Aug 12, 1887
The following Motion was made by Moses Thatcher
and voted by the whole council to Appropriate
Annually in cash the following sums to the following
Persons Wilford Woodruff as President $5000, L Snow $3000
Erastus Snow $3000 F. D. Richards $3000, G. Q. Cannon
$3000, B. Young $3000, Joseph F Smith $3000,
D. H. Wells $3000, M Thatcher $2000, G Teasdale
$2000, F M Lyman $2000 John Henry Smith $2000
John W Taylor $2000 we discussed the propriety of
Baptizing Albert Carrington But the council did not
consider it wisdom it was so decided I signed 35
recommends I received Letters from Jaques Clara Merrill
and Sarah I wrote Letters to Atkin Sarah & Emma
I spent the night at the office

August 13, 1887 ~ Saturday

13 we Met in council at 10 oclok the state Government
was discussed and a vote was taken to Appropriate
$100,000 for the committee of three to use to carrying
out the purposes of the state I wrote a Letter to Emma
and M. W Merrill I spent the night with Br John C Cutler

August 14, 1887 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I spent the day at Brother Cutlers

August 15, 1887 ~ Monday

15 I signed 12 Recommends & 200 Missionary Cirtificates
I received 4 Letters ^ ^ I had a slight attack of the Bilious cholic
we Met in council at 10 oclok had a Meeting with Bishop
Preston and Met with some of the finance committee
The Council voted for Me to transact such business as
was Necessary in the absence of the Quorum and have
it presented to the quorum when we Met I was quite
unwell through the day

Aug 12, 1887 The following Motion was made by Moses Thatcher and voted by the whole council to Appropriate Annually in cash the following sums to the following Persons Wilford Woodruff as President $5000, L Snow $3000 Erastus Snow $3000 F. D. Richards $3000, G. Q. Cannon $3000, B. Young $3000, Joseph F Smith $3000, D. H. Wells $3000, M Thatcher $2000, G Teasdale $2000, F M Lyman $2000 John Henry Smith $2000 John W Taylor $2000 we discussed the propriety of Baptizing Albert Carrington But the council did not consider it wisdom it was so decided I signed 35 recommends I received Letters from Jaques Clara Merrill FIGURES and Sarah I wrote Letters to Atkin Sarah & Emma I spent the night at the office

August 13, 1887 ~ Saturday

13 [FIGURE] we Met in council at 10 oclok the state Government was discussed and a vote was taken to Appropriate $100,000 for the committee of three to use to carrying out the purposes of the state I wrote a Letter to Emma and M. W Merrill I spent the night with Br John C Cutler

August 14, 1887 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday I spent the day at Brother Cutlers

August 15, 1887 ~ Monday

15 FIGURES I signed 12 Recommends & 200 Missionary Cirtificates I received 4 Letters [FIGURE] I had a slight attack of the Bilious cholic we Met in council at 10 oclok had a Meeting with Bishop Preston and Met with some of the finance committee The Council voted for Me to transact such business as was Necessary in the absence of the Quorum and have it presented to the quorum when we Met I was quite unwell through the day