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Sep 18, 1857

Journal Entry

September 18, 1857 ~ Friday

18th I spent the day in the office on Journal writing & History

19th I was quite unwell with the Quincy soar throat &
stomach I took a dose of chian pepper upon an Empty cold
stomach it set me into the cramp & I suffered immensely
for half an hour. I went into the endowment House &
spent half a day I spent the evening in the office I took into
the office 2 trunk strong water proof to keep records in
an express arived this evening from the Brethren in the mountains
they bring word that 700 of the Army were at the pacific
springs they kept but 5 men on guard to take charge of
their [blank] Animals & they would not give them guns
for fear they would run away they were travelling about 15
miles per day their animals were much worn down and
feed was scearse our own Brethren many of them are
sick are living upon bread alone & they want provisions sent to
them I had a sick night with sore throat or Quinzy

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
On the evening of the an express arrived from the brethren in the Mountains. They brought word that 700 of the army were at the Pacific Springs and that they kept but five men on guard to take charge of their animals and they would not give them guns for fear they would run away. They were travelling about 15 miles per day. Their animals were much worn down and the feed was scarce. Our own brethren many of them were sick and were living upon bread alone and they wanted provisions sent to them Orders issued the next day for a number of waggons to be fitted out and go with provisions to our brethren in the Mountains. I was called upon for a horse team. Col Harman's regiment was out this day with all their baggage waggons. They

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