Jan 1, 1888
Sunday I spent the day at the farmClara is
still quite sick I received 25 iLetters in the Evening
~ Monday
2 I spent this day at the farm. I spent most
of the day looking over my Journal and making
a synopsis of the same I visited Azmon
and Elizabeth in the Morning And they were
quite poorly. My Daughter Blanch had a vary sore
finger
~ Tuesday
3 I went to the office Early in the morning I signed
30 Recommends I received 25 Letters I wrote 12 public
Letters we held a meeting with the Board of Zions savings
Bank had an interview with H S Eldridge & John Morgan
we had a vary busy day we spent the night at B Y Hamptons
~ Wednesday
4 I signed 18 Recommends I received 15 Letters
I wrote 7 Letters to Sarah, Ensign & J Jaques &c
~ Thursday
5 I wrote up my Journal I signed 10 recom-
mends I received 15 Letters I wrote ^12^ Letters to
Men on business public. I held a Meeting with several
of the members of the Legislator in the Evening
~ Friday
6[FIGURE 10 I signed 10 Recommends I received 5 Letters from Jaques, Wilford, Mary & Public I wrote Letters to
2 Jaques, Thompson, Brother & Sister Cottam, & Mary
[FIGURE 9] I got word that Br Hall could not pay rent that
He had but vary Little company and could not meet his cash
I attended a feast at the Court House with some 30 of
the Brethren Judge Elias Smith & myself were the two
oldest Persons I staid untill 10 oclok & went to the field
and spent the Night I found Clara much better 3 M[iles]
~ Sunday
Jan 1, 1888
Sunday I spent the day at the farmClara is
still quite sick I received 25Letters in the Evening
~ Monday
2 I spent this day at the farm. I spent most
of the day looking over my Journal and making
a synopsis of the same I visited Azmon
and Elizabeth in the Morning And they were
quite poorly. My Daughter Blanch had a vary sore
finger
~ Tuesday
3 FIGURES I went to the office Early in the morning I signed
30 Recommends I received 25 Letters I wrote 12 public
Letters we held a meeting with the Board of Zions savings
Bank had an interview with H S Eldridge & John Morgan
we had a vary busy day we spent the night at B Y Hamptons
~ Wednesday
4 FIGURES I signed 18 Recommends I received 15 Letters
I wrote 7 Letters to Sarah, Ensign & J Jaques &c
~ Thursday
5 FIGURES I wrote up my Journal I signed 10 recommends I received 15 Letters I wrote 12 Letters to
Men on business public. I held a Meeting with several
of the members of the Legislator in the Evening
~ Friday
6 FIGURES I signed 10 Recommends I received 5 Letters from
Jaques, Wilford, Mary & Public I wrote Letters to
2 Jaques, Thompson, Brother & Sister Cottam, & Mary
[FIGURE] I got word that Br Hall could not pay rent that
He had but vary Little company and could not meet his cash
I attended a feast at the Court House with some 30 of
the Brethren Judge Elias Smith & myself were the two
oldest Persons I staid untill 10 oclok & went to the field
and spent the Night I found Clara much better 3 Miles
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