January 26, 1870 ~ Wednesday

Jan 26, 1870

I spent most of the day in the Legislature. ^went to the Theater in the Evening {[bad is the] [illegible shorthand]}^

January 27, 1870 ~ Thursday

27. I spent the fore part of the day in the Legislature I received
2 letters from Uncle Ozem Woodruff giving me a Geneology
of his family He informed me that his Brother Samuel Woodruff
S. W. Died Dec 1869 Aged 92 years old He was born
in 1877 [1767]. I spent the Evening in committee in the council chamber

January 28, 1870 ~ Friday

28. I spent the forenoon in the council chamber I attended a
Party at Brother Wilkenson's

January 29, 1870 ~ Saturday

29. I spent the forenoon in the council & afternoon in the school of
the prophets & O Hyde, Henry, W Woodruff O. Pratt Joseph Young,
J. A. Young [blank] & President B. Y[ou]ng all spoke I Attended a
party in the Evening at Brother Horns.

January 30, 1870 ~ Sunday

30. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle all day
L. E. Harrington Prayed J. F. Smith spoke 50 minutes. Afternoon
G. Q. Cannon spoke 70 M[inutes]. I met with the Twelve for Prayer &
Attended meeting in the 17 ward. M. H. Pack prayed L E Harrington
spoke 44 M, W. Woodruff spoke 40 M.

January 31, 1870 ~ Monday

31. I spent the forenoon in the council & Evening in the Theater

February 1, 1870 ~ Tuesday

Feb 1. I called upon President Young in the morning & spent the forenoon
in the Legislature & went to the Theater in the Evening

February 2, 1870 ~ Wednesday

2 I received a letter from Iluss F Carter & wrote
3 letters to Ozem Woodruff, Horace Woodruff, & Thompson Woodruff
I Had a party of the Presidency & Twelve and had a plesant time

February 3, 1870 ~ Thursday

3 I spent the day in the Legislature

February 4, 1870 ~ Friday

4. I spent this day in the Legislative Council

February 5, 1870 ~ Saturday

5 Saturday I spent the forenoon in the Council & the afternoon in
a Meeting at the Tabernacle it was a Business Meeting many
speeches were made concerning the debts of the rail road

February 6, 1870 ~ Sunday

6. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning And attended
A Funeral at Brother Heber C Kimballs House. Vilate Murry
Whitney Aged 16 yers was dead, the daughter of Horace & Hellen
Whitney. There was a large Assembly present W. Woodruff
opened by Prayer President Brigham Y[ou]ng spoke [blank] Minutes
I reported his sermon Joseph Y[ou]ng spoke [blank] Minutes
E. L. Sloan spoke in the Tabernacle in the morning followed
By John Taylor. Theadore Curtis spoke in the Afternoon followed

January 26, 1870 ~ Wednesday

Jan 26, 1870

I spent most of the day in the Legislature. went to the Theater in the Evening bad is the? [illegible]

January 27, 1870 ~ Thursday

27. [FIGURE] I spent the fore part of the day in the Legislature I received 2 letters from Uncle Ozem Woodruff giving me a Geneology & of his family He informed me that his Brother Samuel Woodruff S. W. [FIGURE] Died Dec 1869 Aged 92 years old He was born in 1767. I spent the Evening in committee in the council chamber

January 28, 1870 ~ Friday

28. I spent the forenoon in the Council Chamber I attended a Party at Brother Wilkenson's

January 29, 1870 ~ Saturday

29. I spent the forenoon in the council & afternoon in the school of the prophets & O Hyde, Henry, W Woodruff O. Pratt Joseph Young, J. A. Young [blank] & President B. Young all spoke I Attended a party in the Evening at Brother Horns.

January 30, 1870 ~ Sunday

30. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle all day L. E. Harrington Prayed J. F. Smith spoke 50 minutes. Afternoon G. Q. Cannon spoke 70 Minutes. I met with the Twelve for Prayer & Attended meeting in the 17 Ward, M. H. Pack prayed L E Harrington spoke 44 Minutes, W. Woodruff spoke 40 Minutes.

January 31, 1870 ~ Monday

31. I spent the forenoon in the council & Evening in the Theater

February 1, 1870 ~ Tuesday

Feb 1. I called upon President Young in the morning & spent the forenoon in the Legislature & went to the Theater in the Evening

February 2, 1870 ~ Wednesday

2 FIGURES I received a letter from Iluss F Carter & wrote 3 letters to Ozem Woodruff, Horace Woodruff, & Thompson Woodruff I Had a party of the Presidency & Twelve and had a plesant time

February 3, 1870 ~ Thursday

3 I spent the day in the Legislature

February 4, 1870 ~ Friday

4. I spent this day in the Legislative Council

February 5, 1870 ~ Saturday

5 Saturday I spent the forenoon in the Council & the afternoon in a Meeting at the Tabernacle it was a Business Meeting many speeches were made concerning the debts of the rail Road

February 6, 1870 ~ Sunday

6. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning And attended A Funeral at Brother Heber C Kimballs House. Vilate Murry Whitney Aged 16 yers was dead, the daughter of Horace & Hellen Whitney. There was a large Assembly present W. Woodruff opened by Prayer President Brigham Young spoke [blank] Minutes I reported his sermon Joseph Young spoke [blank] Minutes E. L. Sloan spoke in the Tabernacle in the morning followed By John Taylor. Theadore Curtis spoke in the Afternoon followed