January 30, 1850 ~ Wednesday

30^th I rode in company with M. C. Pevey to Peterboro & spent
the night with J. C. Little I dined with Br Leonard Hardy 65 m[iles]

January 31, 1850 ~ Thursday

31^st I rode with Brother Pevey to see his Mother who was 84
years old but abot House quite smart I preached at night
at Brother Leonard Hardy's to the Saints 14 m

February 1, 1850 ~ Friday

Feb 1^st I spent the day at Peterborough with Brother
Little & Brother Hardy I took up a Bill of goods on Brother
Barns account of shoes, clothes Harness &c to about $100 dollars

February 2, 1850 ~ Saturday

2nd I rode Home to Cambridgeport & spent the night I
Recieved 5 letters on my return home from A W Babbitt
D Turner, J Druce A. Bablam & J Johnson. Also the Portland Argus

February 3, 1850 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with the saints in Cambridgeport Elder Whipple
preached I followed him we had a good time

February 4, 1850 ~ Monday

4^th I had an interview with Br Whipple in the morning & conv-
ersed upon a variety of things I wrote 3 letters to D Turner
I. F. Carter & J Johnson I went to Boston Mrs Woodruf
took cars for Portland to spend a week with her friends

February 5, 1850 ~ Tuesday

5^th I spent the day at home it was an exeeding cold day

February 6, 1850 ~ Wednesday

6^th 4 I wrote A letter to J G Hardy it is still vary cold
I wrote letters to J. Gibson C E Brown & Dan Atwood. I recieved
two letters from J. Gibson & C. E. Brown I recieved the Portland Argus

February 7, 1850 ~ Thursday

7^th I recieived 2 letters from Shuah Moulton & O Huntington
I spent the day writing in my Journal

February 8, 1850 ~ Friday

8^th I wrote two letters to John Druce & O Huntington

[FIGURE] The papers this morning brought one months later news from San Fran
cisco. The steemer brought $2000000 in gold dust gave an accont
of a terrible fire in San francisco one half of the town burned up loss
$1,500000. there had also been a fight between the Chilians
& Americans some Americans killed & 14 taken prisions. Among
the list of Deaths I saw the name of Miles M. Goodyear from Ct
He left home at 16 years of Age has lived among the Indians ever
since He was settelled 40 miles North of us at Cash valley Brother
James Brown bought him out He went to the gold digings & there
died. tyesterdays papers contained Also an account of the Bursting
of A steam Boiler in New York City, And raised a three story
brick building from its foundation 8 feet, And dashed it to the earth
in a pile of ruins buriying ove[r] 100 persons in the fall whose
lives were lost. many calamities are visiting this generation
I received A letter from A Badlam swho speaks of coming home
the first of next month. I called upon Mrs Badlam On my ret
urn home I found Elder Hardy He spent the night with me I rece
ived the 24^th No of the Guardian which contained An interest
ing letter from Elder John Taylor. I Received A letter from Ezra C

February 9, 1850 ~ Saturday

9^th In company with Elder Hardy I rode to Bradford & spent
the night with Br Samuel Hardy 35 miles

January 30, 1850 ~ Wednesday

30th I rode in company with M. C. Pevey to Peterboro & spent the night with J. C. Little I dined with Br Leonard Hardy 65 m

January 31, 1850 ~ Thursday

31st I rode with Brother Pevey to see his Mother who was 84 years old but abot House quite smart I preached at night at Brother Leonard Hardy's to the saints 14 m

February 1, 1850 ~ Friday

Feb 1st I spent the day at Peterborough with Brother Little & Brother Hardy I took up a Bill of goods on Brother Barns account of shoes, clothes Harness &c to about $100 dollars

February 2, 1850 ~ Saturday

2nd I rode Home to Cambridgeport & spent the night I [FIGURE] Recieved 5 letters on my return home from A W Babbitt D Turner, J Druce A. Bablam & J Johnson, Also the Portland Argus

February 3, 1850 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with the saints in Cambridgeport Elder Whipple Preached I followed him we had a good time

February 4, 1850 ~ Monday

4th I had an interview with Br Whipple in the morning & conversed upon a variety of things I wrote 3 letters to D Turner [FIGURE] I. F. Carter & J Johnson I went to Boston Mrs Woodruff took cars for Portland to spend a week with her friends

February 5, 1850 ~ Tuesday

5th I spent the day at home it was an exeeding cold day

February 6, 1850 ~ Wednesday

6th FIGURES 4 I wrote A letter to J G Hardy it is still vary cold I wrote letters to J. Gibson C E Brown & Dan Atwood. I recieved [FIGURE] two letters from J. Gibson & C. E. Brown I recieved the Portland Argus

February 7, 1850 ~ Thursday

7eived 2 letters from Shuah Moulton & O Huntington I spent the day writing in my Journal

February 8, 1850 ~ Friday

8th [FIGURE] I wrote two letters to John Druce & O Huntington

[FIGURE] The Papers this morning brought one months later news from San Fran cisco. The steemer brought $2000000 in gold dust gave an account of a terrible fire in Sanfrancisco one half of the town burned up loss $1,500,000. there had also been a fight between the Chilians & Americans some Americans killed & 14 taken prisions, Among the list of Deaths I saw the name of Miles M. Goodyear from Ct He left home at 16 years of Age has lived among the Indians ever since He was settelled 40 miles North of us at Cash valley Brother James Brown bought him out He went to the gold digings & there died. yesterdays papers contained Also an account of the Bursting of A Steam Boiler in New York City, And raised a three story brick building from its foundation 8 feet, And dashed it to the Earth in a pile of ruins burying over 100 persons in the fall whose lives were lost. many calamities are visiting this generation [FIGURE] I received A letter from A Badlamwho speaks of coming home the first of next month. I called upon Mrs Badlam On my ret urn home I found Elder Hardy He spent the night with me I rece ived the 24th No of the Guardian which contained An interest ing letter from Elder John Taylor. I [FIGURE] Recieved A letter from Ezra C

February 9, 1850 ~ Saturday

9th In company with Elder Hardy I rode to Bradford & spent the night with Br Samuel Hardy 35 miles