Day in the Life

Feb 9, 1860

Journal Entry

February 09, 1860 ~ Thursday

9 I called upon President Kimball with Brother Jaques to get an acc[ou]nt
of the party we found Brother Kimball with a cold & lame hand but
quite cheerful he gave us an account of the Party General Stambough
& staff enjoyed themselves extremly well, were highly delighted. they
took supper at 10 oclock. Gov Cummings left soon after supper did
not seeme as well pleased as the others. He said there were about 200 persons
present they left from 3 to 5 oclok in the morning. Stambaugh & staff rem[ai]ned
till 5 oclok They said they had never seen any thing like it in there lives
I spent the day in the office I called at President Youngs office with
a Book I think the gospel of Nicodemus I left it with A. Carrington
He came & spent the time in the office till 9 oclok There was a
Party at the Social Hall which included all the clerks of our office

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
232 mentions
Apostle
74 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3441 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
449 mentions
12 mentions
Scriptural Figure
4 mentions

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1860
Church membership 61,000; population of Utah Territory 40,273, population of 33 United States 31,443,000.

Feb 9, 1860