February 16, 1849 ~ Friday

16^th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from W^m Low spent the day writi[ng]

February 17, 1849 ~ Saturday

17^th I visited Boston And obtained the New York weekly Her[ald]
I[t] was full of news on Calafornia, gold digings, &c large Extra[cts]
from the Calafornia Star. Advertisment of Samuel Brannan & Wm
Stout merchantman took gold at $16 per oz. Murders were spoke
of And Exhertion to form A government

February 18, 1849 ~ Sunday

18^th Sunday I met with the Saints at Br Birds And had A good
meeting I preached upon Zion, read 60^th Chapter of Isaiah
I read A letter sent to Br Barnes, from G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
they wished him to send them $1000 dollars to help them away
in the spring said there was A conspiracy getting up to take thei[r]
lives And Elder Hydes & wished to move with their families in the
spring.

During the Evening I had A lengthy conversation with
Mr Andrew Delin A Jentleman from Switzerland He had bee[n]
in this country two years spoke considerable English I preached
the gospel to him. He seemed to believed it & thought He woul[d]
Embrace it

February 19, 1849 ~ Monday

19^th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from Br Appleby I wrote 4 letters
[FIGURES] to the following persons Little & Hardy, Josiah G Har[dy]
Jonals Livingston, & Jerremiah Brower

February 20, 1849 ~ Tuesday

20^th [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to day to Charles Russell, David
A Bishop Augustus B. Pevey

February 21, 1849 ~ Wednesday

21^st [FIGURE] I wrote 1 letter to Merrill C Pevey Lowell & one
to W I Appleby I ^went^ through Boston with Calvin Foss to
get him A chance in some organization to go to the
Calafornia gold Mines we went on board of the Sea Eagle &
Bark Emma Isidora the last I prefered

February 22, 1849 ~ Thursday

22nd I went through Boston to day again with Calvin Foss to
get him A chance in some company we finally fixed our min[ds]
upon the Bay State Company who have bought the ship
Arcatus 550 tons

[FIGURE] I have written to day to G. A. Smith & E T Benson
in Answer to their letter spoke of Br Barnes, Badlam & Capt
Joseph Russell &c

February 23, 1849 ~ Friday

23rd I went with Calvin I Foss to Boston And assisted
him to secure his passage ticket & share in the Bay State and
Calafornia & MTreading & Mining company who go to Calafornia on
Board of the ship Arcatus 559 tons the company consist
of $50 each share to cost $350, which gives An equal rig[ht]
to the ship And all its contents And to all the income after
they get there. I recieved two letters one from W. I. Apple[by]
[FIGURES] And one from Thomas F. Eldridge I wrote one letter
to Ezra Carter Jr. Br Appleby inform me that Sidney Roberts is an
imposture & has collected $70 of the New Haven Branch &c

February 24, 1849 ~ Saturday

24^th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from A. W. Babbitt, says he has got
the carrying of the Mail offrom Council Bluffs to the Salt
Lake Valley 6 times in A year I recieved the New York Herald
of 24^th nothing vary important