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Mar 18, 1882

Journal Entry

March 18, 1882 ~ Saturday

18 An arrow I spent the forenoon in the office In the Afternonon I
went to the field to visit Henry Woodruff my son in law
He had the Mumps & they had fallen and He vomited Blood


He had the cramp in the stomach and He bled a good
Deal through the day I staid with him untill late in the
Evening I made a poultice of Linsed meal & fine tobaco
and poulticed his swelling below and it eased him

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Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
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Historian's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter to George W. Ward, 18 March 1882

Bp. Geo. W. Ward, Willard City. Dear Brother: Will you please notify Jacob A. Brimhall of your ward that he has been called by the authorities of the Church to take his family and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S. Smith. The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother, W Woodruff

Letter to R. L. Johnson, 18 March 1882

Bp. R. L. Johnson Fountain Green Dear Brother Will you please notify the following named persons of your ward that they have been called by the author- ities of the Church to take their families and settle in San Luis Valley Colorado under the direction of Prest Silas S Smith. Each one who goes with his own teams may as well stop and put in a crop this spring, and gather as early as they can in the fall and dispose of their crop, then move in the fall so as to be there to put in a crop in the spring of 1883. The land route lies east through Emery County, to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the south western base of Elk Moun- tain to Cyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence Eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte—names as follows: Carl Fredrickson (Blksmith), James Nielsen—James Jensen—John Shawcroft Respectfully Your Brother: W Woodruff

Letter to L. L. Hatch, 18 March 1882

Bp. L. L. Hatch, Franklin. Dear Brother: Will you please notify David Boyce of your ward that he has been called by the authorities of the Church, to take his family and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S. Smith? The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the south western base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and and thence eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother, W. Woodruff

Letter to L. S. Anderson, 18 March 1882

Bp. L. S. Andersen, Ephraim. Dear Brother: Will you please notify N. M. Anderson of your ward, that he has been called by the authorities of the Church to take his family and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the dir- ection of Prest. Silas S. Smith? Should he go with his own team, he may as well stop and put in a crop this spring and gather as early as he can in the fall and dispose of his crop, then move in the fall so as to be there to put in a crop in the spring of 1883. The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother, W Woodruff

Letter to Amasa Tucker, 18 March 1882

Bp. Amasa Tucker, Fairview. Dear Brother: Will you please notify the following named persons of your ward—Jordan Brady, Wm. Cheeney and George Tucker, that they have been called by the authorities of the Church to take their families and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S. Smith? Each one who goes with his own teams may as well stop and put in a crop this spring, and gather as early as they can in the fall and dispose of their crop, then move in the fall so as to be there to put in a crop in the Spring of 1883. The land route lies east through Emery County, to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. —Respectfully, Your Brother, W Woodruff

Letter to John A. Hunt, 18 March 1882

Bp. John A. Hunt, St. Charles. Dear Brother: Will you please notify Carl Hansen of your Ward that he has been called by the authorities of the Church to take his family and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S Smith? The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence eastward over continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother W. Woodruff

Letter to E. W. McIntire, 18 March 1882

Bp. E. W. McIntire, Paragoonah. Dear Brother: Will you please notify Hiram Schofield of your ward that he has been called by the authorities of the Church to take his family and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S. Smith? The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother, W. Woodruff

Letter to John Brown, 18 March 1882

Bp. John Brown, Pleasant Grove. Dear Brother: Will you please notify the following named persons of your ward—Niels C. Heiselt Hansen Heiselt and J. C. Cornum, that they have been called by the Authorities of the Church to take their families and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S. Smith? The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River, crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence east- ward over continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother, W. Woodruff

Letter to John Daniel Thompson McAllister, 18 March 1882

Prest. J. D. T. McAllister, St. George. Dear Brother: Will you please notify Bro. Evan F. Green of St. George that he has been called by the Authorities of the Church to take his family and settle in San Luis Valley, Colorado, under the direction of Prest. Silas S. Smith. The land route lies east through Emery County to Green River crossing in Gunnison Valley, thence to Grand Valley, thence by the Southwestern base of Elk Mountain to Coyote Creek and on to Mancos, Colorado, and thence eastward over Continental divide to Conejos, San Luis Valley on the Rio Grande Del Norte. Respectfully, Your Brother, W Woodruff

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March 24, 1882
First Presidency counsels men to live with "only one wife under the same roof."
April 1882
Sixth Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood on February 23, 1883.

Mar 18, 1882