13th I recieved 2 letters wrote 2. I
went over the river Mercy called upon
Mr Farington & dined with Elders Hedlock
& Ward 10 m[iles]
~ Friday
14th[FIGURE] I recieved 4 letters wrote 3
I recieved the Nauvoo Neighbor of
Sept 24 And N York Messenger All bearing
tidings of the procedings of the mob &
that the Saints were still sustained in the
city of Nauvoo But there seemed to be a
desire to drive the Saints out of Illinois In
the evening I went over the river with
Mrs Woodruff to see our daughter Susan
at Br Enion 8 m
~ Saturday
15 I receieved 43 oletters & wrote 3. 4 [miles]
~ Sunday
16th Sunday I spent the day at Home
~ Monday
17th I recieved the New York
Messenger saying much upon the aff^a^irs at Nauvoo the tennor of which was vary
favorable towards the Saints But An Indian
once said the white man was vary uncertain
And the Saints have generally found it
to be so In the dealings of the American goverment towards us. I recieved 5 letters &
wrote 4. 4 [miles]
~ Tuesday
18th I recieved three letters from Nauvoo this day one from President Brigham Young, one to Br Clark one from
Br Player. Br Young give me the painful
~ Thursday
13th FIGURES I recieved 2 letters wrote 2. I
went over the river Mercy called upon
Mr Farington & dined with Elders Hedlock
& Ward 10 m
~ Friday
14th FIGURES I recieved 4 letters wrote 3
I recieved the Nauvoo Neighbor of
Sept 24 And N York Messenger All bearing
tidings of the procedings of the mob &
that the saints were still sustained in the
City of Nauvoo But there seemed to be a
desire to drive the Saints out of Illinois In
the evening I went over the river with
Mrs Woodruff to see our daughter Susan
at Br Enion 8 m
~ Saturday
15 FIGURES I recieved3letters & wrote 3 4
~ Sunday
16th Sunday I spent the day at Home
~ Monday
17th FIGURES I recieved the New York
Messenger saying much upon the affairs at
Nauvoo the tennor of which was vary
favorable towards the Saints But An Indian
once said the white man was vary uncertain
And the Saints have generally found it
to be so In the dealings of the American
goverment towards us. I recieved 5 letters &
wrote 4 4
~ Tuesday
[FIGURE] 18th FIGURES I recieved three letters from
Nauvoo this day one from President
Brigham Young, one to Br Clark one from
Br Player. Br Young give me the painful
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," November 13, 1845 - November 18, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BB1x