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Day in the Life

Aug 1, 1884

Journal Entry

August 01, 1884 ~ Friday

Aug 1, 1884
[FIGURE] Leonard Wilford Hardy Died July 31, 1884 at 7 oclock PM Aged 78 Y & 7 months [FIGURE] Wm W. Taylor Died at 4 oclock PM Aug 1, 1884 Aged [blank] [FIGURE] Orson P. Whitney Died July 31, 4 oclok PM Aged 55 Y
[FIGURE] We have three men lying dead this Morning in
our Midst Leonard W Hardy who died last Evening
at 7 oclok Orson Whitney who died last Evening at
4 oclok and Wm W Taylor who died this Morning
at 4 oclock I also received a letter this Morning from
A O. Smoot saying that Margarett was at the
point of Death and wished me to attend his [her] funeral
Aug 1. [FIGURE] I wrote 4 Letters to James Owens, D. K. Udall
A M Tenney & 6 pages to Asahel H Woodruff I spent
most of the day in the office

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
554 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
239 mentions
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
650 mentions
Family
97 mentions
Missionary
2 mentions
Hardy, Leonard Wilford
31 Dec 1805 - 31 Jul 1884
227 mentions
Family
94 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Whitney, Orson Kimball
20 Jan 1830 - 31 Jul 1884
8 mentions
Taylor, William Whitaker
11 Sep 1853 - 1 Aug 1884
7 mentions

Places

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Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

Aug 1, 1884