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Jun 23, 1887

Journal Entry

June 23, 1887 ~ Thursday

23 A hand pointing to the right I wrote 5 Letters to day to Joseph F Spight {Told him of it.}
wrote to Jaques, Hall, Dinwoody & Schettler

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Hall, Hubert Lester
22 Feb 1858 - 27 May 1930
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Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
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Letter to Joseph Fielding Smith, 23 June 1887
Salt Lake City, Utah, Joseph F Spight Beloved Brother Your vary inter- esting Letter of May 27, reached me in good time and I have read it with a great deal of interest I take much pleasure in reading the products of your pen Now concerning your Name we addressed in my Letters I go by the name you sign as I suppose you are addressed in that Name that is the reason I direct as I do I am Addressed as Lewis Allen for if I was addressed as is, I dont know whether I would get the Letters or not Now as to news I dont know or I have much ownly what you got though the press I intended my last letter to the Box 410. I have that address I am vary thankful to learn that your health is measurably restored My health still holds quite good for an old man and all things con- sidered I spent 5 days last week in the Mountains whare I could get some cold water & ketch some fish well I drank a good Deal of cold water and caught 50 trout And through an accident I got a fish hook into the Ball of my thumb and into one of my
Letter from George Teasdale, 23 June 1887
My beloved brother: It will never do to neglect you so I joyfully take up my pen to answer your very kind and welcome favor of the 31st ult. We have had quite a busy time in the office of late. There [c]ame to these shores a party of about fifty Miss [i]onaries and some visitors Bro R. S. Camp- [b]ell and myself went to Queenstown and got [o]n board the Ship Wisconsin where we met the Missionaries and some lady passengers. oOne [o]f them had a black eyed little girl with her. We had one of the most delightful runs from Queenstown to Liverpool ever made the [s]ea was like a lake, and the weather so [c]lear we had a good view of land and [e]njoyed the trip splendid. After the mission- [a]ries had been appointed and distributed in [t]heir various fields of labor, we had to get [o]ff another company of Saints for Zion. We [h]ad sent the 3rd Company on the 4th of June [I]n that company there were 142 Scandinavians [3]3 British and 14 returning Elders. On the 18th [o]f June the British Company left 105 Emigrants and 6 Elders. We divided these companies to make it better for them to travel up to Norfolk [I]n the midst of this business we had an

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July 25, 1887
Wilford, as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, becomes the leader of the Church.

Jun 23, 1887