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Day in the Life

May 8, 1860

Journal Entry

May 08, 1860 ~ Tuesday

May 8th 1860
There was quite a Frost on the ground this morning the ground was
still white with snow still it will water the Earth & do much good
I spent the day in the office President Young called into the office
to look at his History with his Brother Phineas. He said that he
had got an account of his Family From his sister Fanny he thought
he lodged it in the office but we could Find nothing of it nor have
any recolection of it. President Young said he had given Phineas Young
a Job of ten thousand dollars seting out locust trees he wanted one million
set out

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Fanny Carr Murray
8 Nov 1787 - 11 Jun 1859
4 mentions
Young, Phineas Howe
16 Feb 1799 - 10 Oct 1879
55 mentions

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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May 8, 1860