This is my Birth day I Am 81 years old this
day And my wife Emma Smith Woodruff
is 50 years old this day I have had a vary
busy day Brother G Q. Cannon and Charles
Wilckken & H. B. Clawson & Brother Thurman
called upon me & spent most of the day with
me I signed 30 recommends & received
30 Letters I wrote 15 Letters among the Number to Jaques ^&^ Mary Olson Bulah & children
took dinner with us I used my influence
against a Bill in the Legislature to tax the
People of Utah 8 per cent upon all taxable
property $176065.57
~ Friday
2 I signed 40 Recommendations. I Rec[eiv]ed 24 Letters
I wrote 15 Letters public $176,074.57 I wrote 12 Letters publice
~ Saturday
3rd w I Rec[eiv]ed 12 Letter I wrote 10
publicc Letters Due Liverpool $25,000
~ Sunday
4 Sunday I spent the day reading & resting
~ Monday
5 I rode in the Morning to Heber Wells & spent the day
I signed 55 Recommends I received 35 Letters I wrote 12 Letters 2 to JaquesMilando Pratt, Asahel, James, J. E. TaylorZina D. YoungTeasdale Hart &c
I met with the 12 in the Evening with Members of the
Legislature & staid untill Midnight it was reported
that the Marshals would raid my Farm House
This is my Birth day I Am 81 years old this
day And my wife Emma Smith Woodruff
is 50 years old this day I have had a vary
busy day Brother G Q. Cannon and Charles
Wilckken & H. B. Clawson & Brother Thurman
called upon me & spent most of the day with
me I signed 30 recommends & received
30 Letters I wrote 15 Letters among the Number
[FIGURE] to Jaques & Mary Olson Bulah & children
took dinner with us I used my influence
against a Bill in the Legislature to tax the
People of Utah 8 per cent upon all taxable
property $176065.57
~ Friday
2 I signed 40 Recommendations. I Received 24 Letters
I wrote 15 Letters public $176,074.57
[FIGURE] I wrote 12 Letters publice
~ Saturday
3rd [FIGURE] w I Received 12 Letter I wrote 10
publicc Letters Due Liverpool $25,000
~ Sunday
4 Sunday I spent the day reading & resting
~ Monday
5 I rode in the Morning to Heber Wells & spent the day
I signed 55 Recommends I received 35 Letters
[FIGURE] I wrote 12 Letters 2 to JaquesMilando Pratt, Asahel,
James, J. E. TaylorZina D. YoungTeasdale Hart &c
I met with the 12 in the Evening with Members of the
Legislature & staid untill Midnight it was reported
that the Marshals would raid my Farm House
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