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Day in the Life

Feb 22, 1889

Journal Entry

February 22, 1889 ~ Friday

Feb 22. Keys crossed A crown This was a vary interesting day to
myself, G. Q. Cannon & many others I drove in
the Morning to the Presidents Office & there met with
G Q Cannon and a great many friends The whole
Salt Lake quire brought an organ into our office
and we shook hands with a hundred or More the
Quire sung half a doz Hymns then Br Cannon addresed
the company And I followed him Than about 50 of
the Sandwich Islands Saints sung several [Cunehan]
songs & Brother Cannon Addressed them I also addressed
them & it was interpeted to them they then shook hands
with us & retired I then accompanied Br Cannon
to his house and helped him Eat a fine fat Turkey
I then went to the farm & spent the night 8 miles

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Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Sandwich Islands
Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from Herrmann Frederich Kammerath, 22 February 1889

President Woodruff. Dear Brother: Yours of the 19th inst., received. I will be ready April 9th, to go with the company which leaves that date. Your Brother Herrmann Kammerath OK L J n

Letter from Joseph Fielding Smith, 22 February 1889

Dr. Jos. S. Richards. Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother Joseph: yours of the 11th inst. is Just rec'd and I hasten to reply. It is not necessary for me to make a long story about the matter of your claim to the purchase of that piece of land. I consider a bargain a bargain, and in all honesty and fairness the bargain which was made between you and Bp. Hunter should have been conplied with, and carried out; and that it was not, always did seem to me arbitrary and unjust to you. I did all I could to provail upon Prest. Tay- lor to let you have the land as agreed be- tween Bp. Hunter and yourself, and while he never to my knowledge refused to do so, he persisted in putting it off and never, so far as I know, came to any conclusion about it. I have felt very sorry and chigrinned over it, to think that when the agreement was made in good faith, that any one should hesitate, or stand in the way of its fulfillment. You shall have my goodwill and my vote in the council, (if I can be there and otherwise you can use this.) where (see over.)

Letter from Joseph Fielding Smith, 22 February 1889

Pres. Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City. Utah Dear President Woodruff: I have just received a letter from Dr. Joseph S. Richards, requesting me to express my view to you in regard to his right to the purchase of a small piece of land situated just back of, and near the Museum. You will no doubt recoll- ect that I have mentioned the matter several times to you and to the Council in the hope that Dr. Joseph's claims upon it by reason of an understanding and agreement had between Bp. Edward Hunter and himself, would be acknowledged and respected to the extent, at least, of his having the option on it when it should be sold. I am aware of the fact that this property is not now in your hands. it having passed into the hands of the Scientific and Literary Association, but it has not, perhaps, passed beyond your influence in the matter of counsel and advise as to what what is right and proper; and

Letter from Joseph Fielding Smith, 22 February 1889

Pres. Wilfor Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear President Woodruff, I have just received a letter from Dr. Joseph S. Richards, requesting me to express my view, to you, in regard to his right to the purchase of a small peice of land situated just back of and near to the museum. You will no doubt recollect that I have mentioned the matter several times to you and to the council, in the hope that Dr. Joseph's claims upon it, by reason of an understanding and agreement had between Bp. Edward Hunter and himself, would be acknowledged and respected to the extent, at least, of his having the option on it when it should be sold. I am aware of the fact

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Feb 22, 1889