Journal (October 22, 1865 – December 31, 1872)
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The City of Boston has been burning now for 24 hour ^$^100000000
dollar worth of property Destroyed. Telegraph say 300 Acres of the Heart
of the City burned. I red in Meeting the latter part of the 4' section
of the Doctrins & Covenants containing the commandment of the
Lord to Newel K Whitney to go to the cities of Albany New York,
& Boston & warn those cities of the utter Desolation which awaited
them if they rejected the gospel & the Message sent to them if they did
their hour of Desolation was Nigh & their house should be left unto
them Desolate & this is the begining of the fulfillment I spoke about 40 M[inutes]
& was folowed by O Pratt
~ Monday
11. I went to the farm & back 6 M[iles]
~ Tuesday
12
To day I had my first introduction to the Hands in the printing
Offices as Elder Cannon is going to Washington President Young
wishes Me to publish & Edit the Deseret News & take charge
of the whole Affair. It is a vary heavy load for me, but what
is laid upon me I will do the best I can at I wrote 3 letters to
Azmon, Ilus, & Evans of Brigham City I received a letter
~ Wednesday
13. ^
^ From Nathan T Davis sent an order of $50 for me
to pay I spent the day in the office
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
14 & 15 I spent the time in the printing office to get insight into
the affairs of the same
~ Saturday
16. I spent the day in the printing office & in the Evening I attended
the Meeting of the board, & the Board Appropriated $100 each to Br
Cannon & myself to pay our Expenses to Calafornia & Back
~ Sunday
17. Sunday I spoke in the 7 ward in the Afternoon
~ Monday
18. In looking over the printing office & seeing the vast load there was to carry
I felt that it was more than I was Able to shoulder. In company
with D. H. Wells & G. Q. Cannon I told president Young my feelings
& he released me from the responsibility of the printing office
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
19 & 1220. I spent most of the time in the printing
~ Thursday
21. I spent most of the time choreing
~ Friday
22nd I went to the farm in the Evening
~ Saturday
23rd I spent the day husking corn Emma had a son at half past 10 oclk
~ Sunday
24. Sunday I went to the farm & spent 2 hours returned home attended the
Prayer Circle & Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening I followed
Brother Teasdale
[FIGURE] The City of Boston has been burning now for 24 hour $100000000 dollar worth of property Destroyed. Telegraph say 300 Acres of the Heart of the City burned. I red in Meeting the latter part of the 4' section of the Doctrins & Covenants containing the commandment of the Lord to Newel K Whitney to go to the cities of Albany New York, & Boston & warn those cities of the utter Desolation which awaited them if they rejected the gospel & the Message sent to them if they did their hour of Desolation was Nigh & their house should be left unto them Desolate & this is the begining of the fulfillment I spoke about 40 Minutes & was folowed by O Pratt
~ Monday
11. I went to the farm & back 6 Miles
~ Tuesday
12 [FIGURE] To day I had my first introduction to the Hands in the printing Offices as Elder Cannon is going to Washington President Young wishes Me to publish & Edit the Deseret News & take charge of the whole Affair. It is a vary heavy load for me, but what is laid upon me I will do the best I can at I wrote 3 letters to [FIGURE] Azmon, Ilus, & Evans of Brigham City I received a letter
~ Wednesday
13. [FIGURE] From Nathan T Davis sent an order of $50 for me to pay I spent the day in the office
~ Thursday to ~ Friday
14 & 15 I spent the time in the printing office to get insight into the affairs of the same
~ Saturday
16. I spent the day in the printing office & in the Evening I attended the Meeting of the board, & the Board Appropriated $100 each to Br Cannon & myself to pay our Expenses to Calafornia & Back
~ Sunday
17. Sunday I spoke in the 7 ward in the Afternoon
~ Monday
18. In looking over the printing office & seeing the vast load there was to carry I felt that it was more than I was Able to shoulder. In company with D. H. Wells & G. Q. Cannon I told president Young my feelings & he released me from the responsibility of the printing office
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
19 &20. I spent most of the time in the printing
~ Thursday
21. I spent most of the time choreing
~ Friday
22nd I went to the farm in the Evening
~ Saturday
23rd I spent the day husking corn Emma had a son at half past 10 oclk
~ Sunday
24. Sunday I went to the farm & spent 2 hours returned home attended the Prayer Circle & Preached in the 15 ward in the Evening I followed Brother Teasdale