Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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From Thompson Woodruff I Attended the prayer circle on sunday
evening & sat about 2 hours & herd letters read from correspond[ents]
in varyious parts of the Earth. we herd many interesting letters from
New York, washington Liverpool London, & other parts of the Earth
12th I found I could not get rid of the Dead flesh in my Arm
without using sumthing to eat it out so I took 20 grains of
lunar costic or nitred of silver & dissolved it in 2 table spoon
full of water & washed the edges whare the dead & living flesh meet
& it began slowly to separate
to
13th & 14th I am feeling a little better in health the dead flesh
is parting in my arm but I still feel weak & feeble
15th I am able to walk to the historians office I was called upon
to administer to Sister Orson Pratt at 1 oclok in the morning
I promised her that she & her child should do well
And in about 15 minutes she had a daughter born that weighed
12 lbs. Both Mother & Daughter doing well
16th I got all the Dead flesh out of my arm to day so
that it is now fast healing up I had another shock of
excitement to day Wilford took the Horses to carry sum
post & poles to my pasteure with the running gears while
coming home my new horse started suddenly into a run
Wilford could not hold them they run three blocks with
him & while turning the corner they turned the hind wheels
three times over with Wilford siting upon the Exeltree the
Horses continued to run with the fore wheels untill they
run against the fence. Wilford was stunned & picked
up for dead but He soon came to & finally led one of the
Horses home & a man rode home the other. Wilford was
hurt in one leg & badly jared in the head but He had
a comfortable nights rest. I felt thankful that He was not killed
17th I feel better to day than I have since I have been
sick my Arm is fast healing up I spent most of the
day in writing. It has been vary warm to day we have
had more rain this spring than during any spring
since I have been in the valley
18th Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle it being the first
time I have been out since I have been sick John Young preached
I attended the prayer circle in the evening I herd a number of
letters read
to
19, , & 21. I spent the time atin home the Endowment House except
the 19 I spent at home
22nd
I wrote 6 letters to Father Carter Ilus F Carter
Freedom & Shuah Moulton, Luther & Rhoda Scammans
Ozem Woodruff & Ozem Thompson Woodruff
23rd I spent this day in the Endowment House
24th I spent the day at home
From Thompson Woodruff I Attended the prayer circle on sunday evening & sat about 2 hours & herd letters read from correspondents in various parts of the Earth. we herd many interesting letters from New York, washington Liverpool London, & other parts of the Earth
12th I found I could not get rid of the Dead flesh in my Arm without using sumthing to eat it out so I took 20 grains of lunar costic or nitred of silver & dissolved it in 2 table spoon full of water & washed the edges whare the dead & living flesh meet & it began slowly to separate
to
13th & 14th I am feeling a little better in health the dead flesh is parting in my arm but I still feel week & feeble
15th I am able to walk to the historians office I was called upon to administer to sister Orson Pratt at 1 oclok in the morning I promised her that she & her child should do well And in about 15 minutes she had a daughter born that weighed 12 lbs. Both Mother & Daughter doing well
16th I got all the Dead flesh out of my arm to day so that it is now fast healing up I had another shock of [FIGURE] excitement to day Wilford took the Horses to carry sum post & poles to my pasture with the running gears while coming home my new horse started suddenly into a run Wilford could not hold them they run three blocks with him & while turning the corner they turned the hind wheels three times over with wilford siting upon the Exeltree the Horses continued to run with the fore wheels untill they run against the fence. Wilford was stunned & picked up for dead but He soon came to & finally led one of the Horses home & a man rode home the other. Wilford was hurt in one leg & badly jared in the head but He had a comfortable nights rest I felt thankful that He was not killed
17th I feel better to day than I have since I have been sick my Arm is fast healing up I spent most of the day in writing. It has been vary warm to day we have had more rain this spring than during any spring since I have been in the valley
18th Sunday I attended meeting in the Tabernacle it being the first time I have been out since I have been sick John Young preached I attended the prayer Circle in the evening I herd a number of letters read
to
19, 20, & 21. I spent the timein the Endowment House except the 19 I spent at home
22nd FIGURES I wrote 6 letters to Father Carter Ilus F Carter Freedom & Shuah Moulton. Luther & Rhoda Scammans Ozem Woodruff & Ozem Thompson Woodruff
23rd I spent this day in the Endowment House
24th I spent the day at home