4. I went into the canyon got a load of wood then rode home
to G. S. L. City distance 45
~ Tuesday to ~ Thursday
5, , 7. I spent the time in the Hay field cutting grass & drawing Hay
~ Friday
8. In company with George Nebeker My wife Phebe & Daughter PhebeBulah we rode to American Fork took dinner then rode
to Provo & spent the Night 50 miles
~ Saturday
9. we met at 10 oclok AM for a two days meeting in the Bowery
we spent the day in teaching the people we held 3 meetings. I
spoke 21 minuts. I stoped at Brothe Southworth
~ Sunday
10. Sunday. we held two meetings to day in the Bowery the congrega-
tion would number some 3000. at the close of the Afternoon
Meeting we rode to the American Forktoand held a meeting in
the meeting House & the Presidency & 12 all spoke making 7 sermons
in 2 Hours we had a good meeting. At midnight Brother Sten-
house arived from G. S. L. City quite Excited saying that Gen Cornor placed a Provo Marshall & guard in the Church store
House oppisite the gate of the Temple Block on Sunday while the
people were at Meeting Expecting Marshall Law would be proclaimed
~ Monday
11. we took a guard of 100 soldiers or men with us & returned 50 miles
home to G S L City. We found quite an Excitement in
the city on our return. There was a guard of 250 men
at President Youngs House
~ Tuesday
12. I spent most of the day in getting signers to a petitin
to the Governor & city council to remove the soldiers
from the inhabited portion of the city
15 I spent the day doing Business in the city. I paid $10
for the Telegraph & settled for the Telegraph Dispatches I
met with the Mormon Battalion party at the social Hall in the
evening I took supper at 10 oclok we had speeches from Pres-
ident Young & Kimball & J. Taylor & G. A. Smith. I left before
two oclok the party did not break up untill 4 oclok
4. I went into the canyon got a load of wood then rode home
to G. S. L. City distance 45
~ Tuesday to ~ Thursday
5, , 7. I spent the time in the Hay field cutting grass & drawing Hay
~ Friday
8. In company with George Nebeker My wife Phebe & Daughter
Bulah we rode to American Fork took dinner then rode
to Provo & spent the Night 50 miles
~ Saturday
9. we met at 10 oclok AM for a two days meeting in the Bowery
we spent the day in teaching the people we held 3 meetings I
spoke 21 minuts I stoped at Brothe Southworth
~ Sunday
10. Sunday. we held two meetings to day in the Bowery the Congregation would number some 3000. at the close of the Afternoon
Meeting we rode to the American Forkand held a meeting in
the meeting House & the Presidency & 12 all spoke making 7 sermons
in 2 Hours we had a good meeting. At midnight Brother Stenhouse arived from G. S. L. City quite Excited saying that Gen
Cornor placed a Provo Marshall & guard in the Church store
House oppisite the gate of the Temple Block on sunday while the
people were at Meeting Expecting Marshall Law would be proclaimed
~ Monday
11. we took a guard of 100 soldiers or men with us & returned 50 miles
home to G S L City we found quite an Excitement in
the City on our return. There was a guard of 250 men
at President Youngs House
~ Tuesday
12. I spent most of the day in getting signers to a petitin
to the Governor & city council to remove the soldiers
from the inhabited portion of the city
15 I spent the day doing Business in the city I paid $10
for the Telegraph & settled for the Telegraph Dispatches I
met with the Mormon Battalion Party at the social Hall in the
Evening I took supper at 10 oclok we had speeches from President Young & Kimball & J. Taylor & G. A. Smith I left before
two oclok the party did not break up untill 4 oclok
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," July 3, 1864 - July 16, 1864, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/y8LP