Woodruff New Documents – May 2024

Kirkland Jan 23 [] Deer Brother - I onse more take up my pen to write to you to enform you that we are yet in the []off [] my wife health is very poor tho she does [][][]him [] smells bad it appears to be the liver complaint. [] mother is at my house avisiting his wife was

[in sideways text] Thompson Woodruff Nov 1855 Answered [Have] [Nov] 1855 [close sideways text]

golden sweete greate Garner tree stande all Clima[te] russle sweete greate Garner every year tree stands all climate with those apples in the [sone apern] days before you pute them in your cellar ande they will keepe all winter harvist smeete liough apples will rupeen one at time tree rather tender those marketstree sweets apples nice trees stand all climate Early none such I cut off from my Father farm in Co grafted every vermonters sense [] the beste apple you ever saw I wante you to remember when you ete that apple that it growed on your Father farm your native Cuntry the fruit a probably all good I wnte ^wante^ you as soon as you gete those lines iff you gete them this fall or winter take write oute all currante grapes goosebury millers anle lung them in the ground in the Springe sute then oute traite upside down beareinge one [lud] oute off the grown juste as you want them to grow watter them William [& Huliarl is ] a honeste man he has started a large nursery on the corners south off me where you go oute buy Locale Russel you can get any thin you can ask for off him there [] in some off the nursery trees greate maney small imperial sweete apples I have grafted nursery trees over

DOMINION OF CANADA. Immigration Agency, Toronto, 29^th Jan 1890My dear Mr Woodruff

Im thanking you ever so much for the handsom and[ illegible] Book you so kindly lent me

"May I ask you if you have a history of Mormonism from its earliest establishment at uta this & receive page Lucy Mede and pay for it cheerfully

Re for interest bearing

J. A. Donaldson 29 Jan. 1890

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President Nilsand[ M dnuff] and Cauncelors Dear Br [illegible] Lake City Ut. Just [illegible] forming too [illegible] stakes out of [illegible] [illegible] effective a [illegible] Bingham Stake on the [illegible] foot in a Riverside [illegible] line dividing Bingham And [illegible] Counteis running East and west, is Line [illegible] with 12. Min South to Blackfoot near [oss] Fork in the [Indian][ Resorvation.]. Where the line [uchs] Snake River running west, it [ten] follows [ste] [Porces] of [Dald] river South and West to [ste] [illegible] Falls, Thomas due West to [illegible] County. Leaving that County, West and to north west of Blackfoot And on the west side of Snake[ illegible]. Blackfoot is located on the East side of Snake River. White River side[ illegible] one [illegible][ Gil deer] and located on the West Side of the river So tht Derry Stake Line [F] [No] for[ se] Blackfoot And Riverside [illegible] of[ illegible] to Lakeside Moreland and [illegible] off [illegible] Wards James Ste Bingham Stake

Denver May, 28 1890 Prs S. L. C. Uthah Dear Brother, [AO] my umpressions are at this time to say the following be for You & ask Your desision 15⁰⁰ acres of Land as been given to me to Sell By a lady by the name of Mrs E Johns of Bolton Missippy. & as I deasire if Possible for trhe church to handle it the following is the discripsion of the Land as given to me As the [Cally] Her Self

666 Colonis Diaz, Chihuahua, Mexico Dec, 9^th 1901 President W. Woodruff, Salt Lake City, Utah. Dear Brother:

Our two days Coinference at Juarez, on the 21^st and 22^nd of November was exceedingly well attended from all the Wards and we had a very interesting and profitable time. Through some misunderstanding the meeting of the young people for Friday evening was[ illegible]which caused us to have more to do than we should have had on Saturday & Sunday. We met on Saturday morning with Singing & Prayer. Elder Jas. [Martinson][ illegible] Elder Geo Teasdale presiding and made opeining remarks. Spoke of the principle of punctuality and called apart the [illegible ] to report their Wards.

Bishop [Jess] N. Smith of [illegible], [Ben] W. Levey of Juarez, Winslow Farr of [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] James, of Diaz, reported their Wards. Spirited [illegible] generally good, financial condition poor; [illegible ] failure through drouths. A new school house is being built in Dublan, and at Diaz two rooms [illegible] added; an addition to the School House had been completed and dedicated ^ at Pacheco^. The organizations and Relief Societies, Sabbath and day schools all in good running order.

Elder Geo Teasdale occupied the remainder of the time reporting some of his labors the last twelve months, was

pleased with the improvements and good feeling was had in the works of the Saints, and instructed them of the necessity of abstaining from fault finding and [illegible] ing between settlements. Gave instruction [illegible] the land in Company and encouraged[ illegible] improve their homes, assured the Saints they would be protected in all their improvements, and and encouraged the different Wards to [illegible] their [illegible] In the afternoon, after singing and praying [illegible] F. M^cDonald, Elder D. C. Harris. Conference [illegible] read the statistical reports of the Wards and the following were the speakers. Elder [illegible] Williams, [illegible] the importance of [illegible] mankind, and remaining self sustaining. Things [illegible ] had planted [illegible] acres in wheat which looked [illegible] Referred to land for sale on the Bavispe river[ illegible] thought the time not far off when it would [illegible] to get bread at any price etc.

Elder John C. Niegle laid out language [illegible] his gratitude to God for his blessings that [illegible] in this land of Mexico. Compared our conditions with that of the Saints at Nauvoo, and referred to how the hand of God had been over the people. Related some interesting experience he had with the Indians, and the desire they had to learn more of us as a people and of the Book of Mormon. Counsellor Frederick G. Williams, of Dublan, rejoiced to meet with the Saints in Conference, believed our gatherings had a tendency to unite the Saints and

668 [illegible] them for the duties of life. Spoke of the [illegible] enjoy in Mexico, if our temporal condition [illegible] very flattering. Still we are told that if [illegible] first seek the kingdom of God and His rightousness all else shall be added. How many of us are prepared to accept all advanced by the authorities of the Church? Some are apt to find fault but if we live up to the requirements of the gospel we will not fail [illegible] etc Choir sang - "Come ye that love the Lord" Elder Henry Eyring had enjoyed the privilege of attending the October Conference in Salt Lake City and was especially interested in the [illegible] in of the aged brethren who had been personally acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith. It was certain we were passing through a peculiar parting our history. Referred to the excellent missionary oper ations being carried out in the North, and [illegible] that our temporalities in Mexico should be strictly looked after. Agriculture must not be neglected etc Elder Helaman Pratt asked if the Saints would labor to the best of their ability and use their[ illegible] [illegible] that Apostle Teasdales' prophecy that our children shall not want for bread shall be fulfilled! Before we can expect to reap we must sow. We are not using our land & water to its fullest capacity. Referred to the state of affairs in North as represented in the newspapers. Believed that many Saints would ^look^ to Mexico and that many settlements would be established in this land.

of this land and many be brought to a knowledge of their forefathers & gave an interesting[ illegible] Choir sang " We're not ashamed to [own] our God Benediction Elder D. E. Harris At noon today there was a meeting of[ illegible] holders of the Cooperative Herd, which I [illegible] having been engaged in Saving up the[ illegible] of this [illegible.] Oct 4 p.m. we held a Priesthood meeting, [ illegible] there would [illegible] House at 7 p.m. At this Priesthood Meeting the following questions were discussed. The [illegible] woollen factory[ illegible ] [illegible] at present has [illegible] [[illegible]] good It is a dangerous [illegible] to [proceed] ourselves in purchaing wheat & [illegible] having agreed to buy for the [illegible] [The rest of this paragraph is impossible for me to transcribe]

In the evening a most excellent concert was given by the Juarez choir and about forty two dollars realized for the purchase of an organ On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock we held a Sabbath School Conference at which meeting the following Sunday Schools were reported. Supt D. E. Haris reported Juarez S.S. Supt [illegible] W. Jarvis, Pacheco; Supt Peter Dillman, Cane Valley Supt A. B. Call, Dublan, and Asst Supt W. [illegible ] Daines the Diaz. S.S. and stated how the Saints were conducted etc. Instruction and encouragements were given by Patriarch B. F. Johnson & Elder Teasdale