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Day in the Life

Jan 16, 1888

Journal Entry

January 16, 1888 ~ Monday

16 [FIGURE] I signed 15 Recommends I received 35 Letters
I received Letters from Malinda Hatch & Sarah
I wrote a Letter to Sarah I held Meetings with
A Number of citizens and the Twelve upon
some Public matters. I met with sever[al] private
individuals among the rest with Andrew
Jenson who wanted to publish the History of
Joseph Smith and wanted the sanction of the
Presidency of the Church Br G. Q. Cannon said oif
He published it He should do it upon his own responsibility
We went to the Theater in the Evening G. Q. C. & J. F. S
with me. Governor West, Marshals Dyer, Pratt
Cannon was in a Box in oposite of us spent the night at Dougall.

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11 mentions
West, Caleb Walton
25 May 1844 - 25 Jan 1909
18 mentions
55 mentions
1966 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
62 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
694 mentions
Family
12 mentions

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Salt Lake Theater, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Jan 16, 1888