& fired upon the people And killed 21 And wounded 33 the spirit
of Mobing has been Manifest evry since in New York And the
spirit of Mobing war confusion And Anarchy is appearing all ove[r] [page torn]
the Earth. A mob of late arose in Canida of 7000, surrounded t[he] [page torn]
Parliament House broke in the windows stoned & egged the Govornour Lord Elgin & all the members of Parliament burnt the
Parliament House to the ground & all the Canidia Canadian Record
for 5000 years war is poured out upon all Europe at the present
time On my return home I recieved two letters one from Wm Low And James L Curtis
16th I went into Boston with Father Carter Mrs Woodruff
And Phebe & Susan Woodruff & got all our Dagerurrotype
likenesses taken in one groop, Bry Br. M. Cannon I then went
to Oak Hall & bought A suit of clothes Dress coat, vests, & pants
& Hat All amounting to $28. I returned to Cambridgeport
& obtained 24 letters from Thomas Cartwright, Josiah G Hardy James H Wilson & Phebe W Woodruff. I wrote 3 letters
to Thomas Cartwright, Wm H. Wilson, and Orson Hyde
And sent one New subscriber for the paper Wm H Wilson
I recieved $4 in Br Cartwright Letter for Papers which He reci-
eves from Br Hyde I forward the money By Brother Mckenzie
also $2 from Br Wilson. Total $6 to day, $18 yesterday
in all $24. I forward this last letter & Money by Br
Mckenzie I walked up with Father Carter to se A fire in
Cambridgeport T Mckenzie receved of T Cartwright $4 in Boston $1 Total $29.
I met with Father Ezra Carter & Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff And
conversed with Father Carter upon the subject of the Priesthood
I laid my hands upon his head & ordained him to the office
of High Priest And to the office of A Patriarch in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He is the ownly individual
out of A numerous family who has recieved the gospel It was
Manifest in various ways that He was of the Blood of Ephraim
from the loins of Joseph. It was fully manifest unto me whi-
le my hands was upon his head that this was the case. the
power of God rested upon us while attending to these ordin-
ances And we were filled with the Spirit of God prophecy & rejoiceing
~ Thursday
17th We recieved European News this morning nearly all Europe
is still in wasr. The cholera is making great ravages through
the Unitesd States. it has just entered New York 8 deaths yeste
rday Br Mckenzie left me to day for the west I think He is
faithful I preached in the evening to A full House A number were believing
~ Friday
18th In company with Father Carter & Mr[s] Woodruff I visited
Brs Cannon, Snow & Page. I then went to the water & Br Bird Baptized
one man.
& fired upon the people and killed 21 and wounded 33 the spirit
of Mobing has been Manifest evry since in New York and the
spirit of Mobing war confusion and anarchy is appearing all over
the Earth. A mob of late arose in Canida of 7000, surrounded the
Parliament House broke in the windows stoned & egged the
Govornour Lord Elgin & all members of Parliament burnt the
Parliament House to the ground & all the Canadian Records
for 500 years war is poured out upon all Europe at the present
time On my return home I recieved two letters one from Wm Low
[FIGURE] and James L Curtis
16th FIGURES I went into Boston with Father Carter Mrs Woodruff
and Phebe & Susan Woodruff & got all our Dageurrotype
likeness taken in one group, by Br. M. Cannon I then went
to Oak Hall & bought a suit of clothes Dress Coat, vests, & Pants
& Hat all amounting to $28, I returned to Cambridgeport
& obtained 4 letters from Thomas Cartwright, Josiah G HardyJames H Wilson & Phebe W Woodruff I wrote 3 letters
to Thomas Cartwright, Wm H. Wilson, and Orson Hyde
and sent one New subscriber for the paper Wm H Wilson
I recieved $4 in Br Cartwright Letter for Papers which he recieves from Br Hyde I forward the money by Brother McKenzie
also $2 from Br Wilson, total $6 to day, $18 yesterday
in all $24. I forward this last letter & Money by Br
McKenzie I walked up with Father Carter to see a fire in
Cambridgeport T Mckenzie recieved of T Cartwright $4 in Boston $1 Total $29.
[FIGURE] I met with Father Ezra Carter & Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff and
Conversed with Father Carter upon the subject of the Priesthood
I laid my hands upon his head & ordained him to the office
of High Priest and to the office of a Patriarch in the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints He is the ownly individual
out of a numerous family who has recieved the gospel. It was
Manifest in various ways that he was of the Blood of Ephraim
from the loins of Joseph. It was fully manifest unto me while my hands was upon his head that this was the case, the
power of God rested upon us while attending to these ordinances and we were filled with the spirit of God, Prophecy &
rejoiceing
~ Thursday
17th We recieved European News this morning nearly all Europe
is still in war. The Cholera is making great ravages through
the United States, it has just entered New York 8 deaths yeste
rday Br McKenzie left me to day for the west I think he is
faithful I preached in the evening to a full house a number were believing
~ Friday
18th In company with Father Carter & Mrs Woodruff I visited
Brs Cannon, Snow & Page, I then went to the water & Br Bird baptized
one man.
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," May 14, 1849 - May 18, 1849, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 3, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/L9Gj