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Jul 15, 1891

Journal Entry

July 15, 1891 ~ Wednesday

15. I signed 5 Recommends I received 3 Letters
A hand pointing to the right I wrote to Farnsworth & M F Farnsworth
I had a good Deal of compan

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Missionary
Farnsworth, Moses Franklin
5 Feb 1834 - 25 Feb 1906
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Letter to William Atkin, 15 July 1891

Salt Lake City, U.T. Wm Atkins Dear Brother your letter of June 18 has been here in the Office for 2 weeks but I have just got into the Gardo from being shut up in my House & bed for 10 days with another attack of the cholera Billious Cholic & I had a hard fall or Saturday I struck my forehead on a plank that Nearly knocked a hole in my Head. Well when I got to the office I was so full of Business that I have not had time to answer any Letters & Now I am sendding

Letter from Edwin Alfred Stratford, 15 July 1891

Ogden, Utah, East—ST. LOUIS & N. Y. Prest Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Bro Early in the spring you called me to perform a mission to Great Britan not being able to go in april, as desired, I was excused until I could get my affairs in shape to leave. Unless something unforeseen occurrs I will be on hand to depart with the missionaries who will leave early in October Respectfully Yours E. A. Stratford O.K. J. F. S.

Letter from Joseph Frederick Platte Schoenfeld, 15 July 1891

President Woodruff. Dear Brother, The undersighned in response to your call, to go on a Mission to Switzerland and Germany, wishes to inform you that he can get ready to start on said Mission on the 29th day of August. Trusting that God will qualify me, and intending to do my duty to the best of my ability I remain your Brother in the covenant, Joseph F. Schoenfeld Frederick W. Schoenfeld Bishop of above Ward. O. K. J. F. S.

Letter from William Orme Lee, 15 July 1891

Recd 8 Aug. 1891 [end of sideways text] Fagalii Upolu Samoa July 15th 1891 To the First Presidency Dear Brethren We have very bad news to report this month and our hearts are filled with sympathy for all those who will be affected by the same. In reporting Sister Merrills condition last month we thought she was recovering but she had a billious attack and could not keep any food on her stomach. As a result her body became very weak, and a premature birth was the consequence. This happened on the 28th of June. The child was born alive and all right but the placenta remained several hours and required the exertions of the doctor to bring it. The child not being mature enough to nurse or partake of nourishment died the next ^day^ at about two o'clock P.M. Before the death, it was blessed and named Joseph Aroiet Merrill. We did not consider it wise that the mother should know of the death of her child so we concealed the fact from her. An hour after the death of the child, the mother

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May 29, 1891
People's Party is disbanded; Church members advised to join Democrat/Republican parties.

Jul 15, 1891