Jan 10^th 1870

There was some 1500 present including all the Military officers of
Camp Douglass except one, & the United States officers of the
Territory including the Judges all seemed to enjoy themselves well
I took with me Phebe, Sarah, & Emma, we took our supper at
the Townsend House.

11Our Utah Legislature assembled at 10 ock in the Morning & organized
The council Appointed G. A. Smith President P. Lynch secretary
& Slainer assistant secretary, J. D. McAllister Sergent at Arms
Joseph Y[ou]ng Chaplain all officers were appointed Mr Mann the
Secretary & acting Govornor swore the Members & officers in. O Pratt
was appointed speaker of the House R. L. Campbell chief clerk

January 11, 1870 ~ Tuesday

11. Council Met o1 oclok w[en]t into Joint session & received the
Message at 2 oclok from the acting Govornor Mr Mann we had a
snow storm in the afternoon. There was another Party at the
Theater during the Evening

January 12, 1870 ~ Wednesday

12. A plesant day. The council Met at 2 oclok I spent the
Afternoon with them

January 13, 1870 ~ Thursday

13. The Ladies of Salt Lake City held a Mass Meeting
in the Tabernacle at 1 oclok to express their indignation at
the course Congress was taking in receiving such Bills as
Culloms Bill upon Poligamy, it was an important Meeting
Many vary interesting speeches were made I spent the afternoon
in the Legislative Council. The Govornors Message was
distributed to the proper committies. We had quite a snow
storm I spent the evening at home writing

January 14, 1870 ~ Friday

14. The speeches of the Ladies of Utah delivered in the Tabern-
acle yesterday came out in to days paper a portion of them
& the remainder to morrow. I went down to my field in the evening
with my sleidgh and spent the night. Sarrowkeets my Indian
Boy was quite sick with the Mumps He had taken cold & they
had fallen

January 15, 1870 ~ Saturday

15 I returned home this morning in a hard rain storm
But it turned into a snow storm in the afternoon & was the
Hardest storm of the season The remainder of the speeches
of the Females Delivered at the Tabernacle was in the Evening News of the
day I sent 12 copies of Both papers to Friends abroad 5 Miles

I attended the school of the prophets

Jan 10th 1870

There was some 1500 present including all the Military officers of Camp Douglass except one, & the United States officers of the Territory including the Judges all seemed to Enjoy themselves well I took with me Phebe, Sarah, & Emma, we took our supper at the Townsend House.

Our Utah Legislature assembled at 10 ock in the Morning & organized The Council Appointed G. A. Smith President P. Lynch secretary & Slainer assistant secretary, J. D. McAllister Sergent at Arms, Joseph Young Chaplain all officers were appointed Mr Mann the Secretary & acting Govornor swore the Members & officers in. O Pratt was appointed speaker of the House R. L. Campbell chief clerk

January 11, 1870 ~ Tuesday

11. Council Met1 oclok went into Joint session & received the Message at 2 oclok from the acting Govornor Mr Mann we had a snow storm in the afternoon. There was another Party at the Theater during the Evening

January 12, 1870 ~ Wednesday

12. A plesant day. The Council Met at 2 oclok I spent the Afternoon with them

January 13, 1870 ~ Thursday

13. [FIGURE] The Ladies of Salt Lake City held a Mass Meeting in the Tabernacle at 1 oclok to Express their indignation at the course Congress was taking in receiving such Bills as Culloms Bill upon Poligamy, it was an important Meeting Many vary interesting speeches were made I spent the afternoon in the Legislative Council. The Govornors Message was distributed to the proper committies. We had quite a snow storm I spent the Evening at home writing

January 14, 1870 ~ Friday

14. [FIGURE] The speeches of the Ladies of Utah delivered in the Tabernacle yesterday came out in to days paper a portion of them & the remainder to morrow. I went down to my field in the Evening with my sleigh And spent the night Sarrowkeets my Indian Boy was quite sick with the Mumps He had taken cold & they had fallen

January 15, 1870 ~ Saturday

15 [FIGURE] I returned home this morning in a hard rain storm But it turned into a snow storm in the afternoon & was the Hardest storm of the season The remainder of the speeches of the females Delivered at the Tabernacle was in the Evening News of the day [FIGURE] I sent 12 copies of Both papers to friends abroad 5 Miles I attended the school of the prophets