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Oct 29, 1871

Journal Entry

October 29, 1871 ~ Sunday

29. Sunday An arrow A hand pointing to the right In company with H. S. Eldridge
& A. Carrington I went to Camp Duglass & visited
President Wells, H Stout & Wm Kimball, who were Prisioners
under a Militatry Guard, Indited for Murder who were
as innocent of the crime as the Savior before his Crucifixion
while we were there Elder G. Q. Cannon came in had just
arived from Calafornia was in a Rail Road Mass up
& a Miracle that He was not killed quite a Number of
the Brethren were in visiting the Prisioners at about one
oclok we left the Brethren & returned to the City the Prisioners
seemed to Feel cheerful & fell to trust in God But it was
one of the Most wicked persecutions in the annals of time
I Attended the Meeting in the Afternoon & Elder O Pratt
spoke one hour & 25 Minutes upon the words of Paul
in the 14 Ch of Hebrews "Marriage is honorable in all &c"
at the close of the Meeting we Met for Prayer then had a
council A folded letter/box I received a letter from David Kimball

I Married Christian A Dahl & Huldeh Lund on saturday
MNight Oct 29, 1871

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
231 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
796 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, David Patten
23 Aug 1839 - 21 Nov 1883
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2221 mentions
Apostle
Eldredge, Horace Sunderlin
6 Feb 1816 - 6 Sep 1888
Stout, Hosea
18 Sep 1810 - 2 Mar 1889
Dahl, Hulda Wilhelmine Lund
25 Feb 1853 - 21 Sep 1874
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1083 mentions
Apostle
Kimball, William Henry
26 Apr 1826 - 29 Dec 1907

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Oct 29, 1871