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Day in the Life

Dec 20, 1893

Journal Entry

December 20, 1893 ~ Wednesday

Dec 20, 1893
I spent the day in the office And attended to the duties of the
[FIGURE 1] day I received 3 Letters, one from G. Q. Cannon

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

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Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter from David Hyrum Packard, 20 December 1893

Pres. Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear Brother, Your's of the 13th inst is at hand. notifing me that I have been selected to go on a mission to Australasia. Allso wishing to know of my feelings in regards to the call. In reply will say that, I will be ready through the blessings of God to start at the time mentioned in your letter. Please let me know the date that I shall have to appear at the Historians Office to be set apart. As ever

Letter from George Gwillym Bywater, 20 December 1893

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. . President Woodruff Dear Brother: About the 10th inst I recieved a letter addressed to my son Caleb J. Bywater in my care. He not being in the city I addressed it to Helper Station on the Rio Grand Western where he was working. He came home two days ago, on account of being called in through a reduction of the forces in the mechanical departments, which is usual this season of the year On his arival home I learned that the letter I had mailed to him was closed with your signature informing him that "his name had been suggested and accepted as a missionary to Oklahama." And it is upon this matter that I wish to communicate to you some information that I deem it proper you should be made acquainted with. It is a matter of deep regret with me that my son Caleb is not at present qualified for so important a

Letter from George Gwillym Bywater, 20 December 1893

Letter from William H. Wilson, 20 December 1893

Rigby, Fremont Co, Idaho, Presdt W. Woodruff and Counselors Dear Sirs having been called as a Mission- ary to attend the Normal course at the Academy at Provo I feel it is my duty to go and do what I can although I have to borrow the money to pay my expences there. I can borrow grain from the missionary Fund, of our ward, by replacing it as soon as I am able. So I have concluded to go and try to learn all I can Your Brother in the Gospel Wm H Wilson

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Dec 20, 1893