in the evening the Joint Stock Company was
spoken of. I addressed the Saints for more than
an hour free & untrammelled had good liberty
Br Brown & Wilson was chosen delagates to
the general conference. 6 miles

March 31, 1845 ~ Monday

31^st I recieved 2 letters I wrote
one letter to an elder in a branch whare they
were persecuted. I wrote one letter to a brother
in the Potteries. Also a letter to Br W^m Davis
Tailor South Wales 4 miles

April 1, 1845 ~ Tuesday

April 1^st I recieved 2 letters & wrote one
large sheet to Elder Brigham Young I had
a visit from Elders Milton Holmes & James
D Ross came to Pay me a visit I was glad to
see them they spent the day & night with me 4 m[iles]

April 2, 1845 ~ Wednesday

2nd I recieved 2 letters & wrote one
Letter to Br Elias Smith & G. A. Smith Br
Holmes spent the night with me 4 m[iles]

April 3, 1845 ~ Thursday

3^rd Rumours of wars are again herd
through the land as ^the^ American government
have annexed Texas to the United States &
the rumor now is that there is a prospect
of England Joining Mexico in a war with
the United States. Theis govenmen[t] have
stop the steem ship that was to go out on
the 4^th untill further orders this created
quite an excitement among the captains of
the American ships, but the probable
detention is to send expresses to the british
minister at Washington I mailed my letter
to day to B. Young I recieved one letter 4 m[iles]

in the evening the Joint Stock Company was spoken of. I addressed the Saints for more than an hour free & untrammelled had good liberty Br Brown & Wilson was chosen delagates to the general conference. 6 miles

March 31, 1845 ~ Monday

31st FIGURES I recieved 2 letters I wrote one letter to an elder in a branch whare they were persecuted. I wrote one letter to a brother in the Potteries. Also a letter to Br Wm Davis Tailor South Wales 4 miles

April 1, 1845 ~ Tuesday

April 1st [FIGURE] I recieved 2 letters & wrote one large sheet to Elder Brigham Young I had a visit from Elders Milton Holmes & James D Ross came to Pay me a visit I was glad to see them they spent the day & night with me 4 m

April 2, 1845 ~ Wednesday

2nd FIGURES I recieved 2 letters & wrote one Letter to Br Elias Smith & G. A. Smith Br Holmes spent the night with me 4 m

April 3, 1845 ~ Thursday

3rd [FIGURE] Rumors of wars are again herd through the land as the American government have annexed Texas to the United States & the rumor now is that there is a prospect of England Joining Mexico in a war with the United States. This govenment have Stop the Steem Ship that was to go out on the 4th untill further orders this created quite an excitement among the captains of the American Ships, but the probable detention is to send expresses to the british minister at Washington I mailed my letter to day to B. Young [FIGURE] I recieved one letter 4 m