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Day in the Life

May 4, 1897

Journal Entry

May 04, 1897 ~ Tuesday

May 4th I slept 4 3/4 hours after midnight till 7 a.m. after breakfast I walked
around the place. on the way to the office I called at Clara's then to the office
was there alone attended some of my personal business and returned
home at 530 walked out, took supper at the table read my papers.
received a letter from Sarah which I answered. slept some 2 hours.

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Beebe, Clara Martisha Woodruff
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
381 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Brown
1 Jan 1834 - 9 May 1909
695 mentions
Family

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President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah

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Letter from Frederick Fillmore Moses, 4 May 1897
Brinton President Woodruff Dear Brother I have received and appointment to go on a mission to the Eastern States the 27th of May. I feel it my duty to respond to this call and have made my arrangements to start on the appointed time Your Brother Fred'k F. Moses I fully Endorse the above D. B. Brinton Bp Big Cottonwood Ward
Letter from Ute Elon Griffin, 4 May 1897
President. Wilford Woodruff, Salt Lake City Dear Brother: I am in receipt of your letter of April 19, 97 regarding mission to Southern States. I accept the call and will report at the Historian's Office Sept. 15, 97, providing no obstacles arise which will prevent me from sodoing. Your Brother in the Gospel, Ute E. Griffin Wm L Skidmore Bp.

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April 1897
Publication of Conference Report begins (replaced by Ensign Conference issue starting in 1965).

May 4, 1897