Day in the Life

Feb 8, 1887

Journal Entry

February 08, 1887 ~ Tuesday

8 A hand pointing to the right Keys crossed A crown I learned that the Supreme Court of the US had
reversed the decision of the Utah Courts in the Lorenzo Snow
case And that the Law could not give them
permission to have but one court. I wrote 2 letters
to day to President John Taylor and John Jaques
I sent John Jaques a Draft on the Bank for $200
with James Jack name on the back. I requested him
to draw it & put it in the Bank for me to draw as I
^ A folded letter/box^ needed I received 6 Letters this Evening from Jaques
Gibbs, Lindsay, Kemp, Tienney, ^&^ Roskelley

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Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
Woodruff, James Jackson
25 May 1847 - 8 Dec 1927
88 mentions
Family
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
691 mentions
Apostle, Family
Roskelley, Samuel
1 Jan 1837 - 10 Feb 1914

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Letter to John Taylor and George Quayle Cannon, 8 February 1887
Salt Lake City, Utah, Presidents John Taylor, & G. Q. Cannon Dear Brethren, Your vary kind and interesting Letter of Jan 31 arived Last evening, I read its contents with much pleasue, And I feel to return you my thanks for your kindness towards me I receved the Draft from J. Jack of $200. I shall also have to ask you to excuse me for the Mistake I made in not Enclosing the Letter of A. M. Tinney I did not know but I had sent it untill I received your Letter last evening. I will Enclosedse it in this. I will say that that the 4 Marshals that Left Beaver that were Expcted in St George have not made their Appearacence in St George at all as yet. they went to panquich and other side placs I have at present a very comfortable cahamber and am kindly treated by the family wha[r]e I am. And I feel that I will be safe untill thare is some move made in St George And as soon as any house is visited it will be immediately

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Edmunds-Tucker Act passed by Congress: disincorporated the Church and Perpetual Emigration Fund; authorized confiscation of Church property.

Feb 8, 1887