James Buchanan inaugurated as 15th President of 31 United States.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 21, 1857 ~ Tuesday
21st I spent the day in the Council House with the 12 and
Presidents of 70s in setting apart the missionaries many went
through their endowment to day At the close of the business met
at the Council House I called at Brother Caienes House to attend
to his funerall they were just going out with the corps I rode
to the grave with samuel Richards Sister Cain bore her loss with
great resignation. She was feeble in consequence of the constant watching
over him
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Cain, Joseph
1822-1857
17 mentions
Richards, Samuel Whitney
9 Aug 1824 - 26 Nov 1909
109 mentions
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