Journal (January 1, 1860 – October 22, 1865)
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I attended meeting in the morning in the Tabernacle
President B Young preached in the forenoon to a large
congregation. G. A. Smith & H. C. Kimball spoke in the
afternoon. I met in the evening with the Twelve. John
Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth
~ Monday
25 I spent the day in my Garden
~ Tuesday
26 I spent most of the day in my Garden I herd Tulleidge read
some of my History as I had Employed him to comp[i]le some of it
~ Wednesday
27 I spent the forenoon in my office
~ Thursday
28. I spent the day in my garden
~ Friday
29
I spent most of the day at home. My son Jackson James
Jackson by Mayry Jackson who had been abscent for several
years returned to my house to day to live with me
~ Saturday
30. I spent the day in the Endowment House H C Kimball sealed
5 couple W Woodruff 8 couple D. H. Wells 7 couple & President Young 1 couple
~ Sunday
31. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in
the Bowery all day we had quite a Number of Distinguished visitedrs
in the Meeting to day among the Number the Mayor of Buffalo President
Young Preached a vary lengthy discourse & a vary interesting one in the
forenoon & Presidents Kimball & Wells in the afternoon. I met with the
Quorum of the 12. F. D. Richards Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth.
~ Monday
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^ June 1st I spent the day at home I wrote a Letter to Azmon Woodruf
~ Tuesday
2nd I went up Parleys Canyon to Josiah &H & Leonard Hardys then
rode over the summit & up to Samuel Sniders I then went a mile into
the canyon got a cord of wood came back to Sniders & spent the night
~ Wednesday
3rd I took a survey of the valley it is a vary fine place. Brother Snider
has about 100 cows 1200 sheep a drove of Horses, swine &c it is a good
range for stock in the summer. I drove home with my load of wood
whole distance going & coming about 60 miles it is a vary hard
upon a team to get a load of wood in 2 days there 60 mile
Hon J. M. Bernhisel arived home on the 2nd instant. They are still fighting
vary hard at Victsburgh.
~ Thursday
4. I called upon Dr J. M. Bernhisel also G. A. Smith I delivered into
the Hands of Dr Bernhisel some Note & papers which he had left
with me I wrote a Letter to Wilford in connexion with the rest
of the family
I attended meeting in the morning in the Tabernacle President B Young preached in the forenoon to a large congregation. G. A. Smith & H. C. Kimball spoke in the afternoon. I met in the Evening with the Twelve. John Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth
~ Monday
25 I spent the day in my Garden
~ Tuesday
26 I spent most of the day in my Garden I herd Tullidge read some of my History as I had Employed him to compile some of it
~ Wednesday
27 I spent the forenoon in my office
~ Thursday
28. I spent the day in my garden
~ Friday
29 [FIGURE] I spent most of the day at home. My son James Jackson by Mary Jackson who had been abscent for several years returned to my house to day to live with me
~ Saturday
30. I spent the day in the Endowment House H C Kimball sealed 5 couple W Woodruff 8 couple D. H. Wells 7 couple & President Young 1 couple
~ Sunday
31st Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & attended Meeting in the Bowery all day we had quite a Number of Distinguished visiters in the Meeting to day among the Number the Mayor of Buffalo President Young Preached a vary lengthy discourse & a vary interesting one in the forenoon & Presidents Kimball & Wells in the afternoon. I met with the Quorum of the 12 F. D. Richards Prayed W. Woodruff was mouth.
~ Monday
[FIGURE] June 1st I spent the day at home I wrote a Letter to Azmon Woodruf
~ Tuesday
2nd I went up Parleys Canyon to JosiahH & Leonard Hardys then rode over the summit & up to Samuel Sniders I then went a mile into the canyon got a cord of wood came back to Sniders & spent the night
~ Wednesday
3rd I took a survey of the valley it is a vary fine place. Brother Snider has about 100 cows 1200 sheep a drove of Horses, swine &c it is a good range for stock in the summer. I drove home with my load of wood whole distance going & coming about 60 miles it is vary hard upon a team to get a load of wood in 2 days there 60 mile Hon J. M. Bernhisel arived home on the 2nd instant. They are still fighting vary hard at Victsburgh.
~ Thursday
4th I called upon Dr J. M. Bernhisel also G. A. Smith I delivered into the Hands of Dr Bernhisel some Note & papers which he had left with me I wrote a Letter to Wilford in connexion with the rest [FIGURE] of the family
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