March 22, 1850 ~ Friday

22nd March ^I wrote 11 letters^ [FIGURES] I wrote letters to the following
persons H. Druce S. Tuttle C. SE. Brown
J. Johnson, Sherman Barnes, Nathan Eldridge L Taft
Samuel Wells, Mary Ann pratt S. B. Foss J. Johnson J. Gibson
Thomas MCKenzie T. Cartwright.

March 23, 1850 ~ Saturday

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23rd [FIGURES] I received 5 letters from E. Carter Heywood John
Druce W^m Walker, & C & [E] Scholy. I wrote [blank] Letters to W^m Low C. E. Brown Wm Walker. The Steamer arived this evening & brought
Professor Pratt from Liverpool He arived at my house in
the evening we sat up at a late hour conversing upon the the
things of the kingdom of God.

March 24, 1850 ~ Sunday

24^th Elder Orson Pratt walked into the city with me we met
Elders Erastus Snow & J. B. Wallace we called at the Revere House
And then all went to my House we met the saints in the
Afternoon. Elder E. Snow Addressed the meeting in an inter-
esting manner gave an account of the dealings of the Lord with
them in the valley the faith of the saints was tried to the utmost
in the valley by the cricket war & other things they had to encounter
but the Lord had deliverd them out of all their troubles.

Elder Orson Pratt followed & also spoke much to our edifyca-
tion we spent the evening to gether & conversed much upon
A variety of subjects in relation to the kingdom of God and
we were all Edifyed. He expected to increase the circulation
of the star from 500 to 20,000. Elder Snow sung several
songs of Zion we were all edifyed

March 25, 1850 ~ Monday

25^th [FIGURES] Elder Orson Pratt parted with me early in the
morning, & went on to New York I wrote 35 letters to
D Turner, J. Druce, Charles Scholy, & received Letters from 3
J. M. Bernhisel, M. Cannon & Ezra Carter containing a draft
for $800 for Ilus. I wrote to T. Cartwright & sister Cummings

March 26, 1850 ~ Tuesday

26^th [FIGURES] I wrote 23 letters to E. Carter J Shaw & J. M. Bernhisel
I received 3 letters from J. Gibson Mary weather & Haines
I visited the court room to day & had a view of the court
Asembly, council, Jury, & criminal Professor Webster
The criminal seemed nerveous, & excited sumthing was said
About some keys the criminal took a Book out of his hat
wrote a few words tore it out of the Book & sent it to
his council, was the ownly thing I saw him do except
sit & listen with Attention ownly He would move his finger
in a rapid manner at if excated [excited]. Elder Snow spent the
night with me we conversed to gether untill near midnight

March 27, 1850 ~ Wednesday

27 [FIGURES] I received the Frontier Guardian Also speech of
W^m H Seward on the Admission of Calafornia, And one letter
from Ezra Carter ^Jr, Br W^m A. King & sister Aldrich called
upon us to day I wrote A letter to F Merryweather I
called into the court house & saw Professor Webster who
is now on trial for ^the^ murder of Dr Parkman. His Lawyier
was making his first plea the prisioner looked melancho-
ly it is thought He has not much chance at esscape it was
one of the most solumn assemblies for a court I ever
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