Wilford baptizes 8-year-old son Wilford Jr.
17th I rode to Winter Quinters through through the rain we
learned that a steamer had arived at Fort Carney with Goverm
ent stores & expected two steamers in few days to Winter Quarters
the soldiers at the fort went on board the steamer & smashed
the bar level to the floor broke all the decanters & glasses and
spilt all the liquor & there was not power & dicipline enough in
the Armey to take them into custody A romour came by the
boat that the Mexicans had risen in arms throughout Mexico
& retaken all new Mexico & the city of Mexico, & that the U.S.
Government had called for 50,000 men more to go to Mexico 30 m[iles]
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