and organization of your legislationure, together with a list
of the officers and members corressponding with that of Oregon
on page 145 of the Hand Book Almanac. A list of all the
counties, with Estimated population & assessable property and
County Seat. A description of the topography of Each county
with a mention of its principle features in agricultural or min-
eral information A List of the county officers with there resi-
dence, salary and Experation of term. A List of post offices
with population of place and name of postmaster.
Fourth Religions. Tables showing the organization officers
and numerical membership of your sChurch. The Temple its
size structure, cost, nearness to completion and a general
description of it" The foregoing is an Extract of Presid[en]t Young
Letter from Mr Bancroft. This letter was dated Feb 4th 1862
Received Feb 18. Sent to the Historians Office March 18. I called
upon President Young and asked him if he wished us to get up
a work in answer to that Letter He said yes I thought you would
had it done before this. But He did not know that it had been
in the Hands of Brother Carrington one month & in our hands
but 3 Hours. I spent the Evening in the office upon this work
~ Wednesday
189 I spent the day in the office Journalizing and upon the statistics
of Utah. I visited President Youngsoffice, and He called
into the Historians office at 5 oclok, and conversed upon
the subject of sending the statistics of Utah to Bancroft. I attended
the Theater in the Evening
~ Thursday
20th I spent the day in the office on Utah statistics & compiling History
~ Friday
21 I spent the day in the office compiling History. I attended the lecture
at the 70 Hall, upon National Character Brother Foreman
delivered the lecture, followed By J. V. Long. I took a severe cold
~ Saturday
22 I was poorly to day yet I spent most of the day in the Endowment
House we gave Endowments to about 30 and Had 30 sealings I
sealed 7 couple and D. H. Wells 23 couple President H. C. Kimball
gave a lecture and among his remarks said, that our lives were
hid with Christ in God "He said we were the children of God,
and in the loinse of our Father." I spent the Evening at home
~ Sunday
23 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning I opened by
and organization of your legislature, together with a list
of the officers and members corressponding with that of Oregon
on page 145 of the Hand Book Almanac. A list of all the
counties, with Estimated population & assessable property and
County Seat. A description of the topography of Each county
with a mention of its principle features in agricultural or mineral information A List of the County officers with there residence, salary and Experation of term, A List of post offices
with population of place and name of postmaster.
Fourth Religions. Tables showing the organization officers
and numerical membership of yourChurch. The Temple its
size structure, cost, nearness to completion and a general
description of it" The foregoing is an Extract of President Young
Letter from Mr Bancroft. This letter was dated Feb 4th 1862
Received Feb 18. Sent to the Historians Office March 18. I called
upon President Young and asked him if he wished us to get up
a work in answer to that Letter He said yes I thought you would
had it done before this. But He did not know that it had been
in the Hands of Brother Carrington one month & in our hands
but 3 Hours. I spent the Evening in the office upon this work
~ Wednesday
19 I spent the day in the office Journalizing and upon the statistics
of Utah. I visited President Youngsoffice, and He called
into the Historians office at 5 oclok, and conversed upon
the subject of sending the statistics of Utah to Bancroft. I attended
the Theater in the Evening
~ Thursday
20th I spent the day in the office on Utah statistics & compiling History
~ Friday
21 I spent the day in the office compiling History. I attended the lecture
at the 70 Hall, upon National Character. Brother Foreman
delivered the lecture, followed By J. V. Long. I took a severe cold
~ Saturday
22 I was poorly to day yet I spent most of the day in the Endowment
House we gave Endowments to about 30 and Had 30 sealings I
sealed 7 couple and D. H. Wells 23 couple. President H. C. Kimball
gave a lecture and among his remarks said, that our lives were
hid with Christ in God "He said we were the children of God,
and in the loins of our Father." I spent the Evening at home
~ Sunday
23 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning I opened by
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," March 18, 1862 - March 23, 1862, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/1jKP