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Day in the Life

Jul 27, 1891

Journal Entry

July 27, 1891 ~ Monday

267 I sat for my Model I received 3 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote to Mary & Budge of Bear Lake
I finished my siting to day for the Model

People

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Woodruff, Mary, b. 1867
26 Oct 1867 - 15 Feb 1903
163 mentions
Family
104 mentions
Missionary

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Bear Lake Valley, Idaho and Utah Territories

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Letter from William Charles Wightman Jr., 27 July 1891
Milford President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake Dear Brother; In answer to your's of July 1st with regards my going on a mission; would like if you could release me for six or eight months; (say till March or April) and I will be ready to go and do the best I can; though should the matter be anyway's eargent, and you think proper, will bring my business to a close and go when you resquest. Hoping this will be satisfactorly I remain, Your Brother in the Gospel W. C. Wightman Jr. Milford Beaver Co. Utah Joseph S. Tanner
Letter from Andrew Jenson, 27 July 1891
Salt Lake City, Utah, President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother! Yesterday, I received the inclosed pamphet by mail, with a request of replying to it. Is it worth a while to do so? The writer seems to be a "remnant" of the Strangites. Traveling continually, as I now do, in the interest of Church history and for the Church, I find that my railway fare amounts to quite considerable. As long as I published the "Record" I had free transportation, but that paper now being suspended, of course I no longer, on that account, can expect to receive such courtesies. Could not Bro. Spence get me passes on the U.P. system and the Rio Grande Western, in consideration of the nature of my work, and also missionary labor that I naturally perform where ever I go? I would also like to have the use of the Deseret State Telegraph Line in matters pertaining to Church affairs. It would occasionally come in con- venient to send messages ahead when letters would not reach in time, and thus, by preparing the people
Letter from Charles Ellis, 27 July 1891
My Dear Friend, I enclose an article from the News of to day. I feel sure that you and "brother" Canon appreciate my work if the politicians and money-getters do not as a rule. I want this week to gather data for an article on the Temple, so far as it is permissible to "write it up", and would esteem it a favor if you will commend me to some person capable of giving me such information. With kind regards, I am sincerely, yours, Charles Ellis

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

Jul 27, 1891