Sept 5th
I visited the Hand cart camp on the square the company was
dispersing vary fast & getting homes I Bought a waggon of Claudious Spencer at $60. I spent the evening in the offic
~ Tuesday
6th I called at the House of Brother Wm ^P^ Mcintyre at 11 oclok Amasa Lyman soon arived & sealed Edwin Henry Moss
to Elizabeth Ellett who had been married a year. soon
Dr France & Anderson arived to operate upon brother Moss
who had a leakage of the main artery which formed a
bone or shell vessel which would near a gallon around the
thigh bone which is supposed to be filled with Blood from the
main artery. Brother France said if he was to open it it
would kill him almost instantly so they intend to cut into
the body above the groin to the main artery & tie it up so
they can take the limb off it is a vary critical case they
concluded they would not operate upon him to day as they wished
to move to some better place. We stand much in need
of a hospital in this City whare such cases can be attended
to. I went to the office in the after noon & herd history read
the Eastern Mail came in at 10 oclok & there was a hint
that it would be opened at 6 oclok
~ Wednesday
7th I spent the day at home in the forenoon & the afternoon
in the office we had a strong wind it broke down some of my
peach trees. I visited Joseph Youngs sugar works & sayers
garden the sugar works look well but I do not like the Boiler
as well as I do the heavy sheet Iron pans as I think it will
take three times the amount of wood
~ Thursday
8th cool morning I called upon Elias Smith & requested
him to republish the premium list for the Benefit of the public
I spent the fore noon in the office the after noon getting
Adobies to make my furnices. Ferrymore Little arived
Reports that Brother Homer will be in, in 14 days. He passed
Brother Wright the 7th Aug Below Ash Hollow thought
he would not get in this year without Help. He said
the road was lined with thieves they tried to steal his
animals & did steal 5 of the best Mules He had
10th I spent the day in the office reading History
~ Sunday
11th Sunday I met with my Quorum J. M. Mody prayed
W. Woodruff was mouth I attended meeting at the Tabernacle
~ Monday
Sept 5th
I visited the Hand cart camp on the square the company was
dispersing vary fast & getting homes I Bought a waggon of
Claudious Spencer at $60. I spent the evening in the offic
~ Tuesday
6th I called at the House of Brother Wm P Mcintyre at 11 oclok
Amasa Lyman soon arived & sealed Edwin Henry Moss
to Elizabeth Ellett who had been married a year. soon
Dr France & Anderson arived to operate upon brother Moss
who had a leakage of the main artery which formed a
bone or shell vessel which would near a gallon around the
thigh bone which is supposed to be filled with Blood from the
main artery. Brother France said if he was to open it it
would kill him almost instantly so they intend to cut into
the body above the groin to the main artery & tie it up so
they can take the limb off it is a vary critical case they
concluded they would not operate upon him to day as they wished
to move to some better place. We stand much in need
of a hospital in this City whare such cases can be attended
to. I went to the office in the after noon & herd history read
the Eastern Mail came in at 10 oclok & there was a hint
that it would be opened at 6 oclok
~ Wednesday
7th I spent the day at home in the forenoon & the afternoon
in the office we had a strong wind it broke down some of my
peach trees. I visited Joseph Youngs sugar works & sayers
garden the sugar works look well but I do not like the Boiler
as well as I do the heavy sheet Iron pans as I think it will
take three times the amount of wood
~ Thursday
8th cool morning I called upon Elias Smith & requested
him to republish the premium list for the Benefit of the public
I spent the fore noon in the office the after noon getting
Adobies to make my furnices. Ferrymore Little arived
Reports that Brother Homer will be in, in 14 days. He passed
Brother Wright the 7th Aug Below Ash Hollow thought
he would not get in this year without Help. He said
the road was lined with thieves they tried to steal his
animals & did steal 5 of the best Mules He had
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," September 5, 1859 - September 11, 1859, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mwNO