Dec 3rd 1870

Dec 3rd at 1 oclok in the Morning but did not go to bed till near
morning was called up Early to visit Emma who was taken
sick at the House of Mary Jackson I went to see her & found her
vary sick she had Miscarried. I attended the school of the Prophets
& followed G. Q Cannon & J. F. Smith. Distance of my travels South 150 M[iles]
[FIGURE] I received 5 letters on my return home One from Azmon

December 4, 1870 ~ Sunday

4. Sunday I attended my Prayer Circle in the Morning & Tabernacle
all day. Brother Grow spoke in the Morning 45 Minutes & in the
Afternoon O Pratt spoke One hour & 6 Minutes I attended the
Prayer Circle with the Twelve, & I Preached in the 13 ward in the
Evening followed By President Joseph Young. On my return home
[FIGURE] Sarah was taken sick in labor & had a son born at 10 oclok AM

December 5, 1870 ~ Monday

Dec 5, 1870. Emma is still quite sick I was up Most of the night
I spent the day choreing mostly in picking over Apples I find those
which I packed in Chaff rotted vary bad Apples should not be
packed in Chaff at all Brother Cunningham bought of Me 20
Bushels of spitzenburgh at $1.75 per bushels & packed in Boxes

5. Emma was vary sick to day I spent the day choreing

December 6, 1870 ~ Tuesday to December 9, 1870 ~ Friday

6, 7 8 & 9 I spent the week in picking over Apples husking corn &c

December 10, 1870 ~ Saturday

10. I attended the school of the prophets & spoke with others

December 11, 1870 ~ Sunday

101. Sunday I attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in a hard snow
storm. Brother Morris spoke in the Morning & G. Q. Cannon
& W Woodruff in the Afternoon. I also Preached in the 8 ward
in the Evening. I received 4 letters from Azmon, Ingles,
[FIGURE] & from 2 counterfiters in New York. I sent these
letters to the Chief of Poliece in New York City

December 12, 1870 ~ Monday

12. Emma is still vary sick I spent the day with the sick

December 13, 1870 ~ Tuesday

13. I went to the farm & put corn under cover & spent most
of the night with the sick {I had a [gloomy day] at the farm with Asahel. I expect his mother has died. I ordained him a priest and blessed him.}

December 14, 1870 ~ Wednesday

14. Keets took the team & went to Utah Lake to Meet Brower
Pettit (I attended Meeting at the City Hall on the Evening of
the 12 with the Deseret Stock Society & herd the reports
of the various committees)

I moved my Bee house to day & put my Bees in winter Quarters

December 15, 1870 ~ Thursday

15 I spent the day husking corn & choreing

December 16, 1870 ~ Friday

16. [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Mitchel & King & sent King $1 Mitchell $2