Day in the Life

Jul 24, 1885

Journal Entry

July 24, 1885 ~ Friday

Keys crossed A crown July 24, 1885
This is the Aniversary of the Arival of the Pioneers into Salt
Lake Valley. I carried President Brigham Young in my carriag
through Emigration Canyon into the valley of the Great Salt Lake
38 years ago this day And this is the day Appointed By the
President of the United States, The General of the Armey, &
Gov Murry to send An Armey unto Salt Lake to Destory
the Mo[r]mons if they Put the flag at half mast And yet in
the Providence of God President Cleavland was under the
necessity of commanding all the People of the United States
to place the flag at half mast on that particular day And
Gov Murry commanded the People of Salt [Lake] to do the same
for Gen Grant was Dead and the Lord had prepared him
as a scape Goat to bear of the sins of the Mormons

We drove to Mayfield and Nooned then drove to [blank]
we spent the night with Br George Gates Distance of the day 30 m[iles]

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48 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
22 mentions
5 mentions
70 mentions
Historical Figure
26 mentions
Grant, Ulysses S.
27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885
28 mentions

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Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Mayfield, Sanpete County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake Valley, Utah Territory

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Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
July 24 [18]85. 38 years ago to day I dr[o]ve president Y[ou]ng in my carr[i]age thr[ou]gh Emigrat[io]n Canyon into the valley of Salt Lake all flags are at half Mast th[ro]ugh o[u]t the Nat[io]n on the Death U. S. G[ra]nt He once told Gener[a]l [Haws] that He would Hang B. Y[ou]ng ^T L^ Kane told him Brigham ^I^ [gust] that He [new] No oth[e]r Man [was] Ever born that wo[u]ld Hang Brigh[am] Y[ou]ng He mostly is all D[evi]l will be in Hell h[e]r[eaf]t[er] & I exp[ec]t that that is wh[e]re Gr[a]nt Resides
Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
[J and Judge McCome Gen Stephen[s] Guisse D Trenellen & M Cills] of Miss are in Hell to day we dr[o]ve to Mayfield & No[on]ed then to Salina & sp[en]t the n[i]ght with Fath[er] Geo[r]g[e] Gates Dist[an]ce of the day 30 M[iles]

Jul 24, 1885