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Day in the Life

Feb 28, 1860

Journal Entry

February 28, 1860 ~ Tuesday

^28^ I attended The Lecture of Capt Walter M.
^28^ [FIGURE] Gibson delivered in the Social Hall upon the geography of the Indian
Archipeligo giving an account of the Animal, Mineral, & vegitable kingdom
touching upon the inhabitants, & said there were some 10 thousand Island
in the Indian Archipeligo Chain He also spoke of the feathered tribe
his lecture was vary interesting He also spoke of the Navigators for a 1000
years past who had visited those Island & there fate. O Pratt opened by prayer
& J Taylor closed Notice was given out for Capt Gibson to lecture on
Saturday night & Orson Pratt on Thursday night. John Taylor Dismissed

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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1037 mentions
Apostle
Gibson, Walter Murray
16 Jan 1822 - 21 Jan 1888
36 mentions

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Social Hall, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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

Feb 28, 1860