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Day in the Life

Aug 29, 1887

Journal Entry

August 29, 1887 ~ Monday

29 [FIGURE] I wrote ^9^ Letters to John Jaques, Sylvia sent her $10,
to A. M. Tenney, Emma, Delight, Emeline, Marion
Cottam & Emma Thompson Receivd 25 ^15^ Letters signed 30 recommends

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Tenney, Ammon Meshach
16 Nov 1844 - 28 Oct 1925
239 mentions
Woodruff, Emeline Burrows
26 Jul 1863 - 25 May 1915
53 mentions
Family
Cottam, Emma Thompson
27 Jun 1850 - 24 Apr 1901
23 mentions
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
874 mentions
Family
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
439 mentions
Woodruff, Marion
1 Jun 1861 - 5 Feb 1946
43 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Delight Stocking
26 Jun 1838 - 28 May 1906
168 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sylvia Malvina Thompson
14 Jan 1862 - 8 Aug 1940
133 mentions
Family
Cottam, Thomas
20 Oct 1820 - 10 Nov 1896
76 mentions

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Letter to Thomas and Caroline Smith Cottam, 29 August 1887
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dear Brother & Sister Cottam Your kind letter of Aug 22 is before me I was vary thankful to Learn that Mother Cottam was improving I hope she will continue untill she gets well again My Health is quite good at present, in company with Emma I went to provo to see Clara found them well ownly Clara was working rather to hard waiting on company &c they seemed vary happy to gether. We drove 50 miles in 5 Hours & 30 M[inutes] the Horses took their own gate we staid 2 days & Returned all well I parted for the Last time with Brother Thompson there the Last time I have seen him or heard from him I would to know whether He found there two baby colts alive or not It is rather quiet with us The Depts make arests occasionally but none of our Quorum has been disturbed as yet it is rather quiet with us My family are all as
Letter from George Teasdale, 29 August 1887
My beloved brother: Your favor of the 4th inst came safe to hand and was read with much interest. I can very easily imagine your feelings and re- flections. Marvelous indeed are the dispensations of Providence. I have seen a few changes in the history of my little life but it is nothing com- pared to your experience. We missed Prest Young and now Prest Taylor. You know what it was to miss President Joseph Smith the Apostle who was chosen to usher in the last grand dispen- sation and through it all the Lord has been at the helm of the good ship Zion and not withstanding the comparative little apprecia- tion His children have had for His loving kindness and the many who have turned their backs upon Him, He has guided and directed and all who have trusted in Him have never been confounded. I must con- fess I was not prepared for this change may be it was because I am too busy to think much on such subjects I have no fear for the Kingdom of God Father is at the helm. I have more fear for myself for fear I should take any course that would result in the withdrawal of the
Letter from George Teasdale, 29 August 1887
President Wilford Woodruff, and bretheren of the Apostles. My dear brethren: On Saturday last the 27th inst, we had the pleasure of shipping 415 souls, per S. S. Wisconsin en route to Zion There were 171 British 197 Scandinavian 21 Swiss and German 9 germans from Pales- tine—The Turkish Mission—and 17 returning Elders. John I Hart. President Jens C. Nielsen and Fredk Theurer Counsellors Chas J. Thomas Secretary. John Evans, M. B. Wheelwright, John L. Berg, and John C. Carlisle, Sat Dorney, Heming Hansen Joseph Anderson, James J. Anderson, C Frantzen, Nicholas Sommer, M. Mawitzsen Anton Anderson and Peter Anderson. They were very comfortably situated on the ves[e]ll which was full. They had to refuse about 100 persons at the Guion Office because they were full This season has been one of the most extraor- dinary seasons for emigration ever known. The greater part of our emigration is by means sent from Utah by the relatives and friends of the Emigrants and some of them are pretty hard calls. Am I obliged to send through emmigration all such. I thought I was oper-

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

Aug 29, 1887