12th I spent the day in part in Boston with Brother Hardy I found
Brother Ilus F Carter at my house on my return I spent an hour
with him And conversed upon A variety of subjects taking goods
to the valley &c soon After He returned home HFather Carter and
Mrs Woodruff Arvived from Maine Father Carter expects to spend
A Month with us to make us A visit, once more it probably will
be his last visit with us
~ Wednesday
13th I went into Boston called upon the superintendendt of
the Rail Road to make a contract to take out the saints to Albany
in the spring I attended a lecture in the evening on Physoiognomy
And it was quite interesting.
17th Sunday I preached to the people & Administered to 1 sick
~ Monday
18th I obtained one letter from N. H. Felt I walked into Boston
with Father Carter visited the Medical college whare Dr Parkman
was murdered, we then visited other parts of the city I called
upon Br Cannon 123 Washington street He took my Daguerotype
likeness And put it into a Bosom pin for Mrs Woodruff Also
one in a small case, I engaged A pair of lasts for my feet to make [FIGURE] shoes & Boots upon And returned home after walking 8 miles
21st I Recieved one letter from George H. Russell & wrote
one to I. F. Carter. Brother Wallace called upon me to day on his
mission to England, we conversed upon things in the valley, and
all the news all the brethren bring from the Valley is cheering
to the soul the time to favor Zion is in vary deed come the saints
are prosipering in all things
~ Friday
22nd I spent the fore part of the day reading in my Journal
to Elder Wallace upon bygone days
10was followed by Elder
Hardy & others I had a good meeting I spent the night at
Mr Burbanks.
~ Monday
11ah Hardy]] then rode to
Cambridgeport & spent the night at home 35
~ Tuesday
12th I spent the day in part in Boston with Brother Hardy I found
Brother Ilus F Carter at my house on my return I spent an hour
with him And conversed upon A variety of subjects taking goods
to the valley &c soon After He returned homeFather Carter and
Mrs Woodruff Arived from Maine Father Carter expects to spend
A Month with us to make us A visit, once more it probably will
be his last visit with us
~ Wednesday
13t of
the Rail Road to make a contract to take out the saints to Albany
in the spring I attended a lecture in the evening on Physiognomy
And it was quite interesting.
17th Sunday I preached to the People & Administered to 1 sick
~ Monday
18th [FIGURE] I obtained one letter from N. H. Felt I walked into Boston
with Father Carter visited the Medical College whare Dr Parkman
was murdered, we then visited other parts of the city I called
upon Br Cannon 123 Washington street He took my Daguerotype
likeness And put it into a Bosom pin for Mrs Woodruff Also
one in a small case, I engaged A Pair of lasts for my feet to make
[FIGURE] Shoes & Boots upon And returned home after walking 8 miles
21st FIGURES I Recieved one letter from George H. Russell & wrote
one to I. F. Carter. Brother Wallace called upon me to day on his
mission to England, we conversed upon things in the valley, and
all the news all the brethren bring from the Valley is cheering
to the soul the time to favor Zion is in vary deed come the saints
are prospering in all things
~ Friday
22nd [FIGURE] I spent the fore part of the day reading in my Journal
to Elder Wallace upon bygone days
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," February 10, 1850 - February 23, 1850, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/W6zn