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Day in the Life

Jan 5, 1895

Journal Entry

January 05, 1895 ~ Saturday

5 I spent the Day at home at work on my Journals
for 1894

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Letter from Francis Moroni Dayton, 5 January 1895

Dingle, President Woodruff Dear Brother Yours of the 28 ins is at hand, I am wiling to go and do the best I can. I will be on hand at the time specified if nothing transpires to prevent me from so doing. Your Brother in the gospel. Francis M. Dayton. Saml Humpherys Bp Very good. But where is Dingle? J. F. S.

Letter from Francis Moroni Dayton, 5 January 1895

Letter from Jacob Alsted Tuft, 5 January 1895

Gunnisan Dear Brothers, Yours of the 15 Dec Is at hand I am Sorey that I Cannot Comply with the requist for Siverele resence first is that I ame in debt and Cannot git out of it there is a morgtege haning Over me that I am unable to rase as long as produse is So Loe as It has bin Of Late years Next is that I Live 9 miles from town no Close Naberes a wife with two

Letter from Karl Sumner Fackrell, 5 January 1895

Orderville Kane Co. President Wilford Woodruff. Dear Brother: I recived your letter apointing me as a missionary to the Northern States. I am willing to go. your Brother in the Gospel Karl S. Fackrell H. W. Esplin Bishop Orderville ward. Very good. J. F. S.

Letter from Ralph Cutler, 5 January 1895

Salt Lake City . The First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dear Bretheren: Your communication of December 29, 1894 enquiring if it would be "agreeable to my feelings and consistant with my circumstances to go on a mission to the Southern States" was received on the 31st ult. and it is with the greatest pain, regret and sorrow that I am compelled to write this communication in order to lay before you the facts relative to my condition. Although it would [be] perfectly agreeable and in harmony with my feelings to give an affirmative answer to your letter of inquiry, yet, I, as well as others, who know my condition, believe that it would be inconsistant with my circumstances as I am at present physically incapable of performing the labors of a missionary. For the last eighteen months I have been suffering with a complaint, which until right recently, I have been unable to find the cause of or cure for it, and during all that time I have been doctored and drugged which only aggravated the desease, until about 2 months ago I was almost compelled to take to my bed, having be-

Events

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March - May 1895
Eighth Constitutional Convention held; new Utah Constitution banning polygamy ratified November 5th.

Jan 5, 1895