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Day in the Life

Sep 22, 1877

Journal Entry

September 22, 1877 ~ Saturday

22nd ^No 8^ I got 2 letters to day and wrote 2. I sent the
the Dead March at President Youngs funeral to
David H Cannon, and a Book.

[FIGURES] Gen Thomas L Kane was born Jan 27 1824
Our New Tabernacle was laid out
116 x 64 inside

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3299 mentions
Apostle, Family
Cannon, David Henry
23 Apr 1838 - 24 Dec 1924
141 mentions
Missionary
Kane, Thomas Leiper
27 Jan 1822 - 26 Dec 1883
94 mentions

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Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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August 19-21, 1877
Wilford's vision of Signers of Declaration of Independence; proxy baptisms for 100 Eminent Men and 68 Eminent Women under Wilford's direction.
August 22-24, 1877
Majority of endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some sealings also completed.
September 16, 1877
Wilford publicly shares his vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Sep 22, 1877