Jan 1^st 1866
and we all rode & called upon Orson Pratts family & spent a few
moments with them we also rode through the city & called upon the
Mayor A. O. Smoot & took some Home made wine with him we also
called upon Govornor Durkee who greeted us with Great welcome
we then went to Elder John Taylor'^s & took dinner with him there we
seperated. I spent the Evening at the Historians office writing the proced-
ings of the day & listning to G. A. Smith giving his views of the
dividing the Earth in the days of peleg [Genesis 10:25] & the kind of Barges the
Jaredites made to cross the ocian in to the Land of America [Ether 2:16-17] &
many items of the History of the Jaredites Nephits & Lamanits

January 2, 1866 ~ Tuesday

2nd I met with the council in the Afternoon

January 3, 1866 ~ Wednesday

3rd I received a letter from Ann Cossett to her sister Betsey I wrote
Ann Cossett a letter I spent the Evening with Brother & Sister Alvord
& found Brother Alvord had met with an accident He fell from the top of
an Hay stack & hurt his head & shoulder I administered to him

January 4, 1866 ~ Thursday

4. ^ ^ I spent the forenoon in the Legislator & wrote a letter to I. F. Carter

January 5, 1866 ~ Friday

5. I spent the day in the council & wrote to Luther Scammans. we met
in Joint session & Electioned our Territoritoreal officers

January 6, 1866 ~ Saturday

6. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 25
H C K sealed 2 couple W W. 10, G Q Cannon 1, total 13 couple

January 7, 1866 ~ Sunday

7. Sunday I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon

January 8, 1866 ~ Monday

8 I spent the day in the counci

98 I Attended the dedication of the City Hall at 11 oclok it was
an interesting day G A Sm G Q Cannon made the dedication prayer
in the Evening we partook of a supper & had a dance

January 9, 1866 ~ Tuesday to January 10, 1866 ~ Wednesday

9 & 10. I spent the time mostly at the farm

January 11, 1866 ~ Thursday

11. I spent the time in the council day & Evening

January 12, 1866 ~ Friday

12. I spent the day in council & wrote ^2^ [letters] to Father Carter & Shuah Carter

January 13, 1866 ~ Saturday

13. I spent the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to [blank]

January 14, 1866 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended meeting in the After-
noon E. T. Benson spoke. I met with the Twelve in the Evening for prayer
& preached in the 9 ward

January 15, 1866 ~ Monday

15 ^ ^ I spent the day in the council I wrote a letter to Azmon Woodruff

January 16, 1866 ~ Tuesday

16. I spent the day in the council

January 17, 1866 ~ Wednesday

17. I spent the day in council Attended a feast at Joseph Horns 6 {o'clock}

Jan 1st 1866 and we all rode & called upon Orson Pratts family & spent a few moments with them we also rode through the city & called upon the Mayor A. O. Smoot & took some Home made wine with him we then called upon Govornor Durkee who greeted us with Great welcome we then went to Elder John Taylor's & took dinner with him there we separated. I spent the Evening at the Historians office writing the procedings of the day & listening to G. A. Smith giving his views of the dividing the Earth in the days of peleg & the kind of Barges the Jaredites made to cross the ocian in to the Land of America & many items of the History of the Jaredites Nephits & Lamanits

January 2, 1866 ~ Tuesday

2nd I met with the council in the Afternoon

January 3, 1866 ~ Wednesday

3rd FIGURES I received a letter from Anna Cossett to her sister Betsey. I wrote Ann Cossett a letter I spent the Evening with Brother & Sister Alvord & found Brother Alvord had met with an accident He fell from the top of an Hay stack & hurt his head & shoulder I administered to him

January 4, 1866 ~ Thursday

4. I spent the forenoon in the Legislator & wrote a letter to I. F. Carter

January 5, 1866 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] 5. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the council & wrote to Luther Scammans. we met in Joint session & Elected our Territorial Officers

January 6, 1866 ~ Saturday

6. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 25 H C K sealed 2 couple W W. 10, G Q. Cannon 1. total 13 couple

January 7, 1866 ~ Sunday

7. Sunday I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon

January 8, 1866 ~ Monday

8 [FIGURE] I Attended the dedication of the City Hall at 11 oclok it was an interesting day G Q Cannon made the dedication prayer in the Evening we partook of a supper & had a dance

January 9, 1866 ~ Tuesday to January 10, 1866 ~ Wednesday

9 & 10. I spent the time mostly at the farm

January 11, 1866 ~ Thursday

11. I spent the time in the council day & Evening

January 12, 1866 ~ Friday

12. [FIGURE] I spent the day in council & wrote 2 letters to Father Carter & Shuah Carter

January 13, 1866 ~ Saturday

13. I spent the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to [blank]

January 14, 1866 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended meeting in the Afternoon E. T. Benson spoke. I met with the Twelve in the Evening for prayer & preached in the 9 ward

January 15, 1866 ~ Monday

15 I spent the day in the council

January 16, 1866 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] 16. I spent the day in the council

January 17, 1866 ~ Wednesday

17. I spent the day in council Attended a feast at Joseph Horns 6 {shorthand}