returned to the office I spent the Afternoon
with the directers of the British & American
Joint Stock Company with our Advisor to
prepare the articles froor regestration I was
the first director Apointed many of our
friends wer in from various parts of the
kingdom After taking supper At the office
the board of Directors sat untill 9 oclok discussing
the subject before us I then returned home &
spent the night 10 m[iles]

October 15, 1845 ~ Wednesday

15^th The board of Directors met at 10 oclock
We set all day & evening untill near midnight
it was A hard days work And a critical one
But we got through it. Each article of the
Deed of settlement preparing for regestration
was read over several times, changed and
Altered as the Board of Directors thought fit
it has been much labour & care & expens
to get this joint stock company settled so as
to begin to do business.

I had much company all day I had many
triying things to encounter my spirit was
grieved and insulted And it has been many
times since I came to Liverpool from a
scourse that I ought to expect better things 4

October 16, 1845 ~ Thursday

16 I received 4 letters & wrote 3 &
had a busy disagreeable day 4

October 17, 1845 ~ Friday

17^th I recieved 6 letters one
from Freedom & Shuah
Moulton we got Nauvoo Times & Neighbour &
New York Messenger Informing us of

returned to the office I spent the Afternoon with the directers of the British & American Joint Stock Company with our Advisor to prepare the articles for regestration I was the first director Apointed many of our friends wer in from various parts of the kingdom After taking supper At the office the board of Directors sat untill 9 oclok discussing the subject before us I then returned home & spent the night 10 m

October 15, 1845 ~ Wednesday

15th The board of Directors met at 10 oclock We set all day & evening untill near midnight it was A hard days work And a critical one But we got through it. Each article of the Deed of settlement preparing for regestration was read over several times. Changed and Altered as the Board of Directors thought fit it has been much labour & care & expens to get this joint stock company settled so as to begin to do business. I had much company all day I had many trying things to encounter my spirit was grieved and insulted And it has been many times since I came to Liverpool [FIGURE] from a scourge that I ought to expect better things 4

October 16, 1845 ~ Thursday

16th FIGURES I received 4 letters & wrote 3 & had a busy disagreeable day 4

October 17, 1845 ~ Friday

17th FIGURES I recieved 6 letters one from Freedom & Shuah Moulton we got Times & Neighbour & New York Messenger Informing us of