10th I spent the forenoon isn settelling with the Rush valley
Herd company. I spent the afternoon in the on
History I spent the evening with President
& in his private room he was not well
Brother called in & said that Judge & his
court were in hot water & did not know how to get out
they are wound up in there court operations & who published his valley tan & made war
upon us is also about wound up he cannot support his
paper. I feel to acknowledge the Hand of God in all these
things. The Lord has sustained us through the war and is
now sustaining us through the courts & is thwarting all
the designs of our Enemies in all their wicked designs
against the the Lord has given President
Young wisdom to out general all the United States with
their Armies Judges & courts so that they have had no
power over him or this people for which I feel to praise
the name of the Lord
President Young wished the Twelve who went to
to inquire into the Charivari^ing^ of Brother & family all
night while his was having a born unto him it
being the first child he ever had though he had been married
26 years. Also to inquire into the case of McBrides
sons who Bishop was jealeous were laying plans
to kill him
we made an estimate of some of the expenses of the war
of the United States against the mormons we made including
soldiers teamsters & waiters for 1858) 12730 Men
Russel & Wardles Government freight amounted to $5,445,468
20400 Government waggons cost of each outfit $1500 $9,180,000.00
Paid for 3200 teamsters 480 dollars each 1536,000.00
Paid 4600 soldiers $300 each 1380000.00
sum total for the Above four items $17,540,468.00
