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Sep 24, 1870

Journal Entry

September 24, 1870 ~ Saturday

24. [FIGURE] I received 3 letters from Azmom & Bee man I drew
2 loads of corn in the morning commencing ploughing in spencers lot
attended the school of the prophets a lecture on faith was
read & short speeches maid from Many I spoke a short
time while speaking G. A. Smith came in & followed me & gave
an Account of a raid made upon the City of Provo by
some 25 Drunken U. S. soldiers they broke in the doors & windows
of several Houses & tried to burn the Meeting House took several
citizens prisioners & mistreated them. President Young &
company returned home to day

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
348 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3302 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary

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Sep 24, 1870