Day in the Life

Mar 22, 1864

Journal Entry

March 22, 1864 ~ Tuesday

March 22 ^1864^

A folded letter/box I received A Letter from R. Bentley I spent the morning
setting out fruit trees I set out two Butternut trees yesterday
A folded letter/box I received two mail Brasslock sacks full of public Documents
Agricultural, works, Gen McLellin report, & congressionall
speeches sent to me for Distribution as the President of
the D A & M Society. I received A Letter from Lorenzo
Snow
at San Francisco. I visited the President a short time
at his office. He said He was going to send D. H. Wells to
England to take G. Q. Cannons Place. I had thought of sending
Brigham Jr, But my mind rest more upon Brother Wells
A hand pointing to the right I wrote A Letter to Hon J F Kenny copied by T Bullock & sent

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3448 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
586 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
800 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2261 mentions
Apostle
Kinney, John Fitch
2 Apr 1816 - 16 Aug 1902
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
Bentley, Richard
1 Oct 1820 - 24 Mar 1906
Bullock, Thomas
23 Dec 1816 - 10 Feb 1885

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Letter to John Fitch Kinney, 22 March 1864
Hon J. F. Kinney, Dear sir, I received this day from you, two mail sacks filled with agricultural works; Gen. McClellan's reports, and public speeches from 6 members of Congress. Also accompanying letter. I believe all came safe according to your directions, and we all feel to return you our sincere thanks for the interest you are taking in the welfare of Utah, and the benefit you are conferring upon your constituents. Col. Geo. A. Smith, R. L. Campbell & Thos. Bullock are spending the day in directing those documents to the most prominent men throughout the Territory, according to your wishes. The agricultural report is the best we have ever received from that Department. The Agricultural society are making an active escertion this season to improve their grounds and are laying a foundation to preserve in purity all kinds of seeds suitable for this Territory. We were much gratified to learn that there was a prospect of obtaining some more seeds from the Patent Office through your influence, as they are very scarce in this Territory. I received a package of seeds from you a short time since, which we are using for the benefit of the Agricultural society, should you have an opportunity of

Mar 22, 1864