April 9, 1888 I went to the office & spent the day in council
and done a good deal of Business I signed 15 recom-
mends I received 23 Letters I wrote 4 Letters to James J WoodruffJaques, Udall & Jesse N Smith
~ Tuesday
10 I signed 10 Recommends I receivd 8 Letters I
spent the day at the gordo I had an interview at [blank] with Maud & IsaacTrumbo who gave me
much information concerning Matters in the East
I returned to the farm & spent the Night
~ Wednesday
11. I spent the day at the House preparing for a journey
to morrow. In the Evening in company with Emma & Owen with several friends we took a special cars &
rode to a platform near Brother Madsons his sons {[illegible shorthand]}
met us & took us to his home & we spent the night 45 M[iles]
~ Thursday
12 We spent the ^day^ hunting ducks and fishing Marshal Solamans
shot 31 ducks W Woodruff 8, Bateman 3, B Young 1,
Pratt 1, Owen 6. I was weary at night
~ Friday
13 I spent the day resting. Solomons got 20 ducks Owen 6.
we took cars at night & returned home. 45 Miles
~ Saturday
14 I spent the day at the farm I wrote 10 Pub Letters
I assisted in planting Potatoes setting out strawbries
& planting fruit Trees I was weary at night
~ Sunday
15 Sunday I spent the day mostly reading Wilford Beatie
was sick I administered to him I received 20 Letters
~ Monday
16 I signed 13 Recommends I received 18 Letters
I wrote 140 Public Letters & 24 Private
~ Tuesday
17. I signed 18 Recommends I received 15 Letters I wrote
2 Letters to Jaques & Sarah
~ Monday
April 9, 1888
[FIGURE] I went to the office & spent the day in council
and done a good deal of Business I signed 15 recommends I received 23 Letters I wrote 4 Letters to
James J WoodruffJaques, Udall & Jesse N Smith
~ Tuesday
10 I signed 10 Recommends I receivd 8 Letters I
spent the day at the gordo I had an interview at [blank]
[FIGURE] with Maud & IsaacTrumbo who gave me
much information concerning Matters in the East
I returned to the farm & spent the Night
~ Wednesday
11. I spent the day at the House preparing for a journey
to morrow. In the Evening in company with Emma &
Owen with several friends we took a special cars &
rode to a platform near Brother Madsons his sons shorthand
met us & took us to his home & we spent the night 45 Miles
~ Thursday
12 We spent the day hunting ducks and fishing Marshal Solamans
shot 31 ducks W Woodruff 8, Bateman 3, B Young 1,
Pratt 1, Owen 6. I was weary at night
~ Friday
13 I spent the day resting. Solomons got 20 ducks Owen 6.
we took cars at night & returned home. 45 Miles
~ Saturday
14 [FIGURE] I spent the day at the farm I wrote 10 Pub Letters
I assisted in planting Potatoes setting out strawbries
& planting fruit Trees I was weary at night
~ Sunday
15 Sunday I spent the day mostly reading Wilford Beatie
was sick I administered to him I received 20 Letters
~ Monday
16 [FIGURE] I signed 13 Recommends I received 18 Letters
I wrote 10 Public Letters &4 Private
~ Tuesday
17. [FIGURE] I signed 18 Recommends I received 15 Letters I wrote
2 Letters to Jaques & Sarah
"Journal (January 1886 – December 1892)," April 9, 1888 - April 17, 1888, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 10, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BPoo