April 29, 1848 ~ Saturday

29^th President Young made A fieeast & invited A few of his friends
inasmuch as we were about to seperate the company was
composed of the following persons B Young, H. C. Kimball, O Pratt, W
Woodruff, A. P. Rockwood Joseph Young, E. T. Benson Levi Richard^s
& their ladies we had A plesent time Br Benson gave sumthing
of an account of his begging mission in the east during the evening
two men came in from the Salt Lake City did not get much
news from them Br Snow Arived also in the evening bringing the
papers & letters with him, the Affairs of Europe seem to be in
A critical posture, reptures, revolutions risings of the people, the Thrones
of Europe are trembling from their foundations

April 30, 1848 ~ Sunday

30^th Sunday we met At the stand Erastus Snow Preached in
the fore part of the day And Br Benson in the Afternoon After
which President Young called for a guard for day and night
150 persons names were taken meeting was dismissed

May 1, 1848 ~ Monday

May 1^st 1848 I spent the day at home

May 2, 1848 ~ Tuesday

2nd In company with O. Pratt G A Smith, W Porter & P W
Woodruff I repaired to the burying ground with A load of stones
I went to the upper burying grounds & took up out our little boy
named Joseph & brought him to the burying ground near
Winter Quarters & put him into the grave with Ezra Woodruff
their bodies are in the grave No 34. I put A stone at the head of
their graves marked J. E. W. for Joseph & Ezra Woodruff I also
put A stone at the head of Sister Benbows grave with J. B. on
the head of his [her] grave. G. A. Smith Put stones ^at^ the head & foot
of all his relatives. And O Pratt done the same.

May 3, 1848 ~ Wednesday

3^rd We packed our trunks during the day And in the evening A
company of soldiers Arived from the valley & brought A mail from
the city of the great Salt Lake

We got one letter from Sister Smoot And one directed to
Robert Petty, we got A letter from the High Council to the
Presidency here which was good we met & herd it read
It seems from the letters that they have sowed 800 acres
of wheat & inclosed 5000 acres of land under fence made of
poles

May 4, 1848 ~ Thursday

4^th I spent the day at home killed A calf

May 5, 1848 ~ Friday

5^th I wrote 4 letters to the following persons A. O. Smoot
Aphek Woodruff, James Bevan, & James Fergeson.

May 6, 1848 ~ Saturday

6^th I spent the day at home packing up trunks goods &c [FIGURE]

May 7, 1848 ~ Sunday

7^th Sunday I recieved A letter from Robert Petty. I crossed
the ferry in the morning in companiesy with Charles Pulsipher &
Lummorow I started to go to Br Petty's got to traiding point
met R Allexander And I returned to camp distance 36 miles

May 8, 1848 ~ Monday

8^th I packed up the following Bread stuff for Father Woodruff
forwarded By Br Benbow Sister Edwards goes with it flour 150, C[orn] Meal 60
Rye meal 32, Rusk 69, meal & shorts 22.

April 29, 1848 ~ Saturday

29th President Young made a feast & invited a few of his friends inasmuch as we were about to seperate the company was composed of the following persons B Young, H. C. Kimball, O Pratt, W Woodruff, A. P. Rockwood Joseph Young, E. T. Benson Levi Richards & their ladies we had a plesent time Br Benson gave sumthing of an account of his begging mission in the east during the evening two men came in from the Salt Lake City did not get much news from them Br Snow arived also in the evening bringing the papers & letters with him, the affairs of Europe seem to be in a critical posture, reptures, revolutions risings of the people, the Thrones of Europe are trembling from their foundations

April 30, 1848 ~ Sunday

30th Sunday we met at the Stand Erastus Snow preached in the fore part of the day and Br Benson in the afternoon after which President Young called for a guard for day and night 150 persons names were taken meeting was dismissed

May 1, 1848 ~ Monday

May 1st 1848 I spent the day at home

May 2, 1848 ~ Tuesday

2nd [FIGURE] In company with O. Pratt G A Smith, W Porter & P W Woodruff I repaired to the burying ground with a load of stones I went to the upper burying grounds & took up out our little boy named Joseph & brought him to the burying ground near Winter Quarters & put him into the grave with Ezra Woodruff their bodies are in the grave No 34. I put a stone at the head of their graves marked J. E. W. for Joseph & Ezra Woodruff I also put a stone at the head of Sister Benbows grave with J. B. on the head of his her grave. G. A. Smith Put stones at the head & foot of all his relatives. And O Pratt done the same.

May 3, 1848 ~ Wednesday

3rd We packed our trunks during the day and in the evening a company of Soldiers arived from the valley & brought a mail from the city of the great Salt Lake [FIGURE] We got one letter from Sister Smoot and one directed to Robert Petty, we got a letter from the High Council to the Presidency here which was good we met & herd it read It seems from the letters that they have sowed 800 acres of wheat & inclosed 5000 acres of land under fence made of poles

May 4, 1848 ~ Thursday

4th I spent the day at home killed a calf

May 5, 1848 ~ Friday

5th FIGURES I wrote 4 letters to the following persons A. O. Smoot Aphek Woodruff, James Bevan, & James Fergeson.

May 6, 1848 ~ Saturday

6th I spent the day at home packing up trunks goods &c [FIGURE]

May 7, 1848 ~ Sunday

7th [FIGURE] Sunday I recieved a letter from Robert Petty. I crossed the ferry in the morning in company with Charles Pulsipher & Lummorow I started to go to Br Petty's got to traiding point met R Allexander and I returned to camp distance 36 miles

May 8, 1848 ~ Monday

8th I packed up the following bread stuff for Father Woodruff forwarded by Br Benbow Sister Edwards goes with it flour 150, Corn Meal 60, Rye meal 32, Rusk 69, meal & shorts 22.