and John SmithG Q Cannon & President Young in the
afternoon I met with President Young & the Twelve for prayer
B. Young Prayed & G. Q. Cannon was Mouth.
6, April The General Conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints met at the Tabernacle
~ Friday to April 9, 1865 ~ Sunday
7, 8 & 9 was spent in Conference Presidents B Young
& Kimball & most of theCorum of the Twelve Preached
President Young Deliverd Ony WO upon the Merchants
and another Wo upon the Lawyiers. We had a good
Conference on sunday evening the Presidency & Twelve met
for Prayer. C. C Rich prayed O Hyde was mouth Presidents
Young & Kimball & 9 of the Twelve were present
~ Monday
10. The convention met to day I attended the former prices
of the convention.
~ sday to April 14, 1865 ~ Friday
11 to 14. I spent the time Ploughing & sowing wheat. [FIGURES]Washington April 14. At 30 m[inutes] past 9, President Abram Lincoln was Assassinated at Fords Theater while sitting
in his private Box he was shot through the head with a single
barrel pistol the Assassin droped the pistol leaped from
the 2nd circle whare the President sat upon the stage holding
in his hand a large Dirk Knife & made his Escape in the
rear of the Theater mounted his horse & fled 30 minuts after
A man Entered Secretery Sewards dwelling, (whare Seward
lay sick) & attacted & disabled 5 men, rushed upon
Mr Seward who was lying in his bed & Assassinated
him by stabing him 3 times in the neck. He then rushed
from the room & met Sewards son stabed him, went down
stairs mounted his horse & fled it is not known whether
the same man killed both the President & Secretary or whether
it was 2 men it created tremendious Excitemtment
~ Saturday
15. President Abraham Lincoln Died 30 minuts past 8 oclok A. M.
& Secretary Seward a little After 9 oclok one was stabed
30 minuts after the other & died 30 minute after all the flags
in Great Salt Lake City are at half mast & dressed in crepe
I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
and John SmithG Q Cannon & President Young in the
afternoon I met with President Young & the Twelve for prayer
B. Young Prayed & G. Q. Cannon was Mouth.
6, April The General Conference of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints met at the Tabernacle
~ Friday to April 9, 1865 ~ Sunday
7, 8 & 9 was spent in Conference Presidents B Young
& Kimball & most of theCorum of the Twelve Preached
President Young Deliverd Ony WO upon the Merchants
and another Wo upon the Lawyiers. We had a good
Conference on sunday evening the Presidency & Twelve met
for Prayer. C. C Rich prayed O Hyde was mouth Presidents
Young & Kimball & 9 of the Twelve were present
~ Monday
10. The convention met to day I attended the former prices
of the convention.
~ sday to April 14, 1865 ~ Friday
11 to 14. I spent the time Ploughing & sowing wheat.
FIGURES Washington April 14. At 30 minutes past 9, President
Abram Lincoln was Assassinated at Fords Theater while sitting
in his private Box he was shot through the head with a single
barrel pistol the Assassin droped the pistol leaped from
the 2nd circle whare the President sat upon the stage holding
in his hand a large Dirk Knife & made his Escape in the
rear of the Theater mounted his horse & fled 30 minuts after
A man Entered Secretery Sewards dwelling, (whare Seward
lay sick) & attacted & disabled 5 men, rushed upon
Mr Seward who was lying in his bed & Assassinated
him by stabing him 3 times in the neck. He then rushed
from the room & met Sewards son stabed him, went down
stairs mounted his horse & fled it is not known whether
the same man killed both the President & Secretary or whether
it was 2 men it created tremendious Excitement
~ Saturday
15. President Abraham Lincoln Died 30 minuts past 8 oclok A. M.
& Secretary Seward a little After 9 oclok one was stabed
30 minuts after the other & died 30 minute after all the flags
in Great Salt Lake City are at half mast & dressed in crepe
I spent the forenoon in the Endowment House we gave Endowments
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," April 2, 1865 - April 15, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 22, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/LgoX