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Day in the Life

Jul 8, 1865

Journal Entry

July 08, 1865 ~ Saturday

8. Wm Kidd was found dead in his house this morning in
Provo. I Attended the Coroner's inquest, it was proven that he
shot himself through the head yesterday with a horse pistol
which was found by his side, his pistol had 3 balls which
went in the forehead above the Eyebrows He was a Bachelor
had No family. We met at the Bowery at 10 oclok for
a 2 days meeting. L. Snow opened the meeting, G. Q. Cannon
spoke 28 minutes L Snow 43, T. B. H. Stenhouse 25 minuts. Afternoon
W Woodruff opened By Prayer F D Richards spoke 44 minutes
Joseph Bull, 8 minutes on the Deserett News G Q Cannon 13,
J Vancott 17 G. A. Smith, 4 Capt Hooper 15 minutes {meeting} closed
review of troops in the Evening

People

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Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
784 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
86 mentions
Bull, Joseph
1832-01-250 - 11 Jan 1904
7 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Stenhouse, Thomas Brown Holmes
21 Feb 1824 - 7 Mar 1882
27 mentions
124 mentions
1 mention

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Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory

Jul 8, 1865