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Day in the Life

Jun 17, 1865

Journal Entry

June 17, 1865 ~ Saturday

17. I spent the day at home, in the Endowment house. We gave
Endowments to 55 persons H C K sealed 8 couple W. W. 9,
G Q Cannon 16, & J Taylor 4 couple I read my Autiobiogr-
raphy in the Evening. Hon Mr Colfax speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the United States & his
company attended our Theater during the Evening & said he
never saw any thing better in a Theater said there was
ownly two Theaters west of New York City any better
than Salt Lake City Theater, & that our Location, City &
the manner it was Laid out was the best he Ever saw.

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Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
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Jun 17, 1865