January 1, 1844 ~ Monday

JAN 1^st 1844

Eighteen hundred forty four enters the stage
with a cold blustering rain storm I spent the
day plastering and white washing the printing
office. I spent a few moments however in
planting some choice stones in my garding [garden]
I planted, 4 Apricotts, 13 Plums, 11 shugar
cherry & 30 choice peach stones. President
Smith had a large company at his house as he
did on the eve of Christmas

January 2, 1844 ~ Tuesday

2^nd A light snow storm through the day I
spent the day in posting Books in preparing accounts
for settlement

January 3, 1844 ~ Wednesday

3^rd A, Court of inquiry was held at Joseph Store
concerning W^m & Wilson Laws & W^m Marks who
had herd some reports from the poliece against
their interest but all proved a fals report W^m Law
professed to believe that Joseph Smith had instructed the
poliece to kill him but it was without foundation

January 4, 1844 ~ Thursday

4^th Another court of inquiry was held upon
the same subject of the one yesterday but
all terminated in report without foundation
W^m & Wilson Law were traitors to Joseph and
were seeking his life History sayes this court was on the 5^th

January 5, 1844 ~ Friday

5^th We had a snow storm commenced in
the evening I spent the time settleing accounts

January 6, 1844 ~ Saturday

6^th Is several inches of snow on the ground
I went to the upper landing after wood

January 1, 1844 ~ Monday

JAN 1st 1844

Eighteen hundred forty four enters the stage with a cold blustering rain storm I spent the day plastering and white washing the printing office. I spent a few moments however in planting some choice stones in my garding I planted 4 Apricotts, 13 Plums, 11 shugar cherry & 30 choice peach stones. President Smith had a large company at his house as he did on the eve of christmas

January 2, 1844 ~ Tuesday

2nd A light snow storm through the day I spent the day in posting Books in preparing accounts for settlement

January 3, 1844 ~ Wednesday

3rd A, Court of inquiry was held at Joseph Store concerning Wm & Wilson Laws & Wm Marks who had herd some reports from the poliece against their interest but all proved a fals report Wm Law professed to believe that Joseph Smith had instructed the poliece to kill him but it was without foundation

January 4, 1844 ~ Thursday

4th Another court of inquiry was held upon the same subject of the one yesterday but all terminated in report without foundation Wm & Wilson Law were traitors to Joseph and were seeking his life History sayes this court was on the 5th

January 5, 1844 ~ Friday

5th We had a snow storm commenced in the evening I spent the time settleing accounts

January 6, 1844 ~ Saturday

6th Is several inches of snow on the ground I went to the upper landing after wood