Religion but Br Russell used him up, & he went away we returned
back in the evening to Br Russells & spent the night 14 m[iles]

I walked out in the evening to visit Br Russell Burying
ground for His family It was surrounded by A cluster
of tall pine trees it contained the bodies of 7 children 2 sons
& 5 daughters viz James & Thomas, Elizabeth, Jennett, Agness,
& two infants the sons & Daughters of Joseph & Agness
Russell. All died in infancy & childhood except Thomas
who was 22 years of Age He was holding the office of
A priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of L. D. S. & Died strong
in the faith. these seven bodies were taken from the various
places whare they were buried And all laid together upon
this Island And surrounded by a wall of solid mason work
12 feet square 7 feet high with a cope stone. I recieved
A letter from Br Gibson giving me News of the Epistle of
the Twelve that the Quorum of the Twelve was filled
up with the following persons Lorenzo & Erastus Snow,
Charles C. Rich, and Franklin D Richards, were Appointed
to fill the Quorum. Therey are all indeed excellent men
A better choice could not have been made. I was also
informed that Capt Dan Jones had lost 50 of his me
company with the cholera from St Josephs to the bluffs
And that the cholera was raging at St Louis And some
of the Saints had fallen

July 24, 1849 ~ Tuesday

24^th I wrote A letter to OMrs Woodruff Also finished
the Letter to O pratt & Mailed them I recieved the
European Times giving an account of the wars of Europe
Also A collision betwen the steemer Europe & A ship from
Boston the Boston ship sunk in 4 minutes 134 lives
lost. Br Russell got a letter from Capt McFerson
saying that 200 of the welsh saints & 100 of the
English died of cholera on the way to the bluffs but
I think it is exagerated from the Accounts I get
from the west I do not think one half that No is dead
^ July 24^th A great celebration in the city of the Great Salt Lake A liberty pole
erected 104 feet high, with A flag or ensign 60 feet long. 7000 feast at 2 tables 1 1/2 miles long^

July 25, 1849 ~ Wednesday

25 I walked with Elder Russell to New Castle & back
I walked through the Island it was A vary hot day 8 m

July 26, 1849 ~ Thursday

26 I Addressed the people at Br Russells upon our
Journey to Calafornia the location of the Saints
&c city of the Salt Lake

July 27, 1849 ~ Friday

27^th I attended A prayer meeting at Brother Russel I address-
d them at the close of the meeting I baptized Archibal Russell son
of Joseph Russell I confirmed him we then went onto the burying
ground containing the family of Br Russell which was enclosed
with A wall of mason work as spoken of before And by the requ
est of Brother Russell we knelt before the Lord & dedicated
& consecrated it unto the Lord with prayer we returned to
the House And spent some time in conversation I then went [t]o rest

July 28, 1849 ~ Saturday

28^th I took the parting hand with Sister Russell & the Saints
And in company with Elder Joseph Russel And his son George H. Russell
we left the Island to go to Bedeque I felt greatly blest while on this Island
I recieved great kindness from Brother & Sister BRussell who are

Religion but Br Russell used him up, & He went away we returned back in the evening to Br Russells & spent the night 14 m

I walked out in the evening to visit Br Russell Burying ground for His family. It was surrounded by A cluster of tall pine trees it contained the bodies of 7 children 2 sons & 5 daughters viz James & Thomas, Elizabeth, Jennett, Agness, & two infants the sons & Daughters of Joseph & Agness Russell. All died in infancy & childhood except Thomas who was 22 years of Age He was holding the office of A priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of L.D.S. & Died strong in the faith, these seven bodies were taken from the various places whare they were buried And all laid together upon this Island And surrounded by a wall of solid mason work 12 feet square 7 feet high with a cope stone. I recieved [FIGURE] A letter from Br Gibson giving me News of the Epistle of the Twelve that the Quorum of the Twelve was filled up with the following persons Lorenzo & Erastus Snow, Charles C. Rich, and Franklin D. Richards, were Appointed to fill the Quorum. They are all indeed excellent men A better choice could not have been made. I was also informed that Capt Dan Jones had lost 50 of his company with the cholera from St Josephs to the bluffs And that the cholera was raging at St Louis And some of the saints had fallen

July 24, 1849 ~ Tuesday

24th [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to Mrs Woodruff Also finished the Letter to O pratt & Mailed them I recieved the European Times giving an account of the wars of Europe Also A collision betwen the steemer Europe & A ship from Boston the Boston ship sunk in 4 minutes 134 lives lost. Br Russell got a letter from Capt MCFerson saying that 200 of the welsh saints & 100 of the English died of cholera on the way to the bluffs but I think it is exagerated from the Accounts I get from the west I do not think one half that No is dead FIGURES July 24th A great celebration in the city of the Great Salt Lake A liberty pole erected 104 feet high, with A flag or ensign 60 feet long. 7000 feast at 2 tables 1 1/2 miles long

July 25, 1849 ~ Wednesday

25 I walked with Elder Russell to New Castle & back I walked through the Island it was A vary hot day 8 m

July 26, 1849 ~ Thursday

26 I Addressed the people at Br Russells upon our Journey to Calafornia the location of the saints &c city of the Salt Lake

July 27, 1849 ~ Friday

27th I attended A Prayer meeting at Brother Russel I address d them at the close of the meeting I baptized Archibal Russell son of Joseph Russell I confirmed him we then went onto the burying ground containing the family of Br Russell which was enclosed with A wall of mason work as spoken of before And by the requ est of Brother Russell we knelt before the Lord & dedicated & consecrated it unto the Lord with prayer we returned to the House And spent some time in conversation I then went to rest

July 28, 1849 ~ Saturday

28th I took the parting hand with Sister Russell & the Saints And in company with Elder Joseph Russel And his son George H. Russell we left the Island to go to Bedeque I felt greatly blest while on this Island I recieved great kindness from Brother & sister Russell who are