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Day in the Life

Apr 16, 1894

Journal Entry

April 16, 1894 ~ Monday

16. ^[FIGURE]^ Henry McEwan was killed by his team runing away
died this morning. I met with A M Cannon & C.
W Penrose of the Presidency of the stake upon business
I met with Orson Smith & Jerry ^E.^ Langford {I gave
them one} 1,000 {dollars in business.} J W Clawson the Artist
called upon to take my likeness I went to Dinwoody
to pick out a chair to sit in we had snow all day

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Cannon, Angus Munn
17 May 1834 - 7 Jun 1915
185 mentions
Penrose, Charles William
4 Feb 1832 - 16 May 1925
160 mentions
2 mentions
14 mentions
19 mentions
Smith, Orson
1853-1935
70 mentions
Missionary

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Letter from Charles Lundgren, 16 April 1894

Mayfield, Utah, President Willford Woodruf. Salt Lake City Dear Brother! In answer to the call made upon me to go upon a Mission to Scandinavia I will say that I will be in Salt Lake City on the 20th inst. prepared to go with the company that is to leave on the 21st. Your Brother in the Gospel of Christ. Charles Lundgren Parley Christiansen Bp All right. J. F. S.

Letter from Edwin Cleveland Dibble, 16 April 1894

Pres't. Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Brother; A mis- sionary call was made of me on May 23, 1893. The date of my depart- ure was extended one year, as the accompan- ying letter will show. I am teaching school under a contract which expires May 4, 1894 In a short time after the above date I shall be ready to go.

Letter from John H. Vincent, 16 April 1894

Pres. Wilford Woodruff Box B. City Dear Bro: Yours of Mar 28th at hand I will except the call and be Ready at the apointed time. Respectfully Your Bro. in the Gospel John H. Vincent. For Indian Terr F. Kesler Bishop good. J. F. S.

Letter from Job Pingree, 16 April 1894

Presedent Wilford Woodruff S. L. City, Utah Dear Bro, I inclose a receipt for 7000 which I recd today, I am not intitled to the receipt because I have not sent the money for it. In the letter accompanying the receipt my attention was called to a former letter instructing me that all communications should be sent to head quarters. I am very sorry that any missunderstanding should occur, but I never had any communication with your office in regards this money matter, but it was had with S. B. Young Senior. While I was away to England last summer there was reported to me on my arival at N. york that there had been an aproprotion made for the Eastern States Mission of 3000 per month for 6 months to pay rent for a place for head quarters and also to hold meetings in with what few members there were and others that may come; Thirty-Dol per month for 6 moths would be $180.00 but we rented a place for 20.00 per month which

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April 6, 1894
Wilford receives revelation regarding sealing practices and the Law of Adoption.

Apr 16, 1894