May 3, 1887 I wrote 1 Letter to B Young of 8 pages I visited Br Atkins
sheep heard we brout home 15 Motherless lambs I shot 3 duck
out of five and returned home 6 Mils
7. I spent the day Mosly reading. I wrote 2 Letters to
^^ Susan C Scholes & Sylvia I[t] was vary windy
~ Sunday
8 Sunday I attended the family Meeting of Brother Atkins
I ordained Heber Charles Atkins a Deacon Brother Atkin
confirmed his son Hyram He baptized him the week before I received 9 Letters from Jaques, Asahel, Clara, Owen Blanch, Alice, Henry, Roskelley, Malinda Hatch
I wrote 4 Letters to Jaques, Asahel, Emma, Clara, I wrote an order on Jaques to Pay Emma $50.00
Asahel $5, Clara $2.50, Blanch $2.75, Owen $2.50 Alice $1 total $63.75
11 I wrote 2 Letters to Jaqes & Emma Told Jaques to pay Em $20 Clara $20
It is a vary Blustering windy day Mother Cottam is worse
~ Tuesday
May 3, 1887
[FIGURE] I wrote 1 Letter to B Young of 8 pages I visited Br Atkins
sheep heard we brout home 15 Motherless lambs I shot 3 duck
out of five and returned home 6 Mils
~ Wednesday
4 [FIGURE] I wrote 3 Letters to George TeasdaleM. E. Teasdale
and Jesse N Smith It was a hot day Brother Atkin & son
took the registration oath to day for voting I did not ask the privilege
7. I spent the day Mosly reading. I wrote 2 Letters to
[FIGURE] Susan C Scholes & Sylvia It was vary windy
~ Sunday
8 FIGURES Sunday I attended the family Meeting of Brother Atkins
I ordained Heber Charles Atkins a Deacon Brother Atkin
confirmed his son Hyram He baptized him the week before
FIGURES I received 9 Letters from Jaques, Asahel, Clara, OwenBlanch, Alice, Henry, Roskelley, Malinda Hatch
I wrote 4 Letters to Jaques, Asahel, Emma, Clara,
[FIGURE] I wrote an order on Jaques to Pay Emma $50.00
Asahel $5, Clara $2.50, Blanch $2.75, Owen $2.50 Alice $1 total $63.75
~ Monday
9 I spent the day reading & writing mostly
~ Tuesday
10 [FIGURE] I wrote8 letters of 12 pages to cousinMalinda Hatch
I sent her a Mellennial Star containing my Epistle {I gave her a history of my family matters}
we had a hard wind storm. I wrote to James & Martha Moses
[FIGURE] To Henry & Nellie, J. McAllister, To David & Br Glines
~ Wednesday
11 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 Letters to Jaqes & Emma Told Jaques to pay Em $20 Clara $20
It is a vary Blustering windy day Mother Cottam is worse
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