Day in the Life

Mar 29, 1859

Journal Entry

March 29, 1859 ~ Tuesday

29th We have another snow storm I have never seen such a
winter in this country so long, could [cold], and so many storms
the winter has commenced early and held on vary late it is
now the 29th of March & still snowing

Governor ALFRED CUMMING Has issued a proclama-
tion to the inhabitants of Utah protesting against the proc-
eding of the United States Courts, in calling out the
Army to protect his court or to intimidate the witnesses
Jurors & citizens, of this territory I spent the day in the
office on history I finished reading the Letters of 1846.
Their was a row in the main street about 2 oclok Mr Hart
the Chief Gambler drew his pistol swareing he would shoot
some mormon A young sprouse followed his example & swore
he would shoot a mormon he mounted his mule & shot 3 Balls
into the croud & run the croud shot 6 Balls at him while
running, shot one ball into his mules neck Hart also run away

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal. Click on the person's name to view a short bio and other pages they are mentioned on or click on "View in Family Search" to view their FamilySearch profile.

74 mentions

Places

Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day. Click on the place names to view other pages where they are mentioned.

Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Utah Territory

Quotes

View selected quotes from this page in Wilford Woodruff's journal.

I spent the fore part of the day in assisting Wilford to make out his Journal of his life. I have taught him to keep a Journal of his life to commence while young & keep it up through life as I consider evry good man should do who holds the Holy Priesthood & record his official acts that his children and future Generations may know what he has done & the dealings of the Lord with him.
~ Wilford Woodruff

Related Documents

Browse other documents with this same date. These could include pages from Wilford Woodruff's autobiographies, daybooks, letters, histories, and personal papers. Click on the document titles to view the full document.

Letter to John Butler, 29 March 1859
G. S. L. City, Brother John Butler. The history of the Galatin election riot, as given in Mother Smith's History of Joseph Smith the Prophet, page 221, is, I believe, incorrect. As you took a pro- minent part in that affair you will confer a favour by furnishing this office with a correct account of that trans- action, it being the first blow struck by the mob to- wards expelling the Saints from the State of Missouri. Your early attention to this matter is desirable, as the book is undergoing correction. W. Woodruff

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life. Click on the dates to jump to that day in Wilford Woodruff's journal.

Mar 29, 1859