Dec 22nd 1885 I wrote a letter to Bulah of 8 pages in answer
to hers & kept a copy. My Daughter Susan visited me
in the the Afternoon I spent the day writing I received
~ Wednesday
23 a letter from J G Bleak I wrote him a Letter
in Return I wrote a letter to Phebe W Snow I had I had a visit to day from WilfordSusan and Bulah
I Entered into An amical arangement with
Wilford & Susan in the division of the city lot on
which the Valley Housestands I spent the day in
the office I went to the farm at night with my family {Sarah B}
~ Thursday
24 I spent the day at the farm I wrote a long letter
to Azmon I gave him a history of our youth and the
dealings of God with us
~ Friday
25Christmass day I spent the day in the chamber
locked up as a prisioner [prisoner] while all the family went
to the ward school House to attend the Christmass [blank] I wrote Letters to George Teasdale & Thomas E Ricks
I felt Thankful to God I was still a free man
on Earth
~ Saturday
26 I spent the day in the whouse writing
~ Sunday
27 Sunday I spent the day in my room
~ Monday
28th I received 6 Letters from President Taylor
^Below not counted^ BartletH. J. PetersonL. W. SnowSarah & Atkin I wrote
^6^ Letters to Jaques, Presidet Taylor, H J Peterson
L. W. Snow, Sarah (told a Dream) Wm Atkins
30th & 31 I wrote to Br Lindsay I made a synopsis of 6 years Journalizing
~ Tuesday
Dec 22nd 1885
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Bulah of 8 pages in answer
to hers & kept a copy. My Daughter Susan visited me
in the the Afternoon I spent the day writing I received
~ Wednesday
23 FIGURES a letter from J G Bleak I wrote him a Letter
in Return I wrote a letter to Phebe W Snow I had
FIGURES I had a visit to day from WilfordSusan and Bulah
I Entered into An amical arangement with
Wilford & Susan in the division of the city lot on
which the Valley Housestands I spent the day in
the office I went to the farm at night with my family {2 illegible words}
~ Thursday
24 [FIGURE] I spent the day at the farm I wrote a long letter
to Azmon I gave him a history of our youth and the
dealings of God with us
~ Friday
25 Christmass day I spent the day in the chamber
locked up as a prisioner while all the family went
to the ward school House to attend the Christmass [blank]
[FIGURE] I wrote Letters to George Teasdale & Thomas E Ricks
I felt Thankful to God I was still a free man
on Earth
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," December 22, 1885 - December 31, 1885, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 15, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nR1R