Day in the Life

Aug 17, 1887

Journal Entry

August 17, 1887 ~ Wednesday

17 [FIGURES] I received 5 Letters & wrote 3 Letters to Watson, Clara
and Bywater I signed 11 Recommends to the Temple I stoped at the farm

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Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
418 mentions
Family
42 mentions
Missionary
39 mentions

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Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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Letter to Emma Smith Woodruff, 17 August 1887

Salt Lake City, Utah, Dear Emma I have just had [Correstpontice] with Br Thompson He said you wished to have me call to night you wished to ask me several questions My appointment will not permit me to go down to night I have appointed next Tuesday Morning to go to provo I want you to send me word how my will go We will have to be ready to Leave there by 4 oclock in the Morning or half past 8, as we cannot be seen leaving in the Day time Now con- cerning asking me any questions write them in a Letter seal them up send them to Brother Jaques and they will reach me in safety Please tell Asahel that I have written Asahel Watson & Brother for Endcircle on your House whenever your call in I will read the Letter to you Brother Wilkin say, you Can buy good Brick at the [ft werth] Brick Kiln for $5.50 cts 1000 I Expect it will be cheaper for us to get the Brick Stone Lime

Estate Papers - Account, 17 August 1887

Salt Lake City, Utah, In consideration of three hundred dollars ($30000) to me in hand paid and the receipt of which is hereby ack- nowledged, I do hereby covenant and agree to relinquish all claim, right, title, and interest in and to any three shares of stock in the Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Insti- tution, of Salt Lake City, and all and any part or portion of such three shares, each of said three shares being of the par value of ($10000) one hundred dollars, which three shares my father, Wilford Woodruff, has willed, bequeathed and devised to me, according to my best in- formation and belief. As witness my hand the day and date hereinbefore mentioned. James J. Woodruff Martin S. Lindsay Milando Pratt Witnesses.

Letter to Clara Martisha Woodruff Beebe, 17 August 1887

Salt Lake U. T. My Dear Clara Your letter of Aug 15 has just come to hand I was truly glad to get another letter from you and I was thankful that you are better and able to write I have a plenty of clerks to write for me but I do not ask them to write my private family letters so I trust you to read them yourself I took a ride down to the farm last night and while my company went on for an hour I staid with the family Nellie, Thompson, Owen was about they got up Ma is not vary well she told me Blanch was with you & going to school I am glad of that It will not be as far for her, as in S L C I hope she will do well. Give her my love I hope she will be company for you I expect to start next Tuesday morning if nothing happens to prevent at 3 or 4 oclk in the Morning with Mr E Allin & Nellie & perhaps Owen But I cannot stop but one

Daybook (July - November 1887 and April - October 1888)

17 signed recemends 4 x 3 x 4 [FIGURE] Recd 3 letters 3 x 2 x Atkin & Clara wrote letter 21 x 1

Events

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July 25, 1887
Wilford, as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, becomes the leader of the Church.

Aug 17, 1887