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Day in the Life

Oct 27, 1897

Journal Entry

October 27, 1897 ~ Wednesday

Wednesday Oct 27. At the office today, re[ceive]d letter from M which Bro
Nuttall read to me. Bro Nuttall accompanied me to the R G. W train at 5 pm
to Provo. his sons met us at depot & drove me to Sararh's found them all feeling
fairly well & staid all night.

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Nuttall, Leonard John
6 Jul 1834 - 23 Feb 1905
420 mentions
66 mentions
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Provo, Utah County, Utah

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Letter from James S. W. Frame, 27 October 1897
Taylorsville Utah President Woodruff Dear Brother. In answer to your letter which I received Oct 25th requesting my feelings with regards to a mission to great Britain Nov 13th 1897 I write you the following. I will say I am not in the best of curcum stances to go on a mission but I feel as I am called I will go and trust in the lord and do the very best I can. Although I feel very weak inand incapable of preaching the gosplel.
Letter from Oliver Cromwell Hoskins, 27 October 1897
Pres. Willford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother The following is the amount of land & improvements in our Stake Name of Wards no of Acres Value of Real estate Improvements Granery Offices and Fences Total Fielding. 1 1/2 $100.00 $60.00 $725.00 $885.00 Plymouth 1 1/8 40.00 125.00 20.00 185.00 Porter. 3 1/8 150.00 50.00 800.00 1,000.00 Riverside. 1 1/4 80.00 100.00 20.00 200.00 Washakie. 880 5260.00 2195.00 7455.00 Cherry Creek. 25.00 25.00 Malad. 1 1/8 200.00 100.00 400.00 700.00 Nealeyville. 2 75.00 75.00 150.00 Rockland. 2 100.00 100.00 50.00 250.00 Samaria. 2 1/2 75.00 100.00 80.00 255.00 St. John. 1/2 25.00 100.00 10.00 135.00 Woodruff. Totals 6105.00 835.00 4300.00 11,240.00 Your Brother O. C. Hoskins
Letter from Ira Davenport, 27 October 1897
Jefferson City Mo. "Cole Co" October 27th 1897 To his Excellency—Wilson Woodruff. President of the Church of- "Latter day Saints" Salt Lake City Utah. Honored Sir I am desireous of obtaining a Copy of the "Book of Mormon" and know of no way to Succeed in my desire Save Only to Write you. Unfortunately I am a "Federal Prisoner" Held in the Mo State Prison at this place—but will be Liberated next Spring. I am a Member of an old and Honored family of this State yet purpose Concealing My True name and future destination as I Have so far done—for the sake of My family I have no friends who Have known me—in

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Oct 27, 1897