Day in the Life

Oct 14, 1857

Journal Entry

October 14, 1857 ~ Wednesday

14th I spent the day in the office in the forenoon hearing John
Taylors Account of the death of Joseph & Hiram in Carthage Jaill read
In the afternoon I spent the time on Brigham Youngs History
The sanpet company arived in the city comprizing 100 men &
11 Baggage waggons they marched 5 men abreast. Col Rockw-
ood informed me that there were 11000 men of our soldiers in
the mountains & 700 camped on the public square & that we could
raise 1500 men in this city & in 15 hours we could place 300
armed men in Echo Canyon. An express arived at 25 minuts
to 6 oclock By Joseph A. Young Jr Benjamin Stringham Brought a lett[er]
from General Wells stateing that numbers of the Army wished to desert
the Army & come into the valley if they had protection the Army
was weakning daily the chief Officers sent a vary polite Note
to Governor Young acknowledgeing the recept of the Deseret News
which He had sent them. Capt Lot Smith has gone East to
Officiate in his office in watching for the interest of Utah the
Enemy were mostly hemed in but no disposition manifest to shed
Blood on Either side. they are in a close place their provissions
are fast diminishing & their is but little prospect of any thing
but starvation before them we have prayed that the Lord would
lead them into the pit which they have dug for the Saints & the
Lord has heard our prayers & our Enemies are in the pit & a fair
prospect of their being destroyed without our sheding their Blood

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Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
130 mentions
Stringham, Benjamin Joseph
16 Mar 1839 - 12 Mar 1915
3 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
799 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Hyrum
9 Feb 1800 - 27 Jun 1844
425 mentions
Apostle
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1954 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2369 mentions
Young, Joseph, b. 1836
5 Feb 1836 - 6 May 1858
1 mention
Smith, Lot
15 May 1830 - 21 Jun 1892
365 mentions
Missionary

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Autobiography Volume 3 circa 1865-1866
The Sanpete company arrived in the city on the comprising 100 men and 11 baggage waggons. They marched five men abreast. Col Rockwood informed ^me^ that there were 1100 men of our soldiers in the Mountains and 700 camped on the Public Square and that we could raise 1500 hmen in this city. iIn 15 hours we could place 3000 armed men in Echo Kanyon An express arrived at 25 minuted to 6 o'clock brought by Brother Joseph ^A^ Young Jr. Benjamen Stringham brought ^a letter^ from General Wells stating that numbers of the U.S. army wished to desert and come into the Valley if they had protection The army was weakning daily. The chief officers sent a very polite note to Governor Young acknowledging the receipt of the Deseret News which he had sent them. Captain Lot Smith had gone East upon his mission in watching for the interest of Utah. The enemy

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Oct 14, 1857