Wilford leaves for the Salt Lake Valley with the first company of pioneers.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 26, 1847 ~ Friday
26th The camp of Israel Held A public meeting to day & I
attended with the quorum of the Twelve much instruction
[page covered] teaching was given. In the evening I met with my company
[page covered] expressed my feelings to them concerning labouring together
[page covered] [f]or the season in raising grain & taking care of the families of
those who went in the pioner compny the spirit of union
prevailed among them. Atter this I met with the quorum of the
Twelve and Wm McCary the coolord man met with them
showed his dody [body] to the company to see if he dhad not a rib gone &c
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James Jackson Woodruff born (only child of Mary Ann Jackson and Wilford).