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Day in the Life

Jul 18, 1872

Journal Entry

July 18, 1872 ~ Thursday

18. In company with President Young G. A. Smith G. Q. Cannon & others
I rode in the cars to the Terminus we there met with the teams
to convey us to Pason I rode with Joseph F Smith we drove to Provo
but dined at American Fork we spent the night with Brother Smoot 50
I visited the woollen Factory at Provo which is much the most substantial
Building In Provo or in the Territory I wrote a letter to Ezra Taft
[FIGURE] I had an introduction to Gen Logan in the Evening with Dr
Tagget. Brother Bean gave a relation of Gen Dodge the Indian
Agents interview with the Indians

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
556 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
10 mentions
2 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle

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Lake City, Utah County, Utah Territory
Payson, Utah County, Utah Territory
Provo, Utah County, Utah Territory

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Jul 18, 1872