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Day in the Life

Feb 3, 1855

Journal Entry

February 03, 1855 ~ Saturday

[FIGURES] I spent most of the day at home but at 6 oclok
in the evening I Attended the Universal sccientific
Association it received its organization this evening
the following persons were Appointed the board of the
society Wilford Woodruff President.
John Taylor Orson Spencer Ezra T. Benson Albert
Carrington Lorenzo Snow Samuel Richards
Vicse Presidents
George A Smith Wm W Phelps corrisponding Secretaris
Reporters
Robert Campbell Clerk G D Watt Assistant Clerk

the object of this society is to promote evry good
science esstablish a mueseum & Library & lay a founda[tio]n
for useful knowledge

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Carrington, Albert
8 Jan 1813 - 19 Sep 1889
210 mentions
Apostle
Benson, Ezra Taft
22 Feb 1811 - 3 Sep 1869
366 mentions
Apostle
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
Watt, George Darling
18 May 1812 - 24 Oct 1881
119 mentions
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1837 mentions
Apostle
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
653 mentions
Apostle, Family
Spencer, Orson
14 Mar 1802 - 15 Oct 1855
67 mentions
13 mentions
Richards, Samuel Whitney
9 Aug 1824 - 26 Nov 1909
104 mentions
Phelps, William Wines
17 Feb 1792 - 7 Mar 1872
162 mentions

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Woodruff Home, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Feb 3, 1855