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Jan 20, 1870

Journal Entry

January 20, 1870 ~ Thursday

20. I spent the forenoon in the Legislature I had a party at my
House in the Evening G. A. Smith Elias Smith J. F. Smith
Samuel Smith, A. O. Smoot J Horn, Brother East & Wilconson
& their wives were present

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
555 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
19 mentions
Smith, Elias
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
182 mentions
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3568 mentions
Apostle
Horne, Joseph
17 Jan 1812 - 27 Apr 1897
48 mentions
Smith, Samuel
11 Jun 1807 - 27 Jun 1850
64 mentions
Family, 1835 Southern Convert

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Business/Financial - Deed to Joseph Young, 20 January 1870
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hands and seals this twentieth day of January A. D. 1870 Wilford Woodruff Signed, Sealed and Delivered in presence of Jos. F. Smith S. H. B. Smith TERRITORY OF UTAH, Salt Lake County, City. S.S. BEFORE ME, Elias Smith Probate Judge in and for said county, personally appeared the above named Wilford Woodruf and acknowledged the signing and sealing of the above conveyance to be his voluntary act and deed, for the purposes therein expressed; and the said being at the same time examined by me, separate and apart from husband and the contents of said instrument made known to by me then declared did voluntarily sign, seal and acknowledge the same, and that still satisfied therewith, this twentieth day of January A. D. 1870 E. Smith

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Church membership 90,130; population of Utah Territory 86,336; population of 38 United States 39,820,000.
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.

Jan 20, 1870