Sept 23, 1887 I received 13 Letters 10 Public & 3 Private I wrote 24
Letters to Sarah, Bell, Delight, & Marion we Met in council, &
discused the subject of Employing Lawyers to Defend us against
the suit of the United States to disorganize the Church of L. D. S.
and Escheat its property to the US. We decided to Engage
senator McDonald & Butler
~ Saturday
24 I received 15 Letters, 10 public 5 private wrote 4 Letters
to Sarah & Bell &c signed 15 Recommends I went to Br [blank]
and spent the Night
~ Sunday
25 Sunday At 10 o'clok I was taken with a hard
chill followed with Cholera Morbus I fainted and fell to the floor
in falling I hurt my back I was vary sick all day I was
taken to the field at night and had a sick night
~ Monday
26 I spent the day in bed and was sick all day
~ Tuesday
27. I spent most of this day in bed Diarhea following me
~ Wednesday
28 I went to the office Early this Morning but was vary poorly
I received 15 Letters 12 public & 3 private I signed 15 Recommends
I spent most of the day in bed and was vary poorly
~ Thursday
29 I spent most of the day abed I read 10 Letters,
& wrote 4 to Jesse Moses, Mary, Sarah, & Bell. The quorum
of the 12 Met to day I was not able to Meet I signed
15 Recommends I wrote a private Letter to Dr L W Snow
~ Friday
30 I spent the day in the office I sat up all day for
the first time since I was taken sick I receivd 12 Letters
& signed 15 Recommends I have Letters from AzmonSusan Teasdale, Atkin, Bleak, Farnsworth, & Tullidge unanswered Brother Bateman took me to the field & spent the night Before leaving we
signed our Answer to the Court on the Prosicution of the U.S.
~ Friday
Sept 23, 1887
[FIGURE] I received 13 Letters 10 Public & 3 Private I wrote4
Letters to Sarah, Bell, Delight, & Marion we Met in council, &
discused the subject of Employing Lawyers to Defend us against
the suit of the United States to disorganize the Church of L. D. S.
and Escheat its property to the US. We decided to Engage
senator McDonald & Butler
~ Saturday
24 FIGURES I received 15 Letters, 10 public 5 private wrote 4 Letters
to Sarah & Bell &c signed 15 Recommends I went to Br [blank]
and spent the Night
~ Sunday
25 Sunday FIGURES At 10 o'clok I was taken with a hard
chill followed with Cholera Morbus I fainted and fell to the floor
in falling I hurt my back I was vary sick all day I was
taken to the field at night and had a sick night
~ Monday
26 I spent the day in bed and was sick all day
~ Tuesday
27. I spent most of this day in bed Diarhea following me
~ Wednesday
28 [FIGURE] I went to the office Early this Morning but was vary poorly
I received 15 Letters 12 public & 3 private I signed 15 Recommends
I spent most of the day in bed and was vary poorly
~ Thursday
29 FIGURES I spent most of the day abed I read 10 Letters,
& wrote 4 to Jesse Moses, Mary, Sarah, & Bell. The quorum
of the 12 Met to day I was not able to Meet I signed
15 Recommends [FIGURE] I wrote a private Letter to Dr L W Snow
~ Friday
30 FIGURES I spent the day in the office I sat up all day for
the first time since I was taken sick I receivd 12 Letters
& signed 15 Recommends I have Letters from AzmonSusanTeasdale, Atkin, Bleak, Farnsworth, & Tullidge unanswered Brother
Bateman took me to the field & spent the night Before leaving we
signed our Answer to the Court on the Prosicution of the U.S.
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