Nov 17, 1887 I signed 34 Recommends, 38 Letters 227 Public, 11 private I wrote
18 Letters, 13 pubic & 5 Private I wrote to WilfordF S Richards Jaques, McKenzie & Newton I paid Wilford $20 & Newton 15 G Q Cannon & myself spent the night at Brother Riters
~ Friday
18 I spent the day at Br Riter I signed 27 Recomm[ends]
I receivd 18 Letters 12 Public, 6 private I wrote 10 letters
8 public 2 Private I went with G Q Cannon to Brother Whites & Blessed his Grand child I then had an interview with Legrand Young on our Government Suit I then went
to the farm & spent the night 4 Miles
~ Saturday
19 I spent the day at the farm I am commencing
to dig a fish pond for carp in the North East cornor
of the Lot Jacob Chamberlain is diging it for me and
Br Samuel Bateman is helping him I signed 18 Recommends
receivd 18 Letters 12 Public & 6 private
21 I signed 40 recommends I received 34 Letters
I wrote 3 private Letters I had interviews with Sheets &
Rallins & Legrand Young and Riter & Wooley and Byron Groo & had a Busy day
~ Tuesday
22 I signed 18 Recommends. I receivd 15 Letters
Public & 5 Private I wrote 6 Letters had a long interview
with J. T. CaineLegrand YoungJ. R. Winder & Judge Sutherland upon our question, upon the suit brought
against us by the United States. We are in the toils
of our Enemies and we can ownly trust in God
for our Deliverance I went to the field & spent the night
~ Thursday
Nov 17, 1887
FIGURES I signed 34 Recommends, 38 Letters 27 Public, 11 private I wrote
18 Letters, 13 pubic & 5 Private I wrote to WilfordF S RichardsJaques, McKenzie & Newton I paid Wilford $20 & Newton 15
G Q Cannon & myself spent the night at Brother Riters
~ Friday
18 FIGURES I spent the day at Br Riter I signed 27 Recommends
I receivd 18 Letters 12 Public, 6 private I wrote 10 letters
8 public 2 Private I went with G Q Cannon to Brother
Whites & Blessed his Grand child I then had an interview with
Legrand Young on our Government Suit I then went
to the farm & spent the night 4 Miles
~ Saturday
19 [FIGURE] I spent the day at the farm I am commencing
to dig a fish pond for carp in the North East cornor
of the Lot Jacob Chamberlain is diging it for me and
Br Samuel Bateman is helping him I signed 18 Recommends
receivd 18 Letters 12 Public & 6 private
21 [FIGURE] I signed 40 recommends I received 34 Letters
I wrote 3 private Letters I had interviews with Sheets &
Rallins & Legrand Young and Riter & Wooley and
Byron Groo & had a Busy day
~ Tuesday
22 FIGURES I signed 18 Recommends. I receivd 15 Letters
Public & 5 Private I wrote 6 Letters had a long interview
with J. T. CaineLegrand YoungJ. R. Winder & Judge
Sutherland upon our question, upon the suit brought
against us by the United States. We are in the toils
of our Enemies and we can ownly trust in God
for our Deliverance I went to the field & spent the night
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