Day in the Life

May 15, 1860

Journal Entry

May 15, 1860 ~ Tuesday

15 I examined my Garden this morning I find the Frost & snow has
damaged me much. A Plesant day. Robert went to the Field to plant
Potatoes I had the sick head ake I called upon President Kimball. He was
getting better, had been quite sick. I learned to day the fireing of pistols
commenced at T. D. Browns his son was struck on the head with a
pistol which went of[f] The mans name was Miller he Fled away
followed by ^James^ Alread who overtook him told Miller He was his prisioner
Miller drew a pistol to shoot him But James Alread got the first shot
& shot him through the Breast but it was thought not mortal

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Allred, James
22 Jan 1784 - 10 Jan 1876
23 mentions
Zion's Camp
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
95 mentions
Family
Brown, Thomas Dunlop
16 Dec 1807 - 20 Mar 1874

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May 15, 1860