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[FIGURE] as soon as the Mail was opened I obtained Letters from
& . President got letter from J. M. Bernhisel
G.A. Smith
& many others I went to his office & Herd read till
half past 10 oclok we find the Nation in great confusion
& discord & a vary strong feeling against our Delegats
have not yet presented our memorial to congress & probably will
not this session the spirit & power of Darkness wickedness & abominations
are prevailing to a great extent throughout the Nations
August 29, 1856 ~ Friday
29th I spent the day in the office writing
August 30, 1856 ~ Saturday
30th [FIGURE] I wrote letters to , Editor
of the Mormon, The Lumanary, , & to
, total 8 letters most of which
was put in the copying book it was a vary busy day with us.
President was at home through the day attending to the corresspondence
President & was at home
August 31, 1856 ~ Sunday
31st Sunday President Preached in the morning & prophesied
concerning the oposition of the gentiles to us {Said they could not drive us from these } He
was still govornor & should be untill the Lord saw fit to remove him he spoke
by the spirit & power of God. Elder first spoke gave an
account of his mission & spoke well He was followed by Elder
He told what he had done, then President Young followed him
In the Afternoon spoke was followed by Presidents
& . I attended the prayer Circle in the
evening President Young went to to administer to his sick
The roof of the Blacksmith shop was burned this morning in part
September 1, 1856 ~ Monday
Sept 1st I spent the day in the office President was in his office
looking over the News brought by the Mail which
arived at 11 oclock to day was About Home also & was at home. The Following is a Copy of the Geneologo
of Now Phebe Woodruff
First Generation
born in Mass The 2nd generation of Carters From
2nd born Feb, 1734
3rd born March AD 1773
4th generation Phebe Whitmore Carter born March 8th 1807 Married to Wilford Woodruff April 13 1837
5 generation born at Maine July 14
th 1838
1st Generation &
2 " " [Generation] Esq born March 1742/ born April 8, 1750
3 " " born April 8th 1775 Married to Ezra Carter Oct 2nd 1797
4 " " Phebe W Carter born March 8th 1807 Married April 13 1837
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"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," August 29, 1856 - September 1, 1856, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed February 2, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/855