[FIGURES] July 2nd 1881 [FIGURES]
The Startling News was brought over the wires to day
that an attempt was made to assasinate Mr Garfield
the President of the United States He was shot twice in
the arm & abdomin and supposed Mortally wounded the
assassin was immediately arested & imprisioned the telegrams
were all published in the News & herrald of this date
I went to the field & drew up one load of hay & in the After-
noon worked on the barm
4Independance Day we had made great preparations for the cel-
[FIGURES] ebrations of this day but the attempted assasination
of President Garfield broak it all up for as a people we did
not consider it proper to be celebrating the day while the
President of the United States lay in the agaonies of Death by
the hand of an Assasine I went to the office & wrote 4
[FIGURE] Letters to SarahMcAllisterO Jacobson & Peter Johnson
I sent P Johnson a Recept for $69 in cash
~ Tuesday
5 I spent most of the day on the barn shingling I spent the
night at the [Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|farm] report says Garfield is improving 6 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
6. I spent the forenoon in shingling the north side of the barn I
[FIGURE] received one letter from Sarah saying that she was better
which I was thankful to hear Reports still represent the President
Better I attended council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
7. Wilford is laid up sick with swollen hands appears as
though Poisened I ploughed corn all the forenoon in his place
~ Friday
8. [FIGURES] I received 3 letters from SarahF D Richards & West
I wrote one letter to Sarah
~ Saturday
FIGURES July 2nd 1881 FIGURES
The Startling News was brought over the wires to day
that an attempt was made to assasinate Mr Garfield
the President of the United States He was shot twice in
the arm & abdomin and supposed Mortally wounded the
assassin was immediately arested & imprisioned the telegrams
were all published in the News & herrald of this date
I went to the field & drew up one load of hay & in the Afternoon worked on the barm
4 Independance Day we had made great preparations for the celFIGURES ebrations of this day but the attempted assasination
of President Garfield broak it all up for as a people we did
not consider it proper to be celebrating the day while the
President of the United States lay in the agonies of Death by
the hand of an Assasine I went to the office & wrote 4
[FIGURE] Letters to SarahMcAllisterO Jacobson & Peter Johnson
I sent P Johnson a Recept for $69 in cash
~ Tuesday
5 I spent most of the day on the barn shingling I spent the
night at the Woodruff Farm, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory|farm report says Garfield is improving 6 Miles
~ Wednesday
6. I spent the forenoon in shingling the north side of the barn I
[FIGURE] received one letter from Sarah saying that she was better
which I was thankful to hear Reports still represent the President
Better I attended council in the Afternoon
~ Thursday
7. Wilford is laid up sick with swollen hands appears as
though Poisened I ploughed corn all the forenoon in his place
~ Friday
8. FIGURES I received 3 letters from SarahF D Richards & West
I wrote one letter to Sarah
"Journal (February 1880 – December 1885)," July 2, 1881 - July 8, 1881, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 1, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nR3l