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Day in the Life

Jul 18, 1883

Journal Entry

July 18, 1883 ~ Wednesday

July 18, 1883
[FIGURES] I receivd 3 letters to day from Hinkley & Ray
& Foster I Attended council in the Gardo House in
the forenoon on Land Matters. The Central Pacific
Rail Road Company offered to sell to the Mormons all
there lands in Utah Territory amounting to some
1,200000 Acres for about $1,000000 But on investigation
it was shone that nine tenths of it was Mountain
and Desert & could not be cultivated so the offer was
Declined I Attended council in the Afternoon

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Hinckley, Arza Erastus
15 Aug 1826 - 18 Feb 1901
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Gardo House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

Jul 18, 1883