Day in the Life

Apr 12, 1858

Journal Entry

April 12, 1858 ~ Monday

12th [FIGURE] A. Cummings that would be Governor of Utah arived
in this city to day with Col Kane accompanied by a small mormon
Guard. when he saw the streets lined with people moving he said
dont move you shall not be hurt I will not be Govornor if you
dont want me. the poor Devil should have thought of this
principle before he started from home and not come with an
armed force to force himself as govornor upon a people who did
not want him. I spent most of the day choreing I spent
the evening at the presidents office in talking upon a variety
of subjects among others orders had been given to the police to go
and clear the five acres lots of cattle and the city lots where
they were doing damage on wheat, fruit and Gardens they went
with Josiah Hardy at their head and drove all of Presidents
Youngs cattle off from his pasture into the stray pound and mired
two of his cows so that they could not walk President Young
told them if they would pay him two hundred dollars damage they ^He^
would settel it otherwise he would put them through to the extent
of the Law

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3427 mentions
Apostle, Family
45 mentions
Kane, Thomas Leiper
27 Jan 1822 - 26 Dec 1883
96 mentions

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

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8th I started this morning with 3 loads for provo two loads of secretaries and one of Goods it soon began to snow and I rode 12 miles on a slow walk in the worst snow storm we have had this winter I came near freezing my hands and I became so chilled I could hardly move when I got to Unionville the rode was lined with people and teams to Provo for 50 miles many suffered and some came near perishing horses died by the way side men unloaded their goods in the mud others took their team off and left their teams waggons sticking in the mud some teams gave out and whole families lay in the mud under their waggons over night women carried their children in their arms and waided in water mud and snow knee deep. I stoped at Unionville and spent with sister Martecia Smith and was glad to get into a harbor
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Apr 12, 1858