August 4, 1887 ~ Thursday

Aug 4, 1887
[FIGURES] I received Letters from Asahel, Sarah, Roskelley
I wrote Letters to Sarah sent $10 To Sylvia & sent $10
& sent $10 to Emeline & sent $10. I met in council
at 10 oclock with the Apostles 10 of us The Constitution
for a State Government was discussed John W Youngs
Letter was Read and $5000 dollars was voted to send
to him Auditing Committee was Appointed viz
Wilford Woodruff Joseph F Smith Erastus Snow F D Richards
M Thatcher F M Lyman & John ^&^ Henry Smith we voted
to increase the wages of Wm H Thompson from $1200
to $1500 as the Engeineer of St George Temple $100
dollars was appropriated to him to bear his travelling Expenses
in carrying me through the country which was Paid
me and I paid the same to him we adjourned to meet
on the 12 [FIGURE] I wrote to George Teasdale

August 5, 1887 ~ Friday

5 [FIGURES] I receivd ^2^ Letters from J McAllister, James
H Gline. I wrote Letters to J McAllister Judge Elias
Smith called for me & took me to his Fathers House whare
I spent the night I had an interview with Judge Elias
Smith 83 years old we talked over old times

August 6, 1887 ~ Saturday

6 [FIGURE] I wrote up my Journal and wrote ^7^ Letters to
Emma, Delight, Roskelley, P. T. Cragan, Wilford
James & Fanny & Henry I signed 30 Recommds

August 7, 1887 ~ Sunday

7 Sunday I wrote 7 Letters to Ovando & Clara
[FIGURE] A. M. Tenney P. T. Cragan, George Farrell
Schettler, Miles P. Romney and Atkin I spent
the night at Br Smiths I received 4 Letters from Emma, L Snow
[FIGURE] A Janson & Marion I wrote to Marion & Asahel

August 4, 1887 ~ Thursday

Aug 4, 1887 FIGURES I received Letters from Asahel, Sarah, Roskelley I wrote Letters to Sarah sent $10 To Sylvia & sent $10 & sent $10 to Emeline. I met in council at 10 oclock with the Apostles 10 of us The Constitution for a State Government was discussed John W Youngs Letter was Read and $5000 dollars was voted to send to him Auditing Committee was Appointed viz Wilford Woodruff Joseph F Smith Erastus Snow F D Richards M Thatcher F M Lyman & John & Henry Smith we voted to increase the wages of Wm H Thompson from $1200 to $1500 as the Engineer of St George Temple $100 dollars was appropriated to him to bear his travelling Expenses in carrying me through the country which was Paid me and I paid the same to him we adjourned to meet on the 12 [FIGURE] I wrote to George Teasdale

August 5, 1887 ~ Friday

5 FIGURES I receivd 2 Letters from J McAllister, James H Gline. I wrote Letters to J McAllister Judge Elias Smith called for me & took me to his Fathers House whare I spent the night I had an interview with Judge Elias Smith 83 years old we talked over old times

August 6, 1887 ~ Saturday

6 [FIGURE] I wrote up my Journal and wrote 7 Letters to Emma, Delight, Roskelley, P. T. Cragan, Wilford James & Fanny & Henry I signed 30 Recommds

August 7, 1887 ~ Sunday

7 Sunday I wrote 7 Letters to Ovando & Clara [FIGURE] A. M. Tenney P. T. Cragan, George Farrell Schettler, Miles P. Romney and Atkin I spent the night at Br Smiths I received 4 Letters from Emma, L Snow [FIGURE] A Janson & Marion I wrote to Marion & Asahel