Nov 5
W Woodruff was Elected in the place of Professor O Pratt resigned

November 6, 1860 ~ Tuesday

6^th I wrote a letter to Erastus Snow & spent the day in the office

November 7, 1860 ~ Wednesday

7. I spent the day in the office The Presidency returned home
this Evening from their Southern Tour was gone 15 days
& President Young preached 20 time & had 3 teeth extracted
one a sound one through a mistake I spent the evening in
his office He said I hope that Abel Lincoln was Elected
President of the United States yesterday & that the South
meet in convention & nominate Breckenride to day to
be the president of the South but I am afraid they will not
have pluck enough to do it I wrote a Letter to Amasa
Lyman in England to day

November 8, 1860 ~ Thursday

8 I pruned my vineyard to Day forenoon & buried a
part of the vines the afternoon in the office

November 9, 1860 ~ Friday

9^th I finished coverding my grape vines to day & pruned Elder
O Hydes vineyard He has lost his crop two years in consequence
of not understanding pruning his vines he has cut out the new
bearing wood & left the old standing I have cut out the old
wood & left sufficient of the New wood standing for next years
crop I also pruned Orson Pratts orchard. I spent the afternoon
in the office I visited Bishop Hoagland in the evening He as been
quite sick but is now getting Better.

November 10, 1860 ~ Saturday

10^th The Eastern Mail came in to day at 11 oclok I spent the day in the office

November 11, 1860 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I attended my prayer circle in the morning Bishop Hunter
Prayed A. O. Smoot was mouth I attended meeting at the tabernacle
H. S. Eldridge spoke in the morning was followed by President Young in
the afternoon John Taylor & Capt Walter M. Gibson spoke followed by
President Young. we had an Express by Poney from Fort Carney
exTelegraphed from St Louis via St Joseph to Fort Carney the poney expre[ss]
was four days from Fort Carney says that Abel Lincoln [page torn] w[as]
Elected President of the United States. New York gave him
50,000 majority which secured his Election The Presidents
B Young D. H. Wells, & W Woodruff J Taylor G. A. Smith L. Snow
& F D Richards of the Twelve met in the prayer circle D. H. Wells
Prayed G. A. Smith was mouth. President Young said

Nov 5 W Woodruff was Elected in the place of Professor O Pratt resigned

November 6, 1860 ~ Tuesday

6th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Erastus Snow & spent the day in the office

November 7, 1860 ~ Wednesday

7. I spent the day in the office The Presidency returned home this Evening from their Southern Tour was gone 15 days & President Young Preached 20 time & had 3 teeth extracted one a sound one through a mistake I spent the evening in his office He said I hope that Abel Lincoln was Elected President of the United States yesterday & that the South meet in convention & nominate Breckenride to day to be the president of the South but I am afraid they will not have pluck enough to do it I wrote a Letter to Amasa [FIGURE] Lyman in England to day

November 8, 1860 ~ Thursday

8 I pruned my vineyard to Day forenoon & buried a part of the vines the afternoon in the office

November 9, 1860 ~ Friday

9th I finished covering my grape vines to day & pruned Elder O Hydes vineyard He has lost his crop two years in consequence of not understanding pruning his vines he has cut out the new bearing wood & left the old standing I have cut out the old wood & left sufficient of the New wood standing for next years crop I also pruned Orson Pratts orchard. I spent the afternoon in the office I visited Bishop Hoagland in the evening He as been quite sick but is now getting Better.

November 10, 1860 ~ Saturday

10th The Eastern Mail came in to day at 11 oclok I spent the day in the office

November 11, 1860 ~ Sunday

11 Sunday I attended my prayer circle in the morning Bishop Hunter Prayed A. O. Smoot was mouth I attended meeting at the tabernacle H. S. Eldridge spoke in the morning was followed by President Young in the afternoon. John Taylor & Capt Walter M. Gibson spoke followed by President Young. we had an Express by Poney from Fort Carney Telegraphed from St Louis via St Joseph to Fort Carney the poney express was four days from Fort Carney says that Abel Lincoln page torn Elected President of the United States. New York gave him 50,000 majority which secured his Election. The Presidents B Young D. H. Wells, & W Woodruff J Taylor G. A. Smith L. Snow & F D Richards of the Twelve met in the prayer circle D. H. Wells Prayed G. A. Smith was mouth. President Young said