Day in the Life

Feb 26, 1862

Journal Entry

February 26, 1862 ~ Wednesday

26 Keys crossed A single key with teeth to the right A single key with teeth to the right
Thomas Bullock and myself delivered to President Brigham
Young
His sealing records & Endowment records 1851 to [185]5
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, List of donations in 1849, [18]50, [185]1, [185]2, [185]3,
One red trunk containing 2 small Books of sealings and
adoptions in 1847 to [18]50, 7 Journals of Kingdom of God and
sealings in Nauvoo, One package of minutes on file of
the Kingdom of God from 1849 to [18]52 (this last package we
may want to refer to in the compilation of History)
One trunk covered with leather & Brass nails about 7 By 10 inches
containing G. D. Watts Phonographic report of the trial of
Joseph Smiths Murderers, some private Papers also 43
Promissary notes, Each one containing the autograph of Joseph
Smith and others also President Brigham Youngs Jornal of 1832 & [183]3, [183]5
Brother T. Bullock also delivered to President Young
a Box with secret lock containing gold dust and papers
Joseph A Young had made a complaint to his Father that He was
in the Historians office & took a Book upon sealings & Brother Bullock
told him He should not Examine it, as he had orders that no one
should see it, and that it had been under his care ever since
it was delivered to him this was the cause of the order to
deliver the above books into the hands of President Young. they
of course belong to him, as do all Historical Church records
documents & papers to dispose of & controll at his pleasure

I commenced refference papers to day for compiling the History of
1850. I made out the papers for Each month. I spent the
Evening at home

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3426 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Joseph Angell
14 Oct 1834 - 5 Oct 1875
76 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885

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Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret meets simultaneously with Utah Territorial Legislature.

Feb 26, 1862