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Day in the Life

Dec 11, 1860

Journal Entry

December 11, 1860 ~ Tuesday

11 The Legislative assembly met at the Court House to day at 11 oclok
I was Elected to Fill the vacansy of Profesor Orson Pratt resigned I atte-
nded yesterday & to day we met in Joint Session herd the Govornors
message read & adjourned. The Court House was vary well fitted up
& the secretary has furnished the rooms for the member vary well
at the close of the council I visited Elder Franklin D. Richards
who was vary sick with the inflamitory Reumatisms I administered to him
by the laying on of hands. I then visited Daniel Spencer who has
been sick with a lung complaint a long time but is now getting better
I spent the evening at the Historians office Journalizing

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69 mentions
Spencer, Daniel
20 Jul 1794 - 8 Dec 1868
60 mentions
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
782 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1036 mentions
Apostle

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

Dec 11, 1860