Today in Mormon History - Oct 17

[Brigham Young] --17-- I accompanied Elder Richards to La Harpe. (1)
-- 170 years ago today - Oct 17, 1841

[Apostle Franklin D. Richards Diary] Met with Pres[iden]t L. Snow AH Lund in Pres[iden]ts room with WW, GQC and Attorney FSR who gave the fine suggestions of procedure at the ExaminerÂ's court for next monday very interesting & important. (2)
-- 120 years ago today - Oct 17, 1891

The Transcontinental Telegraph is completed to Salt Lake City. (3)
-- 150 years ago today - Oct 17, 1861

1 - Manuscript History of Brigham Young, 1801-1844, ed. Elden Jay Watson (Salt Lake City: Smith Secretarial Service, 1968).
2 - Diary Excerpts of Franklin D. Richards, 1887-1897, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies
3 - On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com