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Jul 8, 1896

Journal Entry

July 08, 1896 ~ Wednesday

8 ^ A folded letter/box A hand pointing to the right^ I spent the day in the office I received a Letter from
Sarah I wrote one in Return Abram H Cannon is
vary sick

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Cannon, Abraham Hoagland
12 Mar 1859 - 19 Jul 1896
142 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
701 mentions
Family

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Calvin Fife, 8 July 1896

Co Ida Bro Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I receved your letter of July 6th stating you would like for me to be their by Nov. I will be their by on the first of Nov. 96 to be set a part Your Brothe in the Gospel Calvin Fife Fife

Letter from Hans Peter Nielsen, 8 July 1896

Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Having ben requested to go on a Mission to Skandinavia in October next. I take plesure in saiying that I hope to be able to be readdey at the time designated Your Brother H. P. Nielsen President Woodruff and Councillors I can fully endorse the Call of Brother Nielson for a Mission to Skandinavia Yours Truly Alfred Solomon Bishop 22nd Ward

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Receivd from Z C M I $56.50

Letter from Samuel George Spencer, 8 July 1896

1825 East 11th St. Kansas City, Mo. . Pres. Wilford Woodruff, P. O. Box B., Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother: Having a few matters which I consider of great importance, I take pleas- ure in communicating with you up- on them. Notwithstanding the fact that wonderful progress has been made in the workings of this Mission during the last two years, when we look around us and see what there is yet to do, we are startled with the numberless oppertun- ities for improvement, that still lie dor- mant ahead of us! No circular letters have been sent to the elders, hence there is no regular system observed. New arrivals frequently coming, answers why letters of advice and instruction should be in the posses- sion of every elder. System will encourage unity, unity will

Letter from Benjamin S. Wilson, 8 July 1896

Pres Woodruff. Dear Brother having been called to perform a mission to great Brittan to be ready to start on the eight of Augst next. I accept the call and will perform my duties to the best of my ability, the Lord giving me a porteon of his Holy Spirit to guide me aright Your Brother in the Gospel of Christ B. S. Wilson July 9th 1896 I hereby endorse Bro Wilson as worthy and capable in every way to preform the above mentioned mission Resps W S Woolley Bishop 21 Ward [sideways text] good. J. F. S. [end of sideways text]

Letter from Ira Spaulding McMullin, 8 July 1896

Leeds President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother yours of the 8 came to hand some tineme a go and I have ^bin^ a consider- ing the call which I accept and will do all that I can to go I am vary hard up for money at the presant time an do not know wheir the money will come from or what amount it will require to take me to my field of labor or what books, and cloathing I will h need, for winter a gong [going] to the northern states

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Jul 8, 1896