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 whow 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 untill the
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
writing Letters & compiling History I wrote 3 letters on[e]
[FIGURE] to & one to Sister
[FIGURE] and one to Dr I Requested Br Bernhisel
to send me 1 Bale of cotton yarn 20 or 25 Bunches 6
peaces 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 . I sent 5 copies of the News
to Ozem ^T^ Woodruff & 5 to Father containing
my History
