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Day in the Life

Jan 14, 1889

Journal Entry

January 14, 1889 ~ Monday

14 A hand pointing to the right I signed 15 Recommends, Received 17 Letters
I went home in the Afternoon & found Azmon
Dying He breathed his Last at 26 Past 10 oclok

A coffin Azmon Woodruff
Born Nov 29, 1802. Died Jan 14th 1889
Aged 986 years 1 Month & 15 days

Azmon has been in a dying condition for 4 days & nights
But Breathed his last to night at 26 Minuts Past 10 oclok
Making his Age 86 years 1 Month & 15 days I never saw
a Man as long dying in my life He seemed to have been
dying for several Days. Asahel Ovando Beebe & C W
Bennett assisted in shaving, washing and laying him
out He is the first of the 3 Brothers to die Thompson
and myself will soon follow. I wrote 45 Letters to
Keys crossed A crown A hand pointing to the right Henry, Andrew & Eunice Woodruff, Samuel
Peter Degarmo & Malinda Hatch and informed them
of the Death of Azmon I went to bed at 1 oclok in the Morning

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Woodruff, Andrew
10 Sep 1831 - 6 Oct 1916
18 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
692 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
Family
Bennett, Charles William
25 Jan 1838 - 18 Jan 1921
11 mentions
Woodruff, Eunice Matteson
16 Oct 1858 - 24 Aug 1941
3 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Henry Azmon
20 May 1855 - 2 Feb 1939
138 mentions
Family
Hatch, Melinda Woodruff
15 Dec 1826 - 29 Mar 1893
63 mentions
Family
Beebe, Ovando Collins
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
187 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ozem Thompson
22 Dec 1804 - 28 Dec 1893
217 mentions
Family
1 mention

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Letter from Henry Grow, 14 January 1889
Salt Lake City President Woodruff Dear Brother I feel more than grateful to you and others that were with you, in granting me the favor received which was a great blessing to me and as far as I have a right, with the priesthood I hold, I feel to say God bless you, and the brethern that are in exile with you I remain Your humble servant in the Gospel &c Henry Grow
Letter from Peter Sharp Condie, 14 January 1889
President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother i reiceived yours of the 11th in Regards to a mission to to^h^e southern states my feelings in regards to the Call are all right and By the Help of the Lord i will be ready to start at the time app stated that is on Tuesday 26th February 1889 Your Brother in the Gospel Peter S Condie Jas C Watson Bishop
Letter from Joseph Fielding Smith, 14 January 1889
President Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City. Dear Pres. Woodruff: Your welcome favor of the 8th inst. is duly received and I hasten to answer. The extract from bro. Geo. Teasdales letter, recomm- ending that the man who Presides over the European mission should be left to make the best arrangements he can for the emegration from all points in Europe and the British Isles, to New York; and the overland business be left to those on this side, I heartily in- dorse. I wrote to Bro. F. D. Richards, as chairman of the committee on immigration, appointed by the council, from St. Louis, expressing my views on this subject; and inasmuch as you have so suggested, I will write bro. Teasdale to day, and refer the business to heim so far as it pertains to that side of the water; In order that no time may be lost, as we are now in the middle of January as it will be the latter part of the month when he will get the word, instead of the fore part, as he desired, do the best we can. I might call him but I think my letter will reach him soon enough for the purpose. I received a letter this morning

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Jan 14, 1889