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Day in the Life

Mar 1, 1893

Journal Entry

March 01, 1893 ~ Wednesday

March 1, 1893 This is my birth day & also [o]f my wife Emma
I am Eighty Six years old to day & Emma is ^Fifty five 55^
we had a party at our house in the Evening including the
Presidency & Twelve Apostles, that were at home George Q
& several of the Twelve were Absent. I had the three Presiding
Bishops & A M Cannon the President of the Stake & Bishop
Burton of the Farmers Ward Also Mr Wm Cooly of
Ioway 3rd I signed 46 cards to day for my own family
Emma Nellie Asahel & Naoma, Ovando & Clara


A heart Wilford Woodruff
Born March ^1,^ 1807.
Aged 86 years
Old this Day
A heart Emma Woodruff
Born March 1, 1838
Aged 55 years
Old this Day

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Cannon, Angus Munn
17 May 1834 - 7 Jun 1915
203 mentions
Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1863
3 Feb 1863 - 2 Jul 1939
692 mentions
Family
Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
413 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
241 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
999 mentions
Family
Cannon, George Quayle
11 Jan 1827 - 12 Apr 1901
2227 mentions
Apostle
43 mentions
10 mentions
Woodruff, Naomi Abbott Butterworth
21 Mar 1864 - 15 Nov 1948
54 mentions
Family
Beebe, Ovando Collins
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
187 mentions
Family

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Letter from Christian Petersen, 1 March 1893

Ferron Presd. W. Woodruff Dear Brother Yours of Feb. 25 is at hand, I received a letter from you dated December 28, [18]92 calling me to start from Salt Lake City om April, 12, 1893, and i sendt you a letter stating that i woudt [would] be ready at that time, now if you wich me to not leave until April 29, i will be on hand then, and if it is dicired for me to come on the 12 of April i can go. pleace let me know witch date And Oblige your Brother in the gospel Chrtian Petersen F. Olsen Bp

Letter to Phebe Amelia Woodruff Snow, 1 March 1893

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Business/Financial - Account Book, 1889-1898

Letter from Alice Ann Richards Smith, 1 March 1893

Nephi City March 1 1893 Pres. Wilford Woodruff Dear Bro, A few moments ago I received your favor of the 7th ult. I suppose that it has been lying in the Plymouth P. O. so you will please excuse me for not answering sooner. In the first place allow me to say that your kind letter was thankfully received and appre- ciated and brought forcibly to my mind the many happy days at sunset that we associated with Bro. Lewis Allen. You will please reccollect that when you was going North last fall

Letter from Charles John Gustaveson, 1 March 1893

PROVIDENCE, UTAH, Presedent W. Woodruff Salt Lak City Dear and beloved Brother, your kind favor of 24 of Feb 93 at hand notefing me of my accepens as a Missionary to Scandinavia with Privilege of returning when I desire, and that the mission are partly Genealogical. I am very greatfull to you for this great kindness & I Hope & trust that I may be a usefull instrument in the hang d of our kind Father, to do some good en testefieng of his wounderfull goodness in establising his work in the Earth & mackeng it knowen to his cheldren to Gether in to one, or more places as he trough his Leving orackl shall derect. I desir to state that

Letter from William Sornsen, 1 March 1893

Glenwood President Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City Dear brother your favor of the 25 ult. was received on the 27th inst. and contents duly noted. and will say in reply I cheerfully accept the call and ^am^ thankfull that I am considered worthy of assisting in so noble a cause. But my circumstances at Present is not as favorable as I would like to Have them, since my Bishop sent my name in. I have burried my wife, and am now left with three children to

Letter from William Sornsen, 1 March 1893

Letter from William Paxman, 1 March 1893

Nephi City, Utah, Prest Wilford Woodruff; Salt Lake City Dear Brother I would like to enquire, if John Hague, or Alma Hague, have sent their don- -ations for the Temple, to the City. As they have not paid any thing to me. And they were on the Official list of $500 each. And do you desire to have me wait upon them any further in the matter, as the special agent for this stake, As I have fully and carefully laid the matter be- fore them, Yet, I desire to do all you may reguire of me in this direction. Our allotment for the stake was- $1,80000 We have ^up to^ at this date sent to the City $2147 55/100. And will yet collect several hundred dollers more, for which we feel truly thankful

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Mar 1, 1893