Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)
22 I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House. in the afternoon I
went down to my Farm & brought up 5 sheep one to Brother Picknell
to butcher & thre four to the tithing office for tithing. I spent the
evening with the Board of directors in makeing out the report to the Legislature
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