Day in the Life

Jan 4, 1864

Journal Entry

January 04, 1864 ~ Monday

4. The Legislature met to day at 1 oclok I spent the Afternoon in the
council. We were visited by Mr [blank] Carpentier the President of
the Calafornia Pacific Telegraph Company. He proposes to Esstablish
A new Telegraph line from Oregon to Mexico runing north & south
through the chain of settlements esstablishing the main depo in
theGreat Salt Lake City wishing us to pass an act giving him an Incor-
porate company & sustaining him in his operations by Legislative
Enactments. I spent the Evening at home one of my children was
sick with thea severe cough. Brother Tullidge read my Private
History which he had compiled in my Autobiography 131 pages

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I had a child quite sick I administered to it & it was heeled
~ Wilford Woodruff

Jan 4, 1864