Day in the Life

Jan 8, 1861

Journal Entry

January 08, 1861 ~ Tuesday

8 I spent the fore noon in the office the ofternoon in the Legislature I spent
the night at the 13 ward Hall in a select Party Presidents Young &
Kimball were present also J. Taylor Lorenzo Snow & W. Woodruff of the 12
there were about 75 tickets sold at $1.50 each

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1456 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
692 mentions
Apostle, Family

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Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)

Jan 8, 1861