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Day in the Life

Oct 13, 1861

Journal Entry

October 13, 1861 ~ Sunday

13. Sunday I met with my Prayer Circle in the morning & attended
Meeting at the Bowery. G. A. Smith & President Young preached
in the afternoon E. D. Woolley & President Young preached I met with
the Presidency & 12 at the Historians office G A Smith was sick
A Large company was called to go to the Cotton Country
G. A. Smith Had presented most of the names Presidt Young
directed that a letter be written to Oorson Hyde requesting him
to chuse from 30 to 50 families to go south

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woolley, Edwin Dilworth
28 Jun 1807 - 14 Oct 1881
113 mentions
Missionary
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Hyde, Orson
8 Jan 1805 - 28 Nov 1878
669 mentions
Apostle

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Oct 13, 1861