May 11, 1887
I wrote to Clara, Owen, Blanch & Alice A windy night

May 12, 1887 ~ Thursday

12 A cold windy day I wrote 1 Letter to Jaques and Enclosed
Phebes & family Letters

May 13, 1887 ~ Friday

13 I receivd 3 Letters from Jaques, Clara, & Blanch. I wrote
2 Letters to Miles P. Romney & Catherine Romney

May 14, 1887 ~ Saturday

14 I spent the day in the House reading

May 15, 1887 ~ Sunday

15 ^ ^ Sunday abot 20 persons visited Atkins family receeived 3 Letters
from Jaques McAllister & A M Tenney

May 16, 1887 ~ Monday

16 We commenced shearing sheep to day we sheared 81
^Wm sheared 20 Joseph 16, John 7, Heber 13 Alma 16 Henry 8, W Woodruff 1^

May 17, 1887 ~ Tuesday

17. We sheared to day 119. W^m Jr sheared 30, Henry 24
Joseph 20 John 11, Alma 11 And Heber 20. I tied up wool & swept
the platform Brother Atkin kept the shears sharp

May 18, 1887 ~ Wednesday

18 We sheared 126 William sheared 31, Joseph 19, John 11,
Alma 16, Heber 27, Henry 22. Total 126 I spent the
time tying up wool & sweeping the platfore it was a warm day

May 19, 1887 ~ Thursday

19 We sheared 112 to day William sheared 33 Joseph 13
John 13 Alma 19 Heber 25 Henry 19 Total 112

I received 11 Letters to day by the Hand of Br Thompson
3 from Jaques 2 from Sarah, Mary, Jesse Moses, Emma, Clara
& Thomas E. Ricks

May 20, 1887 ~ Friday

20^th We sheared to day 100 William sheared 26 Joseph 19
John 16 Alma 143 Heber 12 Henry 154 Total 100

I wrote 2 Letters to Jaques & Emma

May 21, 1887 ~ Saturday

21 We sheared to day 68 W^m sheared 15 Joseph 8 John 14
Alma 6 Heber 8 Henry 17 Grand total sheared as follows
W^m 155 Joseph 95 John 72, Alma 71 Heber 105 & Henry 105
WW 1 Total 604.

I wrote 2 Letters to Jaques & Clara

May 11, 1887 [FIGURE] I wrote to Clara, Owen, Blanch & Alice A windy night

May 12, 1887 ~ Thursday

12 [FIGURE] A cold windy day I wrote 1 Letter to Jaques and Enclosed Phebes & family Letters

May 13, 1887 ~ Friday

13 FIGURES I receivd 3 Letters from Jaques, Clara, & Blanch. I wrote 2 Letters to Miles P. Romney & Catherine Romney

May 14, 1887 ~ Saturday

14 I spent the day in the House reading

May 15, 1887 ~ Sunday

15 [FIGURE] Sunday abot 20 persons visited Atkins family receeived 3 Letters from Jaques McAllister & A M Tenney

May 16, 1887 ~ Monday

16 We commenced shearing sheep to day we sheared 81 Wm sheared 20 Joseph 16, John 7, Heber 13 Alma 16 Henry 8, W Woodruff 1

May 17, 1887 ~ Tuesday

17. We sheared to day 119. Wm Jr sheared 30, Henry 24 Joseph 20 John 11, Alma 11 And Heber 20. I tied up wool & swept the platform Brother Atkin kept the shears sharp

May 18, 1887 ~ Wednesday

18 We sheared 126 William sheared 31, Joseph 19, John 11, Alma 16, Heber 27, Henry 22. Total 126 I spent the time tying up wool & sweeping the platfore it was a warm day

May 19, 1887 ~ Thursday

19 We sheared 112 to day William sheared 33 Joseph 13 John 13 Alma9 Heber 25 Henry 19 Total 112

[FIGURE] I received 11 Letters to day by the Hand of Br Thompson 3 from Jaques 2 from Sarah, Mary, Jesse Moses, Emma, Clara & Thomas E. Ricks

May 20, 1887 ~ Friday

20th We sheared to day 100 William sheared 26 Joseph 19 John 16 Alma 13 Heber 12 Henry 14 Total 100

[FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to Jaques & Emma

May 21, 1887 ~ Saturday

21 We sheared to day 68 Wm sheared 15 Joseph 8 John 14 Alma 6 Heber 8 Henry 17 Grand total sheared as follows Wm 155 Joseph 95 John 72, Alma 71 Heber 105 & Henry 105 WW 1 Total 604.

[FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to Jaques & Clara