Aug 1st I wrote one letter to J M Bernhisel was
quite unwell with a touch of the Irricipales I spent a
part of the day in the post office reading papers the Europe[a]n
war continues briskly I wrote one Letter to I F Carter
~ Wednesday to ~ Saturday
2nd to 5th I was confined to my house with sicknes
I had swellings like carbuncles came out on me
~ Sunday
6th Sunday I was not able to attend meeting today
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
7, 8, ^&^ 9 & 10 I was still confined to my house or not
able to work
~ Thursday
10th I drew wheat to day we had a hard rain in
the afternoon so that it wet the wheat
13th Sunday I attended meeting but was not
vary well.
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
14th to 19th I spent this week drawing & stacking
my wheat I had on 11 1/2 Acres 406 doz bundles
of Heavy wheat
~ Sunday
20th Sunday I Attended meeting I spoke to the
people in the afternoo Samuel Richards Just arived fr[om] England spoke in the forenoon
~ Monday to ~ Thursday
21st to 24th I spent the time drawing wheat
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
25 & 26 I went over the Emigration mountain
& drew a load of poles I came down the mountain
while it was vary dark with both wheels locked & Father drove & I led the Horses. It was so vary
steap rough & Gullied that it was a dangerous operat[ion]
we camped for the night with Brother Killian at
the foot of the mountain
~ Sunday
27th Sunday I attended meeting & during our
prayer meeting Elder Orson Pratt arived from his eastern
mission in the city & came into the room with us long
enough for us to shake his hand He walked some 30 miles
today was vary weary we were all truly glad to meet
with him
~ Monday
28th I went into Harkers Canyon in the west mountn
to day & got a load of green powles spent the nigh
in an encampment at the head of the canyon 25 m
~ Tuesday
Aug 1st I wrote one letter to J M Bernhisel was
quite unwell with a touch of the Irricipales I spent a
part of the day in the post office reading papers the European
war continues briskly I wrote one Letter to I F Carter
~ Wednesday to ~ Saturday
2nd to 5th I was confined to my house with sickness
I had swellings like carbuncles came out on me
~ Sunday
6th Sunday I was not able to attend meeting today
~ Monday to ~ Wednesday
7, 8, & 9 I was still confined to my house or not
able to work
~ Thursday
10th I drew wheat to day we had a hard rain in
the afternoon so that it wet the wheat
13th Sunday I attended meeting but was not
vary well.
~ Monday to ~ Saturday
14th to 19th I spent this week drawing & stacking
my wheat I had on 11 1/2 Acres 406 doz bundles
of Heavy wheat
~ Sunday
20th Sunday I Attended meeting I spoke to the
people in the afternoon. Samuel Richards Just arived from
England spoke in the forenoon
~ Monday to ~ Thursday
21st to 24th I spent the time drawing wheat
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
25 & 26 I went over the Emigration mountain
& drew a load of poles I came down the mountain
while it was vary dark with both wheels locked &
Father drove & I led the Horses. It was so vary
steap rough & Gullied that it was a dangerous operation
we camped for the night with Brother Killian at
the foot of the mountain
~ Sunday
27th Sunday I attended meeting & during our
prayer meeting Elder Orson Pratt arived from his eastern
mission in the city & came into the room with us long
enough for us to shake his hand He walked some 30 mils
today was vary weary we were all truly glad to meet
with him
~ Monday
28th I went into Harkers Canyon in the west mountain
to day & got a load of green poles spent the night
in an encampment at the head of the canyon 25 m
"Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)," August 1, 1854 - August 28, 1854, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/NzN