Day in the Life

Dec 8, 1887

Journal Entry

December 08, 1887 ~ Thursday

8 A hand pointing to the right A folded letter/box I signed 22 Recommends I receivd 17 Letter
I wrote 12 public Letters and 6 Private to James &co
McAllister, Thompson, Elias Smith, Lucy, & Malinda
Hatch, sent her $10 to Aunt Hannah Woodruff

I receivd to day $2000 on subscription from H J Grant
H J Grant and paid $550 to H B Clawson on
state Matters receit signed by committee
Deseret News Committee Held a Meeting today
with G. Q. C & J F Smith at John Clarks
Asahel called to day

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
708 mentions
Family
Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
190 mentions
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2271 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Hannah Day Hart
20 Mar 1799 - 26 Dec 1887
63 mentions
Family
Grant, Heber Jeddy
22 Nov 1856 - 14 May 1945
275 mentions
Apostle
Clawson, Hiram Bradley
7 Nov 1826 - 29 Mar 1912
132 mentions
Woodruff, James Jackson
25 May 1847 - 8 Dec 1927
90 mentions
Family
McAllister, John Daniel Thompson
19 Feb 1827 - 21 Jan 1910
661 mentions
Missionary
Clark, John William
12 Jan 1826 - 4 Jun 1905
10 mentions
1840 British Convert
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4135 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Lucy Emily Woodruff
10 Jan 1869 - 5 Nov 1937
66 mentions
Family
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
63 mentions
Family
Thompson, William Henry
1 May 1838 - 3 Apr 1922
264 mentions
Missionary

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Letter to Lucy Emily Woodruff, 8 December 1887
Salt Lake U. T. Lucy E Woodruff My Dear Grand Daughter I received your Kind Letter of Dec 2 & 8. I read it with much Interest I have thought much of you and Grand Pa Smith I have passed your house a Number of times but always in the night and in company with others I have Wished much to call & see you and Brother Smith & the family I have been overwhelmed in business I have suffered much for a Month with a severe cold & cough but I have got mostly over it and feel pretty well Now. I called 3 nights ago upon Wilford the first time I had called upon him I administered to Julia Wilford was on crutches & doing well Julias Limb is badly swollen I call

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Dec 8, 1887