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Day in the Life

Jan 13, 1891

Journal Entry

January 13, 1891 ~ Tuesday

13 I went to the Gardo & Signed 4 Recommends
I received 7 Letters

An arrow I received word that My son David had broke
his thigh 6 inches below the hip Joint by the Kick of a
A hand pointing to the right horse I wrote 4 letters to David sent $20 to Sarah $10
to Newton [FIGURE] we had a fire to day burned Hooper &
Eldridge Buildings burned Loss $85000 dollar insured
about half we held Meeting with 27 of the Brethren
upon the subject of our affairs at Washington

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Woodruff, David Patten
4 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1937
222 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Newton, b. 1863
3 Nov 1863 - 21 Jan 1960
153 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
702 mentions
Family

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Gardo House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
Washington, D.C., United States

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Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Cash to David $20 to Sarah 10 30

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Receivd from Z C M I Bank for services 56 25

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Received for service of ZCMI 56 25

Letter from Martinus Neilsen, circa 13 January 1891

Ovid Presedent Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother. in anser to your call witch I reseved Jenury the 8 asking Me to go on A Misstion to Scandinavia, I will say that I will respond witch pleaure. And by the help of God I will get redy by February the 25 from your Brother in the Gosple Martinus Neilson This certifies that Martinus Nielson is worthy to go forth and proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to the nations of the earth Philemon Lindsay Bishop O.K. J. F. S.

Letter from Theodore Farley, 13 January 1891

Holbrook Arizona Friend Willford Woodruff your notification at hand will Say I will be thair on time, if all is well (wednesday Feb. 25th 1891) your Bro. in the Ghosple Theodore Farley John Hunt Bishop Snowflake Ward I guess this "friend" of Prest. Woodruff's will do all right on a mission. J. F. S.

Letter from Robert Davidson, 13 January 1891

Logan, Prest. Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother About 3 Weeks ago I sent you a letter desiring that you would grant me the privilege of using a certain amount of tithing about $40000 to be cridited to Brethren laboring on our New Meeting House. particu- lars of which I stated in my letter written about the above time. But thinking that perhaps it has got mislaid I take the privilege of writing again. We have commen- ced to be ^build^ a much needed Meeting House in our Ward the Brethren have labored faithfully, we have nearly completed the exterior part of it which has cost $2,50000 and we think it will cost between 4 and $500000 when completed hoping to hear from you soon Your Bro. in the Gospel Robert Davidson Bp 3rd Ward

Jan 13, 1891