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Day in the Life

Sep 13, 1887

Journal Entry

September 13, 1887 ~ Tuesday

13 A hand pointing to the right A folded letter/box Received 15 Letters wrote 10 Letters to Leslie, Malinda
Lot Smith, J. H. Richards, signed 20 Recommends Had conversation
with Brother Cannon J. F. Smith E Snow & H J Grant {some bad [illegible shorthand]}

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Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
691 mentions
Apostle
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Heber Jeddy
22 Nov 1856 - 14 May 1945
269 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4092 mentions
Apostle
Richards, Joseph Hill
5 Dec 1841 - 3 Jul 1924
36 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Leslie Woodruff
6 Feb 1862 - 28 Nov 1935
176 mentions
Family
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
365 mentions
Missionary
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
63 mentions
Family

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Letter from Angus Jenne Cannon, 13 September 1887
President Woodruff. Dear Brother: As my name has been suggested and ac- cepted as a Missionary to Germany, I would say that I am willing at all times to do what-so-ever the Servants of God desire of me as the Lord gives me strength. Your Brother in the Gospel, Angus Jenne Cannon. H. F. Burton Bishop.
Letter from Samuel Thomas Whitaker, 13 September 1887
Ogden, President Woodruffer: Dear Brother: Your call of the 10th was received to day, and in reply, will say, I am engaged in the building business. and am at present under contract to build two school houses, which I will have finished by about the 10th of November 1887. While I am perfectly willing to respond to the call, I am sorry my business makes it nessicary for me to ask of you thirty days extention in my time; rather than it should be longer than the time asked I prefer to drop every thing pertaining to business, eaven though it be at a sacraifice, and go at the time you appointed. hoping you will kindly conseder this, I remain Your Brother the Gospel Samuel T. Whitaker The statement above is correct E Stratford Bishop Elder F D Richards Will please give this Brother the time he asks for L J N
Letter to Lot Smith, 13 September 1887
Elder Lot Smith Mormon Dairy, Yavapai Co. A. T. Dear Brother: I received your letter of August 25th, which I read with much interest. Now Brother Lot, when you get this I want you to sit down and answer me the following questions: Give me the names of the committee who settled with you. Have you got through with the settlement? What has it left you? Do you own the Dairy or any of it? If so, how much? Do you own the spring at the dairy? If you own half of it, who owns the best? How many Horses, Cattle and Sheep have you left? After the settlement how is your family? Where do you live? What is the name of your Post office?

Events

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

Sep 13, 1887