for they will rot in their own corruption
and burn up but if any man wants to go &
join the mob I hope He will get marked so as
to stay marked untill the resurrection, other
remarks were made & meeting dismissed

September 21, 1846 ~ Monday

21^st I spent a hard days work in stakeing
out our new city or location

September 22, 1846 ~ Tuesday

22nd A report reached us that A mob or
company of Armed men were coming toward
us from Missouri on the west side of the
river. We called the men together in the encamp
ment & organized them into A legion Brigham
Young occupied his former place as Major
General of the Legion Mr Stephen Markham
Appointed Collonel, Hosea Stout 1^st Major
Mr [blank] Scott 2nd Major [blank]
And officers to fill
out the legion, the whole numbering about
500 men including three companies of Artillery
men of 25 each the day was mostly spent in
this way all were well armed and equiped
for self defence

September 23, 1846 ~ Wednesday

23rd We removed our encampment this day
from the prairie ridge to the table land on the
bank of the Missouri River which was a
beautiful place for a city the city was laid out
in blocks of 20 rods by 40 each lot 4 By 10.
I had one block for my company which
consisted of near 40 families so I had to
put about 2 families on a block. It was a vary
dBusy day we had no yard so we lost many of our
cattle at night

for they will rot in their own corruption and burn up but if any man wants to go & join the mob I hope he will get marked so as to stay marked untill the resurrection, other remarks were made & meeting dismissed

September 21, 1846 ~ Monday

21st I spent a hard days work in stakeing out our new city or location

September 22, 1846 ~ Tuesday

22nd A report reached us that a mob or company of armed men were coming toward us from Missouri on the west side of the river. we called the men together in the encamp ment & organized them into a legion Brigham Young occupied his former place as Major General of the Legion Mr Stephen Markham appointed Collonel, Hosea Stout 1st Major Mr [blank] Scott 2nd Major blank lines And officers to fill out the legion, the whole numbering about 500 men including three companies of artillery men of 25 each the day was mostly spent in this way all were well armed and equiped for self defence

September 23, 1846 ~ Wednesday

23rd We removed our encampment this day from the prairie ridge to the table land on the bank of the Missouri River which was a beautiful place for a city the city was laid out in blocks of 20 rods by 40 each lot 4 by 10. I had one block for my company which consisted of near 40 families so I had to put about 2 families on a block. It was a vary busy day we had no yard so we lost many of our cattle at night