First endowments for the living administered in the Nauvoo Temple.
25th CHRISTMAS DAY this is the
second Christmas I have spent in Englang
I took cab in company with Mrs Woodruff
& rode to the rock ferry took steemer
crossed the Mercy we called upon Br &
Sister Enion by invitation And partook
of A vary rich Christmas dinner our
daughter Susan Cornelia made one of
the number As she had been liveing with
them for some time past they have under-
taken to make a Lady of her And they
have done well with her she is two years
& 5 months this day & she can read in two
or three syllables quite well we spent
quite a plesent time with them Br Enion
accompanied us across the meeting river
And we all attended A tea meeting of the
Saints held at the Music Hall there wer
3 or 400 sat [at] the tables pertaking of the
bounties of the earth. After the repast
was over tables were cleared away Elder
Woodruff was chosen Chairman of the
meeting many speaches was made by
Elders Woodruff, Ward, Hedlock &
A large Numbers of other elders & the
meeting past off well & interesting 10 m[iles]
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