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Apr 7, 1880

Journal Entry

April 07, 1880 ~ Wednesday

April 7. Met at 10 oclok Prayer By D. H. Wells Levi Hancock spoke 8 M[inutes]
President Taylor 6 M[inutes], (Levi Hancock was baptized Oct 1830)
As it was a year of Jubilee $800000 of the perpetual
Emigrating fund
was forgiven to the Poor as Debts which they
owed the institution Also $75899.01 of Back Tithing was
forgiven the Poor 1000 cows was to be given to the widows
& poor & the Church was to furnish 300 of them 5000 sheep


was to be given to the poor & 2000 of them to be furnished by the
Church. The relief society of the sisters were to furnish as a
loan 34000 Bushels of the wheat they had in store for seed to the
poor who needed it but that must be paid Back again and the
Bishops were held responsible for the return of the same. L W
Hardy
spoke upon Tithing 17 M[inutes]. L. J. Nuttall read the Missionary
[list] A Carrington spoke 50 J Taylor 30 M[inutes]. Authorities of the Church
were then presented and sustained

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
210 mentions
Apostle
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
397 mentions
Hardy, Leonard Wilford
31 Dec 1805 - 31 Jul 1884
222 mentions
Family
Hancock, Levi Ward
7 Apr 1803 - 10 Jun 1882
35 mentions

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Daybook (October 24 1879 - January 31 1881)
April 7. Met at 10 oclok prayer By D H Wells ^Joseph F Smith^ ^D H Wells^ Levi Hancock spoke 38 M[inutes] J Taylor 6 M[inutes] (Levi Hancock was Baptized Oct 1830) As it was a Jubilee $800000 of the perpetual Emigrating fund, was rested for given to the poor. Also ^$^ 75899.01 of Back Tithing was forgiven the poor. 1000 cows was to be given to the Widows and the poor & the Church give 300 of them 5000 sheep was to be given to the poor, 2000 to be furnished by the Church. The female relief Society was to Loan 34000 bushels of their wheat to the poor to sow. Bishops to be responsible for the Return of the same L W Hardy spoke upon tithing 17 Minutes L J Nuttall read Missionary List A Carrington spoke 50 M[inutes]. J Taylor 30 M[inutes] Authorities of the Church presented and sustained

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Apr 7, 1880