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Day in the Life

May 22, 1864

Journal Entry

May 22, 1864 ~ Sunday

22 Sunday A plesant Morning I walked out with C. C. Rich & the
Twelve to see his public square & tithing office grounds we received
A dispatch from the City, it gave us to understand that Richmond
was not taken. We held a meeting at 10 oclok with the people
used a waggon for a stand. W Woodruff opened by Prayer
President Young spoke to the People & named the settlement on Big Creek
St Charles & wished the place to be the county seat. He wished
the people to Settle together, a house on Each City Lot. He Advised
the people not to send their children Herding nor for one man
to go alone in the canyons for wood. He was followed By H C Kimball
G. A. Smith & J Taylor all gave good council. we took diner
then Harnessed up our teams & drove to the mouth of the canyon
& camped for the night we passed by a small settlement in
waggons we visited a root grafted Nursery of several thousands
trees & many seedlings 11 1/2 miles

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
344 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1835 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
St. Charles, Oneida County, Idaho Territory

May 22, 1864