Dec 20th 1887 I signed 6 Recommends I receivd 12 Letters
I wrote Letters 6 public & Private to Jaques Ensign I sent Marion $20 & wrote him a letter
~ Wednesday
21 I signed 14 Recommends I received 16 Letters. I wrote
19 Letters 15 Publick & 4 private to Jaques, James J, Bleak
& T G BWebber. I spent the day at Brother A Cannon
~ Thursday
22 I signed 20 Recommends. I received
12 Letters. I wrote to Malinda Hatch I went to the Office at 6 oclok I met in council with 7 of the Apotles & Bishop Preston & Winder we made Appropiations to St George Temple Expense $2000
for Future $10000 we made Appropriations
for Manti Temple some $5000. Then for Jacob JGates $500 a year Henry Harriman
$250 a year and $500 cash to Judge Elias Smith to reimburse him for his public
Expenses $500 Dollar to Rudger Clawson
& appointed him President of Box Elder Stake
Appointed Matthias Cowley Assistant to Br G Parkinson of Onida Stake. We signed
Bonds of $1000 each as Directors of the
Deseret Telegraph Company we Apointed a
committee of 3 to investigate the case of S H
B Smith Refered a petition of Milo Andrews
to his sons to pay his fine of $300. A committee
waited upon A. M. Musser concerning his Printing we
dismissed I visit Elias Smith & Delivered to him
the $500 Appropriated He was much affected
~ Tuesday
Dec 20th 1887
FIGURES I signed 6 Recommends I receivd 12 Letters
I wrote Letters 6 public & Private to Jaques I sent Marion $20 & wrote him a letter
~ Wednesday
21 [FIGURE] I signed 14 Recommends I received 16 Letters. I wrote
19 Letters 15 Publick & 4 private to Jaques, James J, Bleak
& T GWebber. I spent the day at Brother A Cannon
~ Thursday
22 FIGURES I signed 20 Recommends. I received
12 Letters. I wrote to Malinda Hatch I went to the
Office at 6 oclok I met in council with 7 of the
Apotles & Bishop Preston & Winder we made
[FIGURE] Appropiations to St George Temple Expense $2000
for Future $10000 we made Appropriations
for Manti Temple some $5000. Then for
JacobGates $500 a year Henry Harriman
$250 a year and $500 cash to Judge
Elias Smith to reimburse him for his public
Expenses $500 Dollar to Rudger Clawson
& appointed him President of Box Elder Stake
Appointed Matthias Cowley Assistant to Br
G Parkinson of Onida Stake. We signed
Bonds of $1000 each as Directors of the
Deseret Telegraph Company we Apointed a
committee of 3 to investigate the case of S H
B Smith Refered a petition of Milo Andrews
to his sons to pay his fine of $300. A committee
waited upon A. M. Musser concerning his Printing we
dismissed I visit Elias Smith & Delivered to him
the $500 Appropriated He was much affected
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