A dozen different languages Arabic &c &c who is preparing to go
to Asia to Preach the gospel soon. Elder Levi Richards & wife
Arived in England safe. I feel thankful to my heavenly Father
I recieve in the foregoing letters And for his blessings to his Saints
And his wonderful works Among the children of men

I Also recieved Ny York Weekly Herald, which contained A
copy of the Calafornia land Bill Also the following before the House
of Congress A Government for the Mormons

Mr Rockwell from Massacheusetts from the committee on Territories
to whom had been refered A resolution instructing them to inq-
uire into the expediency of reporting a Bill to esstablishing a Territorial
Government for the Mormons residing At the Salt Lake in California
were on motion discharged from the further consideration of the
subject.

Other papers gave An Account of the spread of the cholera in
the south

January 10, 1849 ~ Wednesday

10^th I recieved 3 letters one from Sister Enion, Elias W.
Williams And Joseph Grover I spent the Afternoon At Br A. Badlams
A. P. Rockwood spent the evening with us I wrote 3 letter to
Mrs Foss, Jacob Gibson, & Robert Windley

January 11, 1849 ~ Thursday

11^th The Boston Times today says the cholera is raging at Wheeling
Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis And Vicksburg

A Letter from the camp of Israel 400 miles from Winter Quarters
July 10^th 1848 published in the Star of Oct 15 1848 says that President
Brigham Young & Heber C Kimball company which they led to the
valley of the Salt Lake consisted of 623 waggons, 1891 souls
131 Horses, 44 Mules, 2012 oxens, 983 cows 334 Loose cattle, 654 sheep
237 Pigs, 904 chickens, 54 cats, 134 Dogs, 3 goats, 10 geese, 5 Bee Hives
11 Doves, 1 sqwrrilll 1 squirrel, 5 Ducks

It is An exceding cold day. While At Bradford I exhamined
Smiths Illustrated Asstronemy I like it for schools. Burnetts Beautiful
Original Model of Ancient Jerrusalem As it stood in the days of our
Redeemer, All carved out of wood is now being exhibited through
America And Attracting the Attention of many as the greatest work
of Art exhibited in the Last days I wrote A letter to Brother
Thomas Cartwright And made extracts from Letters

January 12, 1849 ~ Friday

12^th I recieved the N Y Weekly Herald containing the doings
of Congress on Calafornia & Mexico but nothing of importance to record

January 13, 1849 ~ Saturday

13^th [FIGURE] I done up A Bundle of papers of 100 or more &
sent to President Brigham Young put into A Box
of Br A. P. Rockwood which he will take charge of I sent
in the same bundle several papers to W. Richards Aphek
Woodruff John Benbow A. O. Smoot Z Pulsipher & others
I Also wrote A letter to President B. Young concerning
the papers.

January 14, 1849 ~ Sunday

14^th Sunday I was quite unwell through the day kept
my house the Saints had no meeting in Boston

January 15, 1849 ~ Monday

15 I went to Bosston to Reading & back again 25 m[iles]

a dozen different languages Arabic &c &c who is preparing to go to Asia to Preach the gospel soon. Elder Levi Richards & wife arived in England safe. I feel thankful to my heavenly Father I recieve in the foregoing letters and for his blessings to his saints and his wonderful works among the children of men

I also recieved Ny York Weekly Herald, which contained a copy of the Calafornia land Bill also the following before the House of Congress A Government for the Mormons

Mr Rockwell from Massachusetts from the committee on Territories to whom had been refered a resolution instructing them to inquire into the expediency of reporting a Bill to Esstablish a Territorial Government for the Mormons residing at the Salt Lake in California were on motion discharged from the further consideration of the subject.

Other papers gave an account of the spread of the cholera in the South

January 10, 1849 ~ Wednesday

10th FIGURES I recieved 3 letters one from Sister Enion, Elias W. Williams and Joseph Grover. I spent the Afternoon At Br A. Badlam A. P. Rockwood spent the evening with us I wrote 3 letter to Mrs Foss, Jacob Gibson, & Robert Windley

January 11, 1849 ~ Thursday

11th The Boston Times to day says the cholera is raging at wheeling Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis and Vicksburg

A Letter from the camp of Israel 400 miles from Winter Quarters July 10th 1848 published in the Star of Oct 15 1848 says that President Brigham Young & Heber C Kimball company which they led to the valley of the Salt Lake consisted of 623 waggons, 1891 souls 131 horses, 44 Mules, 2012 oxens, 983 cows 334 Loose cattle, 654 sheep 237 Pigs, 904 chickens, 54 cats, 134 Dogs, 3 goats, 10 geese, 5 Bee Hives 11 Doves,l 1 squirrel, 5 Ducks

It is An Exceding cold day. while at Bradford I exhamined Smiths Illustrated Asstronomy I like it for schools. Burnetts Beautiful Original Model of Ancient Jerrusalem as it stood in the days of our Redeemer all carved out of wood is now being exhibited through America And Attracting the Attention of many as the greatest work of Art Exhibited in the Last days I wrote A letter to Brother [FIGURE] Thomas Cartwright And made extracts from Letters

January 12, 1849 ~ Friday

12th I recieved the NY weekly Herald containing the doings of congress on Calafornia & Mexico but nothing of importance to record

January 13, 1849 ~ Saturday

13th [FIGURE] I done up A Bundle of papers of 100 or more & [FIGURE] sent to President Brigham Young put into A Box of Br A. P. Rockwood which he will take charge of I sent in the same bundle several papers to W. Richards Aphek Woodruff John Benbow A. O. Smoot Z Pulsipher & others I also wrote a letter to President B. Young concerning the papers.

January 14, 1849 ~ Sunday

14th Sunday I was quite unwell through the day kept my house the Saints had no meeting in Boston

January 15, 1849 ~ Monday

15 I went to Boston to Reading & back again 25 m