Day in the Life
Journal Entry
February 11, 1870 ~ Friday
11.
I received a letter from Wilford & wrote 2 letters
to Wilford & B Pettit. I spent the day in the Legislature
& Evening in the Theater. There was a fire in the printing office
at about 10 oclok. It birnt the small out side Building over the engine
But was proidentially Put out Before it set fire to the main Bui-
lding. We are having quite warm weather I saw a copy of
Colloms Bill to day if Congress passes that Bill
& undertake to inforce it they might Just as well say that
No Latter Day Saint should live in the United States or
have any rights therein
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Pettit, Brower
1828-1897
23 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
719 mentions
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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.