Day in the Life

Oct 10, 1871

Journal Entry

October 10, 1871 ~ Tuesday

Oct 10. Keys crossed I met with the Missionaries at 8 oclok & Blessed
53 Missionaries for the United States & 4 Home Missionaries
I Attended the court at 10 oclok. Hemstead closed his Argument
& Basken & Maxwell spoke for the prosicution & Mr Fitch at

2 oclok Mr Fitch made a speech for the Defence to quash the
Inditement he made a strong plea at the close of the court we got
the Telegram that nearly all of Chicago was in Ashes 100000
people homeless losst all they possesed $150,000000 dollars worth
of property destroyed the largest fire ever known in
America since the first setling of New England. I went to
the office of President Young & spent an hour, we also got News of
the Burning of the village Cas-sello of Indiana 30 Miles from
Chicago by the prairi fires. Also an Earthquake in Delaware
& New Jersey I Attended the Theater with L Snow & saw the
A folded letter/box play of Rip Van Winkle I received a letter from Azmon

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
364 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
4 mentions
1 mention
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
699 mentions
Apostle, Family
8 mentions
Fitch, Thomas
1838-1923
3 mentions

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Oct 10, 1871