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Hosea Stout Journals
February 14, 1848
Summary: Money is collected for the different
branches of the police. A portion of money is payed to Stout for
dues which enabled him to buy a wagon to come West.
Journal entry: Mond Feb. 14th 1848. Rained
last night. Warm day with south winds. Muddy roads. Today E. H.
Groves returned home from his mission to the Branches on the East
side of the river to raise funds for the police. Calkins & Gardner
both having previously returned, ended their mission. The total
amount subscribed by the brethren for the different branches for
the police was 385 dollars and 53 cents. The total amount collected
and actually realized by the police was only 378 dollars and 82
cents. Wanting 8 dollars 91 cents, this amount was paid in corn
Beans: potatoes. turnips, cabbage, buckwheat pork, butter & clothing
to considerable amounts. This was an advantage to the police, greater
than any one could imagine, especially to those who did not know
their wants. My proportion, as divided by per cent on my dues, amounted
to about 65 dollars. Had it not been for this assistance I could
not have made my out fit to come West. It was from this fund that
I procured means to hire a wagon in order to come West.
Source: On
the Mormon Frontier: The Diary of Hosea Stout
- 1844-1861 Volume I - Edited by Juanita Brooks. Permission to
use excerpts granted by Utah State Historical Society and the
University of Utah Press.
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