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Day in the Life

Dec 10, 1879

Journal Entry

December 10, 1879 ~ Wednesday

Dec 10. I arose this morning quite feeble I felt that my lungs
were in a Dangerous state, I was much distressed all night
I soon got some pulvarized charcoal and drank in water
and put some dry in my throat and it relieved me some

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
^Dec 10, 1879^ [FIGURE] I arose this morning quite feeble I felt that my Lungs were in a Dangerous state I soon got some pulverized charcoal and Drank in water which began to relieve me some I also drank a surrup made of Hops and Onions I received 4 Letters to day from Bulah, Leslie Nellie & Br Ammon M Tenny concering the purchace of St John I got an interesting Letter from Bulah Brother Wakefield arrived as a Messenger from Br Tenny with the Letter

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1880
Church membership 135,000; Utah Territory 143,963; population of 38 United States 50,190,000.
January 26, 1880
Wilford receives Wilderness Revelation regarding God's defense of the patriarchal law of marriage.

Dec 10, 1879