August 8, 1887 ~ Monday

Aug 8, 1887
I received Letters from Duffine

I signed 50 Recommends & wrote Letters to O C Beebe Sarah
I sent Emma & Sarah $100 each of sheep Money

I received to $480 dollars for sheep to day which I will divid
with four ^Three^ of my families Emma, Sarah Delight & I give James
J Woodruff I [1] forth of my sheep

August 9, 1887 ~ Tuesday

Aug 9. I received 6 Letters from Sarah Christofferson
Atkins I wrote Letters to Bleak, Farnsworth,
D. H. Cannon, Cottam, Sarah & Mary I signed 20 Recom[mends]
I spent the night at Br Wilkins {[with] Emma.}

August 10, 1887 ~ Wednesday

10 I wrote 2 letters to Asahel & Ovando & spent the day

August 11, 1887 ~ Thursday

11 I signed 15 Recommends & wrote Letters to Jakes Emma
Brockbank. I receivd Letters 4 from Daniel Harrington
Roskelley (I signed 15 Recommends) Letter from Hannah Thatcher

12
Aug 11^th 1887 Fred Hop was Executed in the Penetentiary
Yard to day at 12:35 The whole precedings published in
the Deseret News of Aug 11.

I met with the Twelve to day we made appropriation for
Manti Temple of $5000. $300 for J P Christofferson
$150 for Thales Haskel & $50 a Month for Margarett
J Young I wrote Letters to Sarah & H Grow P. J. Christoffer
& Hammond & Merrill Total 8.

August 12, 1887 ~ Friday

12 We Met in council 11 Apostles The subject of
a state Government was Discussed W Woodruff G Q Cannon
& Joseph F Smith was appointed a committee to dictate
a certain Branch of it The subject was discussed
at Length

August 8, 1887 ~ Monday

Aug 8, 1887 FIGURES I received Letters from Duffine

I signed 50 Recommends & wrote Letters to O C Beebe Sarah I sent Emma & Sarah $100 each of sheep Money

[FIGURE] I received to $480 dollars for sheep to day which I will divid with Three of my families Emma, Sarah Delight & I give James J Woodruff I 1 forth of my sheep

August 9, 1887 ~ Tuesday

Aug 9. FIGURES I received 6 Letters from Sarah Christofferson Atkins I wrote Letters to Bleak, Farnsworth, D. H. Cannon, Cottam, Sarah & Mary I signed 20 Recommends I spent the night at Br Wilkins {with Emma.}

August 10, 1887 ~ Wednesday

10 [FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to Asahel & Ovando & spent the day

August 11, 1887 ~ Thursday

11 FIGURES I signed 15 Recommends & wrote Letters to Jakes Emma Brockbank. I receivd Letters 4 from Daniel Harrington Roskelley (I signed 15 Recommends) Letter from Hannah Thatcher

FIGURES Aug 11th 1887 Fred Hop was Executed in the Penetentiary Yard to day at 12:35 The whole precedings published in the Deseret News of Aug 11.

[FIGURE] I met with the Twelve to day we made appropriation for Manti Temple of $5000. $300 for J P Christofferson $150 for Thales Haskel & $50 a Month for Margarett J Young [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to Sarah & H Grow P. J. Christoffer & Hammond & Merrill Total 8.

August 12, 1887 ~ Friday

12 FIGURES We Met in council 11 Apostles The subject of a state Government was Discussed W Woodruff G Q Cannon & Joseph F Smith was appointed a committee to dictate a certain Branch of it The subject was discussed at Length