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Day in the Life

Aug 31, 1885

Journal Entry

August 31, 1885 ~ Monday

31 We started & drove through Mountain Meadow settlement
and onto the Clary Creek & Nooned then drove to St
George. On the road I shot a gun 8 times mostly from
the waggon got 6 Rabbits 1 quail, & 1 Herron I did not
miss one during the 8 shots Brother Thompson shot 3 times
& got 2 Rabbits we did not reach St Georg untill
10 oclok we were all vary weary roads vary rough 40 m[iles]

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Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
260 mentions
Missionary

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Mountain Meadows, Washington County, Utah Territory
St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
31. M we started at 6 {shorthand} Drove through the Meadow & came to the Clay Creek & road I shot 6 rabbit 1 qu[a]il & 1 Herron Thompson shot 2 r[abbits]
Daybook (2 July 1885 - 26 May 1887)
31 we ar[rive]d in St. George at 10 {shorthand} having travelled 40 Miles over the rough[es]t [illegible] of Meadow Road I was v[er]y weary & cold 40 M[iles]

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Aug 31, 1885