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Day in the Life

Apr 15, 1896

Journal Entry

April 15, 1896 ~ Wednesday

15 ^ A folded letter/box A hand pointing to the right^ I got a Letter from Sarah saying Bell was worse
Dangerous with Pneumonia I had Spence telegraph
to Sarah that tickets would be provided for her I
Met the Twelve in the Temple A cold snow storm

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Moses, Phoebe Arabell Woodruff
30 May 1859 - 7 Sep 1939
164 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
Family
Spence, William Charles
3 Dec 1850 - 9 May 1927
137 mentions

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Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

to Emma T $20 C $10 girl $3 33

Letter to Abraham Owen Woodruff, 15 April 1896

Woodruff villa My Deer Owen I have received today 2 Letters from you one from you of March 30 & Brother Naegle of March 20th And I will confese both Letters give me pain especially yours I have just written to Brother Naegle before I [illegible] this I dont know what I wrote to him had No intention of interfering at all in Brother Naagle reaching you or any of the Brethen And I did not want him to relieve you untill He did release the rest of your company I did not wish that at all, what I said in the Letter for Brother Nagele to make quite a thing out of it I dont know I have asked him to send me a copy of the Letter so I cen see what I did write what I did write was done in the office first of Mene and in the Misht of a Meety & sick besides And considering the condition I am in the office Church & Meeting Every hour in the day and some of the time 2 or 3 Meeting at the same time & poor health, I Marvel that I am capable of writing any thing intelligatly However if this Cen reach you before you leave I will say that I hope that you will not be released untill the rest are who went with you & that you will not come here untill the rest do if Brother Weiler is with you tel him his sister has been very sick & I was feerful that I went have to send a tellegram for Brother Weiler to come home if He saw his Sister alive but I am thankful to say she is getting better some of the family may write him & tell him all about it My Daughter Bell Moses Copy to Owen April 15/96

Letter from Peter Lontensock, 15 April 1896

Eureka, President W. Woodruff! Dear Brother! Over a year ago, a call been made on me to foill a mission to Germany my native Country. My circumstances at that time did not permit me to go, and you requested me to report to you as soon i would be able to take, fill the said mission. I think to be on hand about the midle of June next if my servis should be repquired. Your Brother in Christ P. Loutensock Bp. P. O. Box 113, Eureka, Utah He had better put it off till later. Say Aug. or Sept. Or till Oct. con[ference]. if it will suit him better, on account of the Jam in June & July. J. F. S.

Letter from James R. Thompson, 15 April 1896

Keokuk, Iowa, Mr Wilford Woodruff President Church of Christ Latter Day Saints Salt Lake U. Dear Sir, A few days ago I handed one of our Wholesale Grocers and his traveling companion a letter from ^to^ you with the hope that they might have the pleasure of meeting you. They are making a Pacific Coast trip and will doubtless reach [sideways text] Jas. R Thompson Apr. 15 [18]96 [end of sideways text]

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

Apr 15, 1896