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Jan 30, 1889

Journal Entry

January 30, 1889 ~ Wednesday

30. A hand pointing to the right I signed 52 Recommends. I received 20 Letters
I wrote 8 Letters to J F Smith & Wm Atkin I met in the Evening
with Clawson F S Richards & Jane Zina & Barsheba on
the Hospital question

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46 mentions
Richards, Franklin Snyder
20 Jun 1849 - 7 Sep 1934
109 mentions
Clawson, Hiram Bradley
7 Nov 1826 - 29 Mar 1912
129 mentions
8 mentions
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4092 mentions
Apostle
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59 mentions

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Letter from Isaac Kite Wright, 30 January 1889

Richfield, Utah, WOOL and HIDES Bought. President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your letter of 22nd Jan was duly received and in reply will say I know of no reason why I cannot go as the servants of the lord have selected me and I am thankfull that I am deemed worthy of the priveledge of doing so and by the help of the Lord I will be on time Your Brother in the the Gospel Isaac. K. Wright Jos. S. Horne, Bp. Richfield 2nd Ward. OK L J n

Letter from John Whelan Davis Hunter, 30 January 1889

W. Woodruff: Dear Brother In regard to going on a miss- ion I feel willing to go and will respond cheerfully to the call that is made of me. There is nothing that I know of to hinder me from being on hand when wanted. Respt. Your Brother J. W. D. Hunter W. G. Collett. Bishop. OK L J n

Letter to Joseph Fielding Smith, 30 January 1889

Salt Lake U. T. J Mack Dear Brother We forward the tickets you ask for. We shall be pleased to see you home once more. All is going about as usual I am in usual health. I get through my Daily business quite Well while I am writeing, the Court Room is Crouded to see what sentence is to be given to Zane or the school trustees for Contempt for falsley accusing Dyer and his Council as Receiver &c. I had an interview with Maud Concerning Washington affairs. G. Q. & F. M. L are all will in the pen. You will see by the Herald that thare was a Terrible Mash up on John W R. R. Joseph E Young & George Walker was

Letter to William Atkin, 30 January 1889

Salt Lake U. T. Wm Atkin Dear Brother Your Letter of the 20 is before me so I will answer it. At least I will write in Return We had a serious Accident here last night on John W Youngs Rail Road you will see the Account in the Herald the rails are coved with Ice & snow & the Breaks would not work and they went down the Mountain with Lightning speed and with 8 cars loaded with stone and as the cars was about to leave the trail the 6 men on board Jumped off and Joseph E Young Joseph A son & George Walker were instantly Killed McDonald & O McCarty were severly injured the two

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Jan 30, 1889