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Day in the Life

Oct 14, 1897

Journal Entry

October 14, 1897 ~ Thursday

Thurs Oct 14. Busy at the office today weather very cold & stormy

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

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Letter from Thomas West, 16 October 1897
Bp. P. Mattson, Mount Pleasant. Can you tell us who the writer of thi[s] letter is, as he has not signed his name. Your Brother, George Reynolds. Notify Gt B. 9 Nov [18]98 Mt Pleasant Oct 14th 1897 Mr Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I Thought I Would Write To you in regard To me gowing on A mishon some five years A go I Was Called To go To ingland and on Acount of My Circumstances I Was release untill I Could git redy so in the spring of Ninty Six I reported that I Was redy But Was Told That the
Letter from George Hamilton Taylor, 14 October 1897
Salt Lake City Presidents W. Woodruff and Geo. Q. Cannon Dear Brethren Yours of the 12th inst in re- lation to the matter between Brs Brockbank and Fox was duly received. The case is like this Br Brockbank loaned Br Fox three thousand dollars several years go. the interest was paid until Br Fox became involved through the financial panic. Br Brockbank pressed the case to a trial, the result was that Br Fox acknowledged the debt, also his total inability to meet it, but was willing to do so as soon as he was able Our decision was that he should do as above stated: What else could we do? Knowing tolerably well the state of Br Fox'es affairs, that his home was heavily mortgaged, That the banks held his farm, That he had collatted everything he had in the world, And that he was trying to save something from the general wreck for his
Letter from David Candland, 14 October 1897
Chester First presidency The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Dear Brethren, Your prompt reply of the 12 ^inst^ containing enclosure for 2 tons of hay, and the accompanying "the best wishes of the First presidency" gave me much pleasure. It awakened pleasing reminisences and seemded to send a thrill of recognition of the Old Stock, or Nauvoo Veterans. It seemed as though through Bro Woodruffe I could grasp the hand of prest Taylor who done so much for me at the Mt pleasant, and ZCMI episodes. From him seemed to come the thrill of remembrance from pres Young who done so much for me in Nauvoo and Salt Lake. From him to Bro Hyrum whose remarkable patriarchal blessing his comforting before me. From him up to Bro Joseph whose hand shake I enjoyed.

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Oct 14, 1897