January 31, 1888 ~ Tuesday

Jan 31, 1888
I signed 20 Recommends I received 10 Letters
I wrote 20 Letters 15 Public 5 Private to Jaques ^$15^
Marion, Ema, James, Mary, Sarah $25.

February 1, 1888 ~ Wednesday

Feb 1. signed 55 Recommends Received Letters 20 Pub
5 Private, wrote 12 Letters 10 public, 2 private I had
a Hard days work I cannot write the particulars

February 2, 1888 ~ Thursday

2 I signed 43 Recommends I received 20 Letters
20 Public 3 Private we met in council most
of the day I had an interview with Bulah I
wrote 2 Letters to Jaques & Bulah in company with G Q C
& J. F. S I visited By invitation Brother Galagers and for the
first time in Utah I eat 1 doz oysters on the shell of which
I had not tasted in in 40 years yet they were fine and
tasted Natural I went to the farm & spent the night I have
spent four days in council from Monday Morning to
Thursday night we have done a great Deal of business
during that time Among other things we voted to send Joseph
F Smith to Washington to preside over our delegation
there and to take the charge of our political affairs there

February 3, 1888 ~ Friday

3 I spent the day at the House I wrote
5 Letters to E Snow T. Cottam W^m Thompson
Jaques & Mary. It is Asahels Birth day
He got up a supper for his friend He is [blank] years
old I am thankful to say that Clara is
much Better has been to the City to day I went
to a party at Cannonville in the Evening Met with about 30
couple in the dance I spoke to the people followed by sever[al] others
I spent the night at the farm 7 Miles

January 31, 1888 ~ Tuesday

Jan 31, 1888 FIGURES I signed 20 Recommends I received 10 Letters I wrote 20 Letters 15 Public 5 Private to Jaques $15 Marion, Ema, James, Mary, Sarah $25.

February 1, 1888 ~ Wednesday

Feb 1. signed 55 Recommends Received Letters 20 Pub [FIGURE] 5 Private, wrote 12 Letters 10 public, 2 private I had a Hard days work I cannot write the particulars

February 2, 1888 ~ Thursday

2 [FIGURE] I signed 43 Recommends I received 20 Letters 20 Public 3 Private we met in council most of the day I had an interview with Bulah I wrote 2 Letters to Jaques & Bulah in company with G Q C & J. F. S I visited By invitation Brother Galagers and for the first time in Utah I eat 1 doz oysters on the shell of which I had not tasted in in 40 years yet they were fine and tasted Natural I went to the farm & spent the night I have spent four days in council from Monday Morning to Thursday night we have done a great Deal of business during that time Among other things we voted to send Joseph F Smith to Washington to preside over our delegation there and to take the charge of our political affairs there

February 3, 1888 ~ Friday

3 [FIGURE] I spent the day at the House I wrote 5 Letters to E Snow T. Cottam Wm Thompson Jaques & Mary. It is Asahels Birth day He got up a supper for his friend He is [blank] years old I am thankful to say that Clara is much Better has been to the City to day I went to a party at Cannonville in the Evening Met with about 30 couple in the dance I spoke to the people followed by several others I spent the night at the farm 7 Miles