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Mar 23, 1888

Journal Entry

March 23, 1888 ~ Friday

23 I signed 15 Recommends I receivd 12 Letters & wrote
[FIGURE] 2 Letters ^[FIGURE]^ we spent this whole day also in bringing
forth Accusations & trying to settle up our difficulties but
it was also A painful day I think the most so of any
one the more we tryed to get to gether the wider apart
we were Erastus Snow Accusations were bitter & fals

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Here we have spent four days in listning to the
Accusations of five Apostles against G. Q. Cannon
and six sustained him I never saw as much
bitterness manifest against one good man by 5
Apostles since the days of the Apostate Twelve against
the Prophet Joseph in Kirtland and all through Jealousy
as Br Cannon was first councillor to John Taylor
and the blame of any acts of President Taylor that
five of the Twelve did not think wa[s] right was
laid to George Q Cannon it is painful to record
those things but it is true. we have tryed to
settle those things but so far we are still apart
Erastus Snow accused Br Cannon & in some measure
applyed to myself that we were men worshipers
sycophants & todyism And it stird my blood &
showed up Erastus Snows life & course And
I think I done wrong & went to far in the
matter, but when our Meeting closed we were
not to gether but we adjourned untill Monday at
10 oclok. At the close of the Meeting we held another
Meeting with four Lawyiers with Legrand Young
Sheets & Rawlins & Judge Sonderland upon our
Law Suit we closed at 10:20 & packed up
& went to my farm & spent the night & thankful
to Breath free air once more. 3 Miles

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Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
Snow, Erastus
9 Nov 1818 - 27 May 1888
640 mentions
Apostle
1966 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1834 mentions
Apostle
15 mentions
Missionary
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2227 mentions
Young, Marcus LeGrand
27 Dec 1840 - 23 Jul 1921
54 mentions

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Letter from Lorenzo John Brown, 23 March 1888
Nutrioso President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your letter, calling me as a missionary to the North Western states, came to hand last evening. In reply, I wish to say, that I will be in Salt Lake City, ready to start upon that mission at the date mentioned April 24th 1888. Very Respectfully — Your Brother in the Gospel — L. J. Brown Benjamin Brown Bishop of Nutrioso Ward—
Letter from Joseph Bartholomew Jr., 23 March 1888
Fayette . Wilford Woodruff. Dear brother. I recieved yours of the 12 inst on the 16th regarding me being accepted as a missionary to the North Western States. I have delayed my answer in order to see if I could raise the necessary means to defray my expences out to the field of labor, so as to leave Salt Lake on the 17th of April, but I have not been able to do this but will be ready in October if desired to go at that time. Trusting this will meet your mind I remain your brother in the Gospel. Jos. Bartholomew. Jr. John Bartholomew Bishop

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Mar 23, 1888