Day in the Life

Aug 3, 1859

Journal Entry

August 03, 1859 ~ Wednesday

23rd An arrow [FIGURE] After resting about 1 Hour I mounted a
Horse & Robert & Moroni a mule each to
go & again hunt for my horse when Robert got about
40 rods from the House being on a strange Mule that
had not been broak to ride the Mule plunged into the
air with him & Jumped stiff legged & flung him
over his head & then Jumped onto him with his
fore feet & then kicked him in the head split his
right cheek open & cut a gash in his head & came
nigh killing him He walked back to the House & left
the Mule I put him up. Dr France sowed up his cheek
& in the evening he walked out. I rode some 15 miles
after the Horse Wilford & Moronin Hunted nearly all day
but we could not find him I went to bed about
sick at night

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Woodruff, Moroni Bosnell
abt. 1843-aft. 1861
31 mentions
Family, Native American
Scholes, Robert
19 Nov 1835 - 14 Jul 1891
95 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
721 mentions
Family

Aug 3, 1859