16th The snow storm continues an exceding
cold day both man & beast suffer exeedi
ngly [FIGURE] We got out the 1st ^No^ vol 4 of the Times & Season Edited By John Taylor &
Published By John Taylor & W. Woodruff. I
commenced making Mail
~ Thursday
17 Cold weather still continues many are
suffering for the want of wood & provisions the
early winter has cought many unprepared
19 Attended City Council in the morning trave[le]d
through town during the day on business saw
Br Pullin from Ledbury Eng told him he might go
into my house which was empty A man had just
left it been in one month & 20 days drent due $5.00
Mr Nigh the grand Master of vermont Lodge deliverd
a olecture at the Lodge room in the upper part of J Smithstore which was quite interesting
21st Two of our Brethren was found frose
to death on the prairie, Alphesus Harmon & his Nephew were the persons they were found severa[l]
miles apart. I spent most of my time in the Printing Office
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
22, 23 Spent most of my time in the printing office
I assisted in lawying out one of the corps
of the Harmons
~ Thursday
24th I preached the funeral sermon of
the Harmons it was vary cold
16th The snow storm continues an exceding
cold day both man & beast suffer exeedi
ngly [FIGURE] We got out the 1st No vol 4 of the
Times & Season Edited by John Taylor &
Published By John Taylor & W. Woodruff - I
commenced making Mail
~ Thursday
17 Cold weather still continues many are
suffering for the want of wood & provisions the
early winter has cought many unprepared
19 Attended City Council in the morning travel
through town during the day on business saw
Br Pullin from Ledbury Eng told him he might go
into my house which was empty. A man had just
left it been in one month & 20 days Rent due $5.00
Mr Nigh the grand Master of vermont Lodge deliverd
a lecture at the Lodge room in the upper part of
J Smithstore which was quite interesting
~ Sunday
20 Sunday I spent the day at home writing
~ Monday
21st Two of our Brethren was found frose
to death on the prairie, Alpheus Harmon & his
Nephew were the persons they were found several
miles apart. I spent most of my time in the
Printing Office
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
22, 23 Spent most of my time in the printing Office
I assisted in laying out one of the corps
of the Harmons
~ Thursday
24th I Preached the funeral sermon of
the Harmons it was vary cold
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," November 16, 1842 - November 27, 1842, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/kjJ