United States Army peacefully enters abandoned Salt Lake Valley under the command of Colonel Albert Sidney Johnston.
17th We had a hard rainy night and is still raining
this morning this is quite uncommon this time of year
in this country President Young feels rather Dubious
that the United States Government will not carry
out their pledges towards us
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Brother Enoch BReese arived in Provo this morning with several others direct from the States He called at Gov Youngs office. In company with G A Smith & A Lyman I called at Presidents Youngs office and I gleaned the following News 110 of the missionaries Left the states the 3rd of May the Government had started 210 trains of supplies 26 waggons in a train total 5,460 waggons and over
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