The brethren started for the Islands last evening, took stage
for Sanfrancisco I was quite unwell with neuralgia
~ Friday
4. I was quite unwell to day & spent the day mostly at home
~ Saturday
5. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
52 persons. President Kimball sealed 13 couple & W Woodruff 27 couple
~ Sunday
6 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning was quite unwell
& did not attend meeting
~ Monday
7. I lost my cow called Cloe the boys rode nearly all day to get
her but could not find her. Robert took my Horses for
ploughing on the farm for wheat
~ Tuesday
8. A vary cold wind through the night & most of the day
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
9, & 11. I spent the time in pruning my Apple Orchard & setting
out trees. I set out some 20 pair trees
~ Saturday
12 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave endow-
ments to 46 persons. President Kimball sealed 14 couple & W
W. Woodruff 22 persons or couple. I got 2 letters from my son Wilford & my Brother Thompson. wilford had received
my draft of £6. He sent two of his Autograph 13
~ Sunday
13 Sunday I met with my circle in the morning & attended meeting G. A. Smith Preached on the History of the Church in the forenoon
& Elder Canfield, B. Young, Jun.R. Williams & John Taylor in
the afternoon I met for prayer with the Twelve in the Evening &
preached in the Evening at the 6 ward.
~ Monday to ~ Friday
14 to 18. I spent this week in my garden making a grape trellis
setting out trees &c
~ Saturday
19. I spent most of the day in the Endowment [House] we gave Endowments to
39 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 12 couple & W Woodruff 18.
~ Sunday
20 Sunday I met in the morning with my Quorum attended meeting
in the fore noon S. M. Blair preached I attended a meeting of the D. A. & M. Society at noon. I staid at home President Young atte[nde]d
Meeting. Bishop W. S. Warren & D. G. Ross Preached I met with F. D. Richards for Prayer. President Young called & visited us
a short time
~ Monday
21. I Bought of J Jakques the following grapes Black Hamburgh
Zinfindel, Royal Muscadine, Canida Chief Millers Burgundy Concord & Union Village
I paid $10 for the above grape one Each
~ Thursday
March 3rd 1864
The brethren started for the Islands last Evening, took stage
for Sanfran Cisco I was quite unwell with neuralgia
~ Friday
4. I was quite unwell to day & spent the day mostly at home
~ Saturday
5. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to
52 persons President Kimball sealed 13 couple & W Woodruff 27 couple
~ Sunday
6 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning was quite unwell
& did not attend meeting
~ Monday
7. I lost my cow called Cloe the boys rode nearly all day to get
her but could not find her. Robert took my Horses for
ploughing on the farm for wheat
~ Tuesday
8. A vary cold wind through the night & most of the day
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
9, 10 & 11. I spent the time in pruning my Apple Orchard & setting
out trees I set out some 20 pair trees
~ Saturday
12 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to 46 persons President Kimball sealed 14 couple & W
W Woodruff 22 persons or couple. I got 2 letters from my
[FIGURE] son Wilford & my Brother Thompson. wilford had received
my draft of £6 He sent two of his Autograph
~ Sunday
13 Sunday I met with my Circle in the morning & attended meeting
G. A. Smith Preached on the History of the Church in the forenoon
& Elder Canfield, B. Young, Jun.R. Williams & John Taylor in
the afternoon I met for Prayer with the Twelve in the Evening &
Preached in the Evening at the 6 ward.
~ Monday to ~ Friday
14, to 18. I spent this week in my garden making a grape trellis
setting out trees &c
~ Saturday
19. I spent most of the day in the Endowment we gave Endowments to
39 persons H. C. Kimball sealed 12 couple & W Woodruff 18.
~ Sunday
20 Sunday I met in the morning with my Quorum attended meeting
in the fore noon S. M. Blair preached I attended a meeting of the
D. A. & M. Society at noon. I staid at home President Young attended
Meeting. Bishop W. S. Warren & D. G. Ross Preached I met with
F. D. Richards for Prayer. President Young called & visited us
a short time
~ Monday
21. I Bought of J Jaques the following grapes Black Hamburgh
Zinfindel, Royal Muscadine, Canida Chief Millers Burgundy Concord & Union Village
I paid $10 for the above grape one Each
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," March 3, 1864 - March 21, 1864, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 2, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/wjW1