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Day in the Life

Feb 21, 1896

Journal Entry

February 21, 1896 ~ Friday

21 I had several Letters from Frank J Cannon upon our business
East. ^[FIGURES]^ I wrote him one to day upon the subjet of Dan Jones
getting Land from Government for his own benefit while
He pretends it is for the People

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Jones, Dan
4 Aug 1810 - 3 Jan 1862
92 mentions
Cannon, Franklin Jenne
25 Jan 1859 - 25 Jul 1933
45 mentions

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Letter from David John Watts, 21 February 1896
President Woodruff: Dear Brother: In reply to your letter of the 13th intst, calling me upon a mission to the Eastern States, to leave on March 28th. I beg to say that I am now prepared to go on the date and to the place named. I am Very Respectfully Your Brother in the Gospel D. J. Watts George Romney Bp 20th wd. Good. J. F. S.
Letter from William B. Hughes, 21 February 1896
Spanish Fork Pres Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother: It is with feelings of regrit that I am compeled to answer your letter of 20 inst to me in the manner I do: It would afford me great pleasure to accept of this mission but owing to circumstances over which I have no control I beg you to release me until such a time that I can place myself in a position to go, my wife has been sick for over 5 months nigh unto death at times but through the blessings of God is some better at the present Trouble heart failure and chills and fever My other reason I am at the present some what financialy embarassed but by the blessings of God ^so soon as I^ if can lift myself above the cloud that is over mye I will report for duty Your brother in the Gospel Wm B Hughes over

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April 6, 1896
Wilford and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles issue Political Manifesto about separation of church and state.

Feb 21, 1896