10th I learned this morning that there was another
Row on East Temple street last evening two Gamblers shot
each other one was shot dead the other had a Ball in his
head & one in his thigh another man was found dead
in a woodpile he was a Draggoon whwo was unmercif-
ully beat a few days ago by a Lieut. thus we have the
fruits of Christianity & Civilization as manifest in the
world introduced into our Territory untill the armey
and its attendants arived here we had no such scenes
manifest in our midst. the priests and people & the
whole Government of the United States have tried hard
to introduce those evils in our midst which are so
common in almost evry city throughout the Gentile
world & they have now accomplished it for a season
& their is hardly a day passes but their is drunkeness
Gambling, swearing fighting & murder in the midst
of the Gentiles in our streets I spent the day in the office
writing Letters & compiling History I wrote 23 letters on[e]
to TOzem T. Woodruff & one to Sister Shuah Moulton
and one to Dr DJ. M. Bernhisel I Requested Br Bernhisel
to send me 1 Bale of cotton yarn 20 or 25 Bunches 6
peacs of good sheeting, 6 of Hickary & 6 of prints, 1 doz
Reeds or stays for weaving of the following Numbers
4 of 500, 2 of 400, 3 of 600, 1 L Reed 1 1/4 wide of 600,
1 L Reed 1 1/4 wide of 700. Also 5 lbs of good Indigo 1 sack
of sugar 100 lb & 1 sack of coffee. these letters was
sent by H S Eldridge I sent 5 copies of the News
to Ozem ^T^ Woodruff & 5 to Father Ezra Carter containing
my History.
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