Emma's first child Hyrum Smith Woodruff dies at age 13 months.
21st Sunday I met with my Quorum at 12 oclok for prayer
A. O. Smoot Prayed & E F Sheets was mouth. The Eastern
Mail arived this morning report some 18 inches of snow
on the mountains their was not much News by the mail
the state Elections show that the North was going against the
President & his measures. I met with the Twelve at 6 oclok
in the Prayer Circle. After which we called upon the
President Brigham Young viz O Pratt W Woodruff
John Taylor, E. T. Benson & Erastus Snow of the Twel[v]e
& D. H. Wells & G D Grant. we spent the evening till
9 oclok the conversation was upon the subject of the court
to morrow mostly & the spirit of the Gentiles President
Young said Gov Cummings was much opposed to the course
that Burr & Judge St Clair is taking in this matter
President Young has turned the property over to Gov
Cummings a long time ago
I went home & administered to my child Hiram Smith
who was taken sick on Friday & has now a severe attack
of the Quinsey & vary dangerous this is Emma's child
Mrs Woodruff Sister Smoot & Smith sat up with it
mostly through the night it was vary sick they gave
it Lobelia & oil & molasses & relieved the lungs & a fever
seemed to settle in the Head. we administered to it several
times & it seemed to get some relief we prayed for it
in the prayer circle W Woodruff prayed & John Taylor
was mouth. we had a snow storm through the daynight
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