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Day in the Life

Feb 11, 1870

Journal Entry

February 11, 1870 ~ Friday

11. [FIGURE 10] [FIGURE 1] 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
[FIGURE 9] 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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Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
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1870
Church membership 90,130; population of Utah Territory 86,336; population of 38 United States 39,820,000.
February 1870
Utah women given the right to vote; Liberal (non-Mormon) Party formed opposing People's (Mormon) Party.

Feb 11, 1870