Day in the Life

Feb 18, 1886

Journal Entry

February 18, 1886 ~ Thursday

18 A hand pointing to the right I wrote to Henry & Nellie Woodruff to Sarah & Newton
A folded letter/box I received ^6^ Letters from Richards, Jaques, susan & Phebe,
Phebe Scholes & Wm Paxman John S Gleason spent the night

People

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Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
245 mentions
Family
Richards, Franklin Dewey
2 Apr 1821 - 9 Dec 1899
816 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
138 mentions
Family
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
Woodruff, Newton, b. 1863
3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
157 mentions
Family
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
346 mentions
Family
Saville, Phebe Carter Scholes
6 Oct 1862 - 29 Nov 1926
115 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
707 mentions
Family
Scholes, Susan Cornelia Woodruff
25 Jul 1843 - 6 Oct 1897
362 mentions
Family

Quotes

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It is confirmed to day that George Q Cannon is arested & in the Hands of the Marshals we are in the Midst of a National Persecution The United States Government is making war upon the Latter Day Saints Judgment is begining at the House of God But if the Saints suffer for their Religion our Persecuters will suffer for ther sins Great things await this Generation Behold the signs of the times watch for the coming of the Son of Man
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Letter from Franklin Dewey Richards, 18 February 1886
Prest. W. Woodruff S L City, In Obscurity Dear Brother—I am thankful to learn this mor- ning that you are still unfound by your hunters. On hearing some one say that papers had been seen in the hands of an officer the day the search was made here—(Feb 8th) I enquired it out and this morning am furnished the following, by brother William Chinerell. He says that br. John Barrell, the brother of Charles Barrell whose family live in the base- ment of this Historian Building, was present when the officers came to their door and demanded to know by what authority he undertook to make the search upon which the officer, who he says was Capt Greenman took from his pocket five papers one had the name of John Taylor on its outside, another had Geo. Q. Cannon and a third had W. Woodruff, but the other two he did not get to see the names they bore. By this you see how nearly you came to having the paper served on you. Yesterday afternoon I went in company with J. H. Smith H. J. Grant, & J. W. Taylor and visited Prest. Geo. Q. Cannon, who

Feb 18, 1886