8th I spent the day in the compiling History started
this morning to draw lumber from the mouth of the
for went to Jordon Mill. I called
upon President & spent the evening with him & we read to him the Article of agreement Between Mr
Benson of & drawn up
By . President Young said not [to] put it
in History But copy it in a Book & seal it up stating
on the outside of it what it is & let it lie untill we
want it it may be 20 years hence He said President
was at the Bottom of it and Poke wanted to give
the Mormons a grant of Land some whare in the west
But secretary Marcy opposed him strongly & said if
he did He would resign & do all he could against
him. There was a strong opposition against the Saints
& had prepared an Armey to destroy
the saints in the wilderness & Nothing saved us ownly
our fitting out the Mormon Battalion to go to
at the call of the Government
It was reported that was drunk in a
store & nearly crazy. a Polieceman
went in to take him when some of his friends said they
would take care of him He said that was all he wanted
was to have him taking care of, as he was leaving the
store came to him and asked him if he
was the man that chased him the other night (as two
men were chased who had taken away a mans wife & daughter
for the purpose of whoredom & was shot at while in their
flight) He answered yes. Foss then said dam you I will
shoot you if you ever follow me again you just try it again
& I will use you up. Hopkins Fendor went into the street
& told the Mayor of [it] he asked him why he did not knock
him down He said why did you not go into the street & get
help the remark was made that He ought to be taken up
{President Young} one said I would not take him up if he was to threaten
my life in that way. Brother called upon
President Young for council to go to to settle his
busines President Young advised him to remain & appoint some
men there to settle it this Brother Ida raised a large crop of wheat
for the saints in Calafornia
