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Day in the Life

Jul 5, 1871

Journal Entry

July 05, 1871 ~ Wednesday

5 [FIGURE] I arose at 4 o'clk & went to fishing in Soda Springs
Brook But I ownly caught 2 trout then went to Bear River
& cought 3 trout, took at 9 o'clok then rode with
Brother & Sister Clark & company with President Young & company
with C C Rich G A Smith & co went to North soda
springs then toBack to camp & wrote a letter to Mrs
Woodruff. President Young got a telegraph this
from president Wells that all right in the celebra-
tion of the 4. our Enemies were Defeted & we triumped

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Rich, Charles Coulson
21 Aug 1809 - 17 Nov 1883
346 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family

Places

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Bear River, unorganized U.S. Territory
Soda Springs, Oneida County, Idaho Territory

Jul 5, 1871