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Day in the Life

Jun 4, 1837

Journal Entry

June 04, 1837 ~ Sunday

4th Sunday walked from Syracuse to Richland
Oswego Co N Y. whare I was again blessed with the
privilege of taking my Brethren after the flesh by
the hand viz Azmon & Thompson Woodruff I had
not seen either of them before for three years I
found cousisn Eldad Woodruff with them. I found
sumthing of a coldness manifest towards me &
my brethren because of our religion from my Brot-
hers household esspecially from Elizabeth my
Brothers wife. Notwithstanding it was against the
principal of my Brothers family to receieve us
for the night we were permited to sup with them
when one of my former Neighbours Mr Walter Menter
gave us a place to lay our heads for the night which
we gladly accepted. 2nd Timothy 3rd ch. 3 v. O, scenes of
lifiefe how variant, how trancient, how painful thou art
36 miles

People

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Eldad, b. 1812
23 Feb 1812 - 24 Oct 1881
18 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Elizabeth Norton Hart
14 May 1795 - 3 Jan 1851
24 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ozem Thompson
22 Dec 1804 - 28 Dec 1893
217 mentions
Family
4 mentions

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Richland, Oswego County, New York
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

and Syracuse on the ; walked 36 miles to Richland, Oswego Co., N. Y., and called upon my two brothers, Azmon and Thompson, whom I had not seen for several years. We visited the churches as far as Sackett's Harbor, called upon Archibald Pat- ten, and delivered to him some letters from Warren Parrish, in which were enclosed many one hundred dollar bills, which he had taken from the Kirtland Bank. We crossed Lake Ontario, visited [[Upper Canada, British North America|Upper

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

1st, and Syracuse on the ; walked 36 miles to Richmond [Richland], Oswego county, New York, and called upon my two brothers, Azmon and Thomson, whom I had not seen for several years. We visited the churches as far as Sackett's Harbor, called upon Archibald Patten, and delivered to him some letters from Warren Parish, in which were enclosed many one hundred dollar bills, which he had taken from the Kirtland Bank. We crossed Lake Ontario, visited Upper Canada, and attended a confe-

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

and Syracuse on the , — walked 36 miles to Richland, Oswego Co. N.Y. and called upon my two brothers Azmon & Thompson, whom I had not seen for several years; we visited the churches as far as Sacketts' harbor—called upon Archd. Patten and delivered to him some letters from Warren Parrish, ^in^ which were enclosed many ^one^ hundred ^dollar^ bills, which he had

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

arrived at Sarycuse on the , walked 36 miles to Richland Oswego County N York and called upon my two brothers Azmon and Thompson Woodruff which I had not seen for several years, we visited the churches as far as Sackets Harbor, called upon Archiball Patten delivered to him some letters from Warren Parrish which were stuffed with $100 dollar bills which he had taken from the Kirtland Bank having been ^a^ Clerk of that institution we visited the American Garrison which was beautiful for situation. We took passage in the Onida & crossed the Lake to Kingston upper Canida there took another steamer up the canal passed through a 12 mile swamp which abounded with fur such as muskrat, auter [otter], beavers & passed through Crambery marsh to Joneses falls there we passed through 4 four locks which cost $100,000 each the country around was presented in glorious asspect a rocky, hilly barren uncultivated country we left the canal and

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

The next which was Sunday we walked from Syracuse to Richland Oswego Co. N. Y. where I was again blessed with the privilege of taking by the hand my brethren after the flesh—namely, Azmon and Thompson Woodruff. I had not seen either of them for three years. I found my cousin Elad ^Eldad^ Woodruff with them. There was something of a coldness manifested by my family relatives towards myself and the two brethren in the Church who accompanied me. This was because of our religion and This coldness was especially shown by Elizabeth my brother's wife Notwithstanding that it was against the principles of my brother's family to receive us for the night we were permitted to sup with them and one of my former neighbours Mr Walter Menter gave us a place to lay our heads for the night which we gladly accepted. I called in the morning at my brother Azmon's and conversed with him and also my brother Thompson upon temporal and spiritual subjects. Neither of them manifested any hardness towards me in the morning but both appeared affected. Brother Azmon said he was still seeking for light and truth and should not have left the Church of Latter-day Saints had it not been for his trials and temptations &c. Having commended them to God I took the parting hand of my brethren and their household feeling perhaps that it might be the last time that I should see them in the flesh. I left with some painful sensations and a firm belief that there would be some change in their household which presentiment I expressed to my brother Azmon. In my heart I prayed the Lord's mercy upon my brethren—kinsmen after the flesh but I ^could^ not say as I left the threshold of his house the peace and

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May 1837
Woodruffs live with Jonathan and Olive Hale; Wilford records patriarchal blessings for Joseph Smith Sr.

Jun 4, 1837