June 16, 1865
I spent the day at the farm & night at home
~ Saturday
17. I spent the day at home, in the Endowment house. We gave
Endowments to 55 persons H C K sealed 8 couple W. W. 9, G Q Cannon 16, & J Taylor 4 couple I read my Autiobiogr- raphy in the Evening. Hon Mr Colfax speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the United States & his
company attended our Theater during the Evening & said he
never saw any thing better in a Theater said there was
ownly two Theaters west of New York City any better
than Salt Lake City Theater, & that our Location, City &
the manner it was Laid out was the best he Ever saw.
~ Sunday
18. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & spent
the fore part of the day in the Historyians Office, in committee
withe the Twelve & others getting up A petition to ^the^ President
of the United States Andrew Johnson to Appoint Col Irish Govornor of Utah. Hon Schulyler Colfax was
also addressed by Note & requested to forward the same
to Washing.
23rd We rode to Santaquin & held a meeting W Woodruff F D
RichardsWm H HooperJ Taylor & B Young spoke. He said
when we arived here with our families we annulled Every Law of man & was a Law unto ourselves we were free to do
all that was good but nothing that was wrong. we rode to Nephi 25 [miles]
~ Saturday
24. We met at 10 oclok in the New Meeting House to dedicate
it unto the Lord & to hold a 2 days meeting G. A. Smith made
the dedication Prayer. O HydeJ Taylor & President Young
spoke to the people
~ Friday
June 16, 1865
I spent the day at the farm & night at home
~ Saturday
17. I spent the day at home, in the Endowment house. We gave
Endowments to 55 persons H C K sealed 8 couple W. W. 9,
G Q Cannon 16, & J Taylor 4 couple I read my Autobiography in the Evening. Hon Mr Colfax speaker of the House of
Representatives of the Congress of the United States & his
company attended our Theater during the Evening & said he
never saw any thing better in a Theater said there was
ownly two Theaters west of New York City any better
than Salt Lake City Theater, & that our Location, City &
the manner it was Laid out was the best he Ever saw.
~ Sunday
18. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & spent
the fore part of the day in the Historians Office, in committee
withe the Twelve & others getting up A petition to the President
of the United States Andrew Johnson to Appoint Col
Irish Govornor of Utah. Hon Schuyler Colfax was
also addressed by Note & requested to forward the same
to Washing.
23rd We rode to Santaquin & held a meeting W Woodruff F D
RichardsWm H HooperJ Taylor & B Young spoke. He said
when we arived here with our families we annulled Every
Law of man & was a Law unto ourselves we were free to do
all that was good but nothing that was wrong. we rode to Nephi 25 miles
~ Saturday
24. We met at 10 oclok in the New Meeting House to dedicate
it unto the Lord & to hold a 2 days meeting G. A. Smith made
the dedication Prayer. O HydeJ Taylor & President Young
spoke to the people
"Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)," June 16, 1865 - June 24, 1865, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 2, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Vm6v