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Day in the Life

Nov 11, 1860

Journal Entry

November 11, 1860 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I attended my prayer circle in the morning Bishop Hunter
Prayed A. O. Smoot was mouth I attended meeting at the tabernacle
H. S. Eldridge spoke in the morning was followed by President Young in
the afternoon. John Taylor & Capt Walter M. Gibson spoke followed by
President Young. we had an Express by Poney from Fort Carney
exTelegraphed from St Louis via St Joseph to Fort Carney the poney expre[ss]
was four days from Fort Carney says that Abel Lincoln [page torn]
Elected President of the United States. New York gave him
50,000 majority which secured his Election. The Presidents
B Young D. H. Wells, & W Woodruff J Taylor G. A. Smith L. Snow
& F D Richards of the Twelve met in the prayer circle D. H. Wells
Prayed G. A. Smith was mouth. President Young said

Sunday
I spent the evening after Prayers at President Youngs spent
the time in conversing upon the Election & governmentull affairs

People

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Lincoln, Abraham
12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
26 mentions
Historical Figure, Eminent Men and Woman
Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
270 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
784 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
138 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1836 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Gibson, Walter Murray
16 Jan 1822 - 21 Jan 1888
36 mentions

Events

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Dec 1860 - Jan 1861
Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)

Nov 11, 1860