23rd ^^ I received 5 letters from E. CarterHeywoodJohn
DruceWm Walker, & C & E Scholy. I wrote [blank] Letters to Wm Low C. E. Brown Wm Walker. The steamer arived this evening & brought
Professor Pratt from Liverpool He arived at my house in
the evening we sat up at a late hour conversing upon the the
things of the kingdom of God.
~ Sunday
24th Elder Orson Pratt walked into the city with me we met
Elders Erastus Snow & J. B. Wallace we called at the Revere House
And then all went to my House we met the Saints in the
Afternoon. Elder E. Snow Addressed the meeting in an inter-
esting manner gave an account of the dealings of the Lord with
them in the valley the faith of the Saints was tried to the utmost
in the valley by the cricket war & other things they had to encounter
but the Lord had deliverd them out of all their troubles.
Elder Orson Pratt followed & also spoke much to our edifyca-
tion we spent the evening together & conversed much upon
A variety of subjects in relation to the kingdom of God and
we were all Edifyed. He expected to increase the circulation
of the Star from 500 to 20,000. Elder Snow sung several
songs of Zion we were all edifyed
26th I wrote 23 letters to E. CarterJ Shaw & J. M. Bernhisel
I received 3 letters from J. GibsonMaryweather & Haines
I visited the court room to day & had a view of the court
Asembly, council, Jury, & criminal Professor Webster.
The criminal seemed nerveous, & excited sumthing was said
About some keys the criminal took a Book out of his hat
wrote a few words tore it out of the Book & sent it to
his council, was the ownly thing I saw him do except
sit & listen with Attention ownly He would move his finger
in a rapid manner at if excated [excited]. Elder Snow spent the
night with me we conversed together untill near midnight
~ Wednesday
27 I received the Frontier Guardian Also speech of Wm H Seward on the Admission of Calafornia, And one letter
from Ezra Carter Jr. Br Wm A. King & sister Aldrich called
upon us to day I wrote A letter to F Merryweather I
called into the court house & saw Professor Webster who
is now on trial for ^the^ murder of Dr Parkman. His Lawyier
was making his first plea the prisioner looked melancho
ly it is thought He has not much chance at esscape it was
one of the most solumn assemblies for a court I ever
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[FIGURE]
23rd FIGURES I received 5 letters from E. CarterHeywoodJohn
DruceWm Walker, & C & E Scholy. I wrote [blank] Letters to Wm LowC. E. Brown Wm Walker. The Steamer arived this evening & brought
Professor Pratt from Liverpool He arived at my house in
the evening we sat up at a late hour conversing upon the the
things of the kingdom of God.
~ Sunday
24th Elder Orson Pratt walked into the city with me we met
Elders Erastus Snow & J. B. Wallace we called at the Revere House
And then all went to my House we met the saints in the
Afternoon. Elder E. Snow Addressed the meeting in an interesting manner gave an account of the dealings of the Lord with
them in the valley the faith of the saints was tried to the utmost
in the valley by the cricket war & other things they had to encounter
but the Lord had deliverd them out of all their troubles.
Elder Orson Pratt followed & also spoke much to our edifycation we spent the evening to gether & conversed much upon
A variety of subjects in relation to the kingdom of God and
we were all Edifyed. He expected to increase the circulation
of the star from 500 to 20,000. Elder Snow sung several
songs of Zion we were all edifyed
263 letters to E. CarterJ Shaw & J. M. Bernhisel
I received 3 letters from J. GibsonMary weather & Haines
I visited the court room to day & had a view of the court
Asembly, council, Jury, & criminal Professor Webster
The criminal seemed nerveous, & excited sumthing was said
About some keys the criminal took a Book out of his hat
wrote a few words tore it out of the Book & sent it to
his council, was the ownly thing I saw him do except
sit & listen with Attention ownly He would move his finger
in a rapid manner at if excited. Elder Snow spent the
night with me we conversed to gether untill near midnight
~ Wednesday
27 FIGURES I received the Frontier Guardian Also speech of
Wm H Seward on the Admission of Calafornia, And one letter
from Ezra Carter Jr, Br Wm A. King & sister Aldrich called
upon us to day I wrote A letter to F Merryweather I
called into the court house & saw Professor Webster who
is now on trial for the murder of Dr Parkman. His Lawyier
was making his first plea the prisioner looked melancholy it is thought He has not much chance at esscape it was
one of the most solumn assemblies for a court I ever
saw page torn
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