18th A plesant morning we are having fine weather for
the time of the year I spent the day in the dividing scraps
which business all the hands in the office was ingaged in we
had a great Quantity on hand & we found it necessary to divi-
de them into years, months, & days, & put them into scraps
Books and index the Books so that we could [find] fany thing
which we wished to refer to which is quit a tedious
task. I called upon President in the evening
He wished to have a certain Note which he gave
several years ago & was published in the Eastern states
He also wished the Names of the first six persons
who were Baptized into the Church I went to the
Historions Office and obtained the Note he wished
which delivered to him I gave him
the names that were first Baptized into the Church
which I took out of the Church History as follows
By
Joseph Smith " Oliver Cowdery
" " "
" Joseph Smith
" " "
" Oliver Cowdery
W. Woodruff G A. Smith
& & was
with the President during the evening Hosea Stout
gave an account of the present position of the U.S.
court in this they are entangling themselves
in a close trap. was cut off from
the Church during the last conference He was
baptized again to day & thinks of studying Law
Brother Nathan C. Tinney was asked By President
Young about marrying a squaw He
told the story President Young said I think there
has been more fuss made about it than was necssary
President Young said we have sent Elders for several
years to go among the Indians marry their squaws
& identify themself with the Indians go and live with
them but up to this day I could not get an Elder to do
it I have said if any man could get appointed to take
my place I would show them how it was done. He said
when an Elder goes among the Lamanites & finds
