7th The confernce was addressed by Joseph Young, John
Taylor, W. Woodruff, E Snow, & D H Wells much
good council was given the subjects treated upon were
selling oGrain to the armey also sipiritus Liquors keeping
the commandments of God & living their religion
The fair continued through the day & closed at night
The conference Adjurned till the 13 Nov 2nd saturday
in Nov. I spent the evening with the board
~ Friday
8th I spent the day at the office making out a report of
the Fair. it was a rainy night & cold. Wilford was at Fort Herrim
~ Saturday
9thRobert started for Camp Floid with 309900 lbs of Freigh[t]
I spent most of the day in the office Gov Cummings
visited us in the afternoon & held a consultation with D. H. Wells & others upon the subject of the meeting of the Legislature He thought it best to have us meet at Filmore we
thought it our duty to meet at this city as the Legislator
made this city the seat of Government & adjourned the
Legislator to this city. Gov Cumings thought it illegal
because it was a joint resolution of both houses but the
seat of Government at Fillmore was esstablished in the
first place by a resolution and if our last act is not
legal the first is not hence we have no seadt of Govern
ment at all. Govornor Cumings agreed to consider
the matter & report. I went to bed sick at night
~ Sunday
10th Sunday I was quite poorly this morning did
not attend my prayer circle the Eastern Mail
came in I spent a part of the day in Presidents Youngsoffice and herd the papers red. while I
was there President Young announced to Brother A Carrington that he had become a Grandfather that
his daughter who had married his son Brigham
was just Delivered of a fine son. I met at
6 oclok at the prayer circle of the Twelve E T. Benson
Prayed & John Taylor was mouth
~ Monday
11th I am sum better this morning I spent half a day in
the office the remainder of the day preparing to go to provo
7th The conference was addressed by Joseph Young, John
Taylor, W. Woodruff, E. Snow, & D H Wells much
good council was given the subjects treated upon were
selling Grain to the armey also spiritus Liquors keeping
the commandments of God & living their religion
The fair continued through the day & closed at night
The conference Adjurned till the 13 Nov 2nd saturday
in Nov. I spent the evening with the board
~ Friday
8th I spent the day at the office making out a report of
the Fair. It was a rainy night & cold. Wilford was at Fort Harrim
~ Saturday
90 lbs of Fruits
I spent most of the day in the office. Gov Cummings
visited us in the afternoon & held a consultation with
D. H. Wells & others upon the subject of the meeting of the
Legislature He thought it best to have us meet at Filmore we
thought it our duty to meet at this City as the Legislator
made this city the seat of government & adjourned the
Legislator to this city. Gov Cumings thought it illegal
because it was a joint resolution of both houses but the
seat of Government at Fillmore was esstablished in the
first place by a resolution and if our last act is not
legal the first is not hence we have no seat of Govern
ment at all. Govornor Cumings agreed to consider
the matter & report. I went to bed sick at night
~ Sunday
10th Sunday I was quite poorly this morning did
not attend my prayer circle the Eastern Mail
came in I spent a part of the day in Presidents
Youngs office and herd the papers red. while I
was there President Young announced to Brother
A Carrington that he had become a Grandfather that
his daughter who had married his son Brigham
was just Delivered of a fine son.
I met at
6 oclok at the prayer circle of the Twelve. E T. Benson
Prayed & John Taylor was mouth
~ Monday
11th I am sum better this morning I spent half a day in
the office the remainder of the day preparing to go to provo
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," October 6, 1858 - October 14, 1858, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed February 7, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/0gXK