supper they had about 390 in their company they had 2 deaths
& 5 births while on the Journey they were well united & their
Captain James Brown had done all in theirhis power to do them
good

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
5 mentions
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Brown, James
1801-1863
16 mentions
Brown, James Stephens
4 Jul 1828 - 29 Mar 1902
14 mentions
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
31 mentions

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Aug 29, 1859