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Day in the Life

May 22, 1839

Journal Entry

May 22, 1839 ~ Wednesday

22 [FIGURE] I wrote a long letter to my parents & sister in Connecticut I wrote a short poem in it upon
the death of Br Asahel [FIGURE]

Behold the signs of the times a mob man by the name of rocky mountain
(or he is called such) commenced pulling down a long barn in Montrose at the garrisson. the people or Mr Boothe
issued a warrent against him & he armed himself drew his pistol upon the officer & would not be taken
the sheriff summons a number of men to assist him in taking the man but they refused to serve. he next
summonds myself & Bishop Riply I immediately mounted a horse & followed the criminal into the woods
we overtook him in a thicket of bushes & compelled him to surrender he was taken to court & fined

People

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5 mentions
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1814
11 Apr 1814 - 18 Oct 1838
196 mentions
Family
Webster, Eunice Hart Woodruff
19 Jun 1821 - 15 Jun 1853
258 mentions
Family
2 mentions
2 mentions

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Connecticut
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa Territory

Events

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April 6, 1839
Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
May 4, 1839
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

May 22, 1839