30 I spent a part of the day at the office. I was in the Presidents
office untill late last night the (29) with the Presidency and the
Twelve to look over the Minuts of the conference in view of
the organizeing of the first Presidency we then parted with
Br Geo[r]ge Q Cannon who starts in the Morning for wash-
ingtonA. O Smoot goes with him to Kentucky I went to the field
~ Wednesday
Dec 1, 1880 A cold morning I received a letter from Lot Smith
I met in council and in a prayer circle
~ Thursday
2 I received A Letter from William Woodruff
who gave me the Geneology of my Progenetor
As follows ^1.^ Wilford Woodruff Born March 1, 1807
2nd Aphek Woodruff Born Nov 11, 1778, died March 28 1861 Aged 83
7. Gen. Mathew Woodruff The original setler and
proprietor and one of the 84 original owners of the Town
of Farmington came from Hartford in 1640. And
was among the first setlers of Hartford Connecticut
Some called my Great Grand Father (4 G) Medad, others Elijah
and others Josiah, I put it down as Josiah
~ Friday
Dec 3. I spent the day writing up my Mission to Fox Islands
30 I spent a part of the day at the office. I was in the Presidents
office untill late last night the (29) with the Presidency and the
Twelve to look over the Minuts of the conference in view of
the organizeing of the first Presidency we then parted with
Br George Q Cannon who starts in the Morning for washingtonA. O Smoot goes with him to Kentucky I went to the field
~ Wednesday
Dec 1, 1880 A cold morning I received a letter from Lot Smith
I met in council and in a prayer circle
~ Thursday
2 FIGURES I received A Letter from William Woodruff
who gave me the Geneology of my Progenetor
As follows 1. Wilford Woodruff Born March 1, 1807
2nd Aphek Woodruff Born Nov 11, 1778, died March 28 1861 Aged 83
7. Gen. Mathew Woodruff The original setler and
proprietor and one of the 84 original owners of the Town
of Farmington came from Hartford in 1640. And
was among the first setlers of Hartford Connecticut
Some called my Great Grand Father (4 G) Medad, others Elijah
and others Josiah, I put it down as Josiah
~ Friday
Dec 3. I spent the day writing up my Mission to Fox Islands
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," November 27, 1880 - December 4, 1880, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gp36