The Otoe chiefs with many of the tribe called at winter
Quarters to pay A visit A fat Beef was sent tdown to them
they have behaved much more honorable toward us than the
Omahas have.

May 9, 1848 ~ Tuesday

9^th I spent the day at home the steem boat Bandana arived
at our wharf at sun set & brought goods groceries flour passe
ngers &c Dr Scott gave me Br Felt^s address as follows Nathaniel
H Felt South third Street between spruice & stillman Almund stre[et] [page covered]
No. 93 St. Louis

May 10, 1848 ~ Wednesday

10^th All is bustle through winter quarters the steemer
unloaded flour groceries, freight, baggage the waggons were
busy in spreading it through the town, several of the Saints
took their departure on board the boat. O Pratt took passage
with his family for England. Our youngest child Shuah was
taken quite sick at night

May 11, 1848 ~ Thursday

11^th All are busy preparing to go east or west I bought
groceries for Father Woodruff to day to the amount of $7.

May 12, 1848 ~ Friday

12^th Our child is dangerously sick today An alarm came into
town that the Omahas were driving off our cattle we rallied
about 50 Horsman & gave chase we got all our cattle & found
it a fals alarm

May 13, 1848 ~ Saturday

13^th All are busy preparing to go either East or west I Paid
Br W. B. Adams $12 on my eastern waggon And recieved
the following recept

Council Bluffs May 13 1848 This is to certify that Br Wilford
Woodruff has paid me the balance for my waggon And this is his
recept for in full of all demand W B Adams

May 14, 1848 ~ Sunday

14^th Sunday I met in council with the Twelve President
Young Proposed that Brs Richards and A Lyman go and leave
part of their families untill another year if they could not
get along without.

We all attended meeting at the stand
the congregation was addressed by W Woodruff & E. T. Benson
who exhorted the Saints to faithfulness & obediance & to
harken to council. President Young addressed the people
made many interesting remarks He Blessed the land of
Winter Quarters And prayed that no gentile city might
ever be permitted to settle on it. And he felt to curse some of
our enemies who was seaking our overthrow He felt to
Bless the Saints who go or stay He blessed the Potawatame
lands He said we never should be driven from the Potaw
mountains except by insurrections among ourselves And He had
no fears of that.

May 15, 1848 ~ Monday to May 16, 1848 ~ Tuesday

15^th 16^th Spent the time mostly packing up

May 17, 1848 ~ Wednesday

17^th Our babe was taken with a relaps in the night & had a
severe time through the day to save her life Artimissa left this
morning with Widow Foster for the camp at the horn

The Otoe Chiefs with many of the tribe called at winter Quarters to pay a visit a fat Beef was sentdown to them they have behaved much more honorable toward us than the Omahas have.

May 9, 1848 ~ Tuesday

9th I spent the day at home the Steem boat Bandana arived at our wharf at sun set & brought goods groceries flour passe ngers &c Dr Scott gave me Br Felts address as follows Nathaniel H Felt South third Street between spruice & Almund street No 93 St Louis

May 10, 1848 ~ Wednesday

10th All is bustle through winter quarters the steemer unloaded flour groceries, freight, baggage the waggons were busy in spreading it through the town, several of the Saints took their departure on board the boat. O Pratt took passage with his family for England. Our youngest child Shuah was taken quite sick at night

May 11, 1848 ~ Thursday

11th All are busy preparing to go east or west I bought groceries for Father Woodruff to day to the amount of $7.

May 12, 1848 ~ Friday

12th Our child is dangerously sick today an alarm came into town that the Omahas were driving off our cattle we rallied about 50 horsman & gave chase we got all our cattle & found it a fals alarm

May 13, 1848 ~ Saturday

13th All are busy preparing to go either East or west I paid Br W. B. Adams $12 on my eastern waggon and recieved the following recept Council Bluffs May 13 1848 This is to certify that Br Wilford Woodruff has paid me the balance for my waggon and this is his recept in full of all demand W B Adams

May 14, 1848 ~ Sunday

14th Sunday I met in council with the Twelve President Young proposed that Brs Richards and A Lyman go and leave part of their families untill another year if they could not get along without.

We all attended meeting at the Stand the congregation was addressed by W Woodruff & E. T. Benson who exhorted the Saints to faithfulness & obediance & to harken to council. President Young addressed the people made many interesting remarks. He blessed the land of Winter Quarters and prayed that no gentile city might ever be permitted to settle on it. And he felt to curse some of our enemies who was seaking our overthrow he felt to bless the saints who go or stay he blessed the Potawatame lands He said we never should be driven from the mountains except by insurrections among ourselves and he had no fears of that.

May 15, 1848 ~ Monday to May 16, 1848 ~ Tuesday

15th 16th spent the time mostly packing up

May 17, 1848 ~ Wednesday

17th Our babe was taken with a relaps in the night & had a severe time through the day to save her life Artimissa left this morning with widow Foster for the camp at the horn