April 23, 1845 ~ Wednesday

23^rd [FIGURES] I spent the day at the office I looked
over Elder Lorenzo D. Barnes Trunk
I examined his corressponding letters from
Miss Susan Conrad and other friends I
carefully filed them all with his own composit-
ions & Journals Patriarchal Blessings &c Also
A dozen or more Peaces of choice coin of ancient
Date & characters which he probably collected
for the British Museum Nauvoo Museum also
one weight as a standard for sovreigns and
his gold finger ring all of which I carefully
put in a package & sealed it with wax &
stamped it with a large Masonic stamp & wrote
upon the outside of it stating what it contai-
ned & Directed it to the Presidency of the
Church in Nauvoo. I also Packed into his
trunk one carpet bag, one splended Buffalo robe
worked with Indian Beads, one overcoat, 2 pair
of Pants, A Dress coat, several vests, three stocks,
handkerchiefs, shirts, bosoms, collars spencers,
gloves, 2 cases of raisers, two Pocket Books
containing deeds of land, & other papers one
crown in the small Pocket Book 5/ for the
Museum & a variety of other things all of which
was carefully Packed into his trunk to be sent
to Nauvoo when an opportunity offers 4 mile

After I retired to rest at night I fell asleep
And had the following dream I was in company
with a number of the Twelve & other Brethren
I thought I had Just returned to Nauvoo
from my English mission we met with Br
Joseph Smith the Prophet I shook hands with him
And asked him if he & his family were well he
said they were. I Thought the endowment had been
given & he was counciling us about taking a mission
abroad some portion of the time while talking he

April 23, 1845 ~ Sunday

23rd FIGURES I spent the day at the office I looked over Elder Lorenzo D. Barnes Trunk I examined his corressponding letters from Miss Susan Conrad and other friends I carefully filed them all with his own compositions & Journals Patriarchal Blessings &c Also A dozen or more Peaces of choice coin of ancient Date & characters which he probably collected for the Nauvoo Museum also one weight as a Standard for sovreigns and his gold finger ring all of which I carefully put in a package & sealed it with wax & stamped it with a large Masonic Stamp & wrote upon the outside of it stating what it contained & Directed it to the Presidency of the Church in Nauvoo. I also Packed into his trunk one carpet bag, one splended Buffalo robe worked with Indian Beads, one overcoat, 2 pair of Pants, A Dress coat, several vests, three stocks, handkerchiefs, shirts, bosoms, collars spencers, gloves, 2 cases of raisers, two Pocket Books containing deeds of land, & other papers one crown in the small Pocket Book 5/ for the Museum & a variety of other things all of which was carefully Packed into his trunk to be sent to Nauvoo when an opportunity offers 4 mile

After I retired to rest at night I fell asleep And had the following dream I was in company with a number of the Twelve & other Brethren I thought I had just returned to Nauvoo from my English mission we met with Br Joseph Smith the Prophet I shook hands with him And asked him if he & his family were well he said they were. I Thought the endowment had been given & he was counciling us about taking a mission abroad some portion of the time while talking he