Aug 3rd Bro Nuttall came down this morning washed & shaved me, drove to the
office, attended a stockholders meeting of the Deseret Telegraph Company
at 1030 am. Was elected a Director & President. afterwards met with Prests
Cannon & Smith and returned home at 1215 pm. Rested during the after-
noon, had supper at my son Asahels with Mr Thos Thorpe his friends from
New York now paying him a visit. Madam Mountford called while I was away
& left 2 large framed collections of flowers artistically arranged, which
she will present to me as the veteran Pioneer, her sentiments were nicely
expressed written in them. She purposes calling again tomorrow ^Bro Nuttall came & staid all night^. I received
a letter from my son Newton a missionary at Jackson Kentucky, which I
had Bro Nuttall answer. I also had a letter written to my wife Sarah at Provo
enclosing Newtons letter to her. I also signed my Official Bond as Director & Prest
of the Des[eret] Tel[egraph] co.
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