[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 18th The fore part of this day was Also spent in teaching & giving council. The Twelve occupied most of the time.
Two petitions were presented to the meetings for signitures one for A county in the Potawattame tract of land in Iowa And the other for A Post Office. And the People were signing them daily. Br Henry Miller and others were appointed to go to the Legislature of the State of Iowa to petition for the county & $30 were raised by the people to bear their expenses. Many interesting speaches were made by the people.
The afternoon & evening of this day was Also spent in singing music & danceing. And at the close of the evening this congregation were dismissed & other branches of the Church were to take it to morrow as all could not get into the House at the same time.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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