Day in the Life

Nov 24, 1887

Journal Entry

November 24, 1887 ~ Thursday

Nov 24 1887 I am keeping Thanksgiving to day
at the farm Brother Bateman & Asahel gone North
to Centerville to Hunt Geese & chickens Owen & Willie
Beatie
gone over Jordon to hunt Rabbits

A hand pointing to the right A folded letter/box I received 5 Letters from Edwin Mulford
Wm Thompson, & James Jaques & Wm Atkin
I wrote 5 Letters to Jaques, McAllister
Thompson, James & Atkins

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Woodruff, Abraham Owen
23 Nov 1872 - 20 Jul 1904
630 mentions
Apostle, Family, Missionary
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
701 mentions
Family
Woodruff, James Jackson
25 May 1847 - 8 Dec 1927
90 mentions
Family
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
659 mentions
Missionary
Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
Beatie, Wilford Woodruff
20 Dec 1872 - 2 Oct 1964
39 mentions
Family
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
264 mentions
Missionary

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Letter from Walter Beers Lewis, 24 November 1887
Mesa City Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your Letter of 16 Nov notifying me that I am called on a mission to the Southern States will say if nothing happens I will L[e]ave here on the first of December and will be in Salt Lake City on December 5 I will have to go to Logan to have my Endowments before starting will make my home at Bro E M Weilers, 48 East 7 South Street Salt Lake City and if you have any Other Instructions for me lease direct to me their as I will not have time to receive any more Letters here before starting. hoping
Letter to William Atkin, 24 November 1887
Salt Lake U. T. Wm Atkins Dear Brother While Emma has gone up town to get Bulah & some of the children & while the Turkey is cooking I will spend a few moments to answer your Letter of Nov 18th which has just been handed me Well Lightning has Just struck Dyer the Marshal came yesterday took possesion of all our office to Presidents office locked up the desk took the [FIGURES] and turned us all out we left Just in time I am happy keeping Thanksgiving. You will see by the News they took possession of the Temple Block Tithing Office Gardo Historians Office. We gave $1 a Month for the Temple Block, & $200 dollars a Month for the Tithing Office & Historians Office They Demand all our Money, Bonds Notes

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Nov 24, 1887