January 19, 1869 ~ Tuesday

Jan 19, 1869

[FIGURE] I called at Brother Mussers at 10 oclok &
met with Doctors Bernhisel & Anderson & others also
Elder Orson Hyde who had met to have his toe next to
the great toe taken off on his right foot He took some
Brandy & cloriform his toe was taken off at the 2nd
Joint I then went to the Legislature & spent the forenoon

January 20, 1869 ~ Wednesday

20. Mrs W was sick through the day I spent the forenoon
in the Legislature & wrote a letter to I F Carter

January 21, 1869 ~ Thursday

21. I spent the forenoon in the Legislature I had an
interview with Mr E Woodruff Agent for the
firm of Brown, Whitman, & Winslow, whole sale Dry goods
15 & 17, Randolph St Chicago. He was of the Family of
Long Island Woodruff. I Attended a party at Jane Blackhurst ^12 & presidency was there^

January 22, 1869 ~ Friday

22nd I spent the forenoon in the Legislature & wrote
two letters to George Nebeker & Osborn B Shaw I
spent the afternoon at home Brothers Beaty & Snow
took supper with me. In conversation at the feast of
Sister Blackhurst Brother Joseph B. Nobles said
that he performed the first Marriage Cerriemony accor-
ding to the Patriarchal order of Marriage ever per-
formed in this dispensation By sealing Eliza Beman
to Joseph Smith on the 6 day of May 1841.

January 23, 1869 ~ Saturday

23. Mr Elias Woodruff & B. B. W. Locke visited the
City Hall with me in the morning I wrote a letter to
Aphek L Woodruff and attended the school of the
Prophets

January 24, 1869 ~ Sunday

24. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and
attended Meeting at the Tabernacle E. D. Woolley Prayed
Francis Marrian Lyman spoke 25 Minutes Afternoon
O Pratt spoke one hour & 5 minutes upon the first principles
of the gospel we had a full house I met with the Twelve for
prayer then went down to my farm & Back 4 m[iles]

January 25, 1869 ~ Monday

25 I received a letter from Wilford & Emily they had
a daughter Born sunday Morning at 10 oclok Jan 10^th 1869
I spent the forenoon in the Legislative Council I
presented two Bills on Mechanics Lein & Interest on Money

January 19, 1869 ~ Tuesday

Jan 19, 1869

FIGURES I called at Brother Mussers at 10 oclok & met with Doctors Bernhisel & Anderson & others also Elder Orson Hyde who had met to have his toe next to the great toe taken off on his right foot He took some Brandy & cloriform his toe was taken off at the 2nd Joint I then went to the Legislature & spent the forenoon

January 20, 1869 ~ Wednesday

20. Mrs W was sick through the day I spent the forenoon [FIGURE] in the Legislature & wrote a letter to I F Carter

January 21, 1869 ~ Thursday

21. I spent the forenoon in the Legislature I had an interview with Mr E Woodruff Agent for the firm of Brown, Whitman, & Winslow, whole sale Dry goods 15 & 17, Randolph St Chicago. He was of the Family of Long Island Woodruff. I Attended a party at Jane Blackhurst 12 & presidency was there

January 22, 1869 ~ Friday

22nd [FIGURE] I spent the forenoon in the Legislature & wrote two letters to George Nebeker & Osborn B Shaw I spent the afternoon at home Brothers Beaty & Snow took supper with me. In conversation at the feast of FIGURES Sister Blackhurst Brother Joseph B. Nobles said that he performed the first Marriage Ceremony according to the Patriarchal order of Marriage ever performed in this dispensation By sealing Eliza Beman to Joseph Smith on the 6 day of May 1841.

January 23, 1869 ~ Saturday

23. Mr Elias Woodruff & B. B. W. Locke visited the City Hall with me in the morning I wrote a letter to [FIGURE] Aphek L Woodruff and attended the school of the Prophets

January 24, 1869 ~ Sunday

24. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning and attended Meeting at the Tabernacle E. D. Woolley Prayed Francis Marrian Lyman spoke 25 Minutes Afternoon O Pratt spoke one hour & 5 minutes upon the first principles of the gospel we had a full house I met with the Twelve for prayer then went down to my farm & Back 4 miles

January 25, 1869 ~ Monday

25 [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wilford & Emily they had a daughter Born sunday Morning at 10 oclok Jan 10th 1869 [FIGURE] I spent the forenoon in the Legislative Council I presented two Bills on Mechanics Lein & Interest on Money