I went to the farm in the Afternoon & spent the night. I found
my child vary sick
~ Thursday
6. The child is some better this morning I returned to the city in the Evening I received 2 letters 6 M[iles]
~ Friday
7. I spent the day at home choreing Making arangements for Building a house
~ Saturday
8. I spent most of the day cutting brush I attended a meeting of the D A & M Society in the Evening but hearing the alarm of Fire we met
^^ after that I received a letter from Emily & David saying that Sarah
was Delivered of a son Feb 2nd at 6 oclock PM. Mother & child
both vary feeble
~ Sunday
9 Sunday I went to the farm & visited my sick child I attended
Meeting in the 14 ward in the Evening R L Campbell spoke 45 M[inutes]
Brother Miner 40 M, & W. Woodruff 15 M. I wrote a letter to Sarah & sent her $5
~ Monday
10 I setteled my tithing to day for 1872 I paid $227.17, $99 cash
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
11 & 12 I spent the time drawing sand
~ Thursday
13. we have quite a snow storm this morning I was unwell
~ Friday
14 The Congress of the United States with President Grant
at the Head is now trying to Pass laws against the Latter Day Saints
in Utah to persecute & oppress them & to take away their Constitutional
right several Bills are before Congress for this purpose this morning Herrald has a short speech in from Capt Hooper in our Defen[ce]
I received a letter from David & wrote him one in return I collected
my rent & deposited it in the Bank
~ Saturday
15 I Bought $90 worth of Lumber & carried it to the Wilkie House
I received a letter from Brother perkins
~ Sunday
16. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & preached in
the 15 ward & met with the 12 for prayer in the Evening
Feb 5 1873
I went to the farm in the Afternoon & spent the night. I found
my child vary sick
~ Thursday
6. The child is some better this morning I returned to the City in
[FIGURE] the Evening I received 2 letters 6 M
~ Friday
7. I spent the day at home choreing Making arangements for Building a house
~ Saturday
8. I spent most of the day cutting brush I attended a meeting of the
D A & M Society in the Evening but hearing the alarm of Fire we went
[FIGURE] after that I received a letter from Emily & David saying that Sarah
was Delivered of a son Feb 2nd at 6 oclock PM. Mother & child
both vary feeble
~ Sunday
9 Sunday I went to the farm & visited my sick child I attended
Meeting in the 14 ward in the Evening. R L Campbell spoke 45 M
Brother Miner 40 M, & W. Woodruff 15 M. I wrote a letter
[FIGURE] to Sarah & sent her $5
~ Monday
10 [FIGURE] I settled my tithing to day for 1872 I paid $227.17. $99 cash
~ Tuesday to ~ Wednesday
11 & 12 I spent the time drawing sand
~ Thursday
13. we have quite a snow storm this morning I was unwell
~ Friday
14 [FIGURE] The Congress of the United States with President Grant
at the Head is now trying to Pass laws against the Latter Day Saints
in Utah to persecute & oppress them & to take away their Constitutional
right several Bills are before Congress for this purpose this morning
FIGURES Herrald has a short speech in from Capt Hooper in our Defence
I recieved a letter from David & wrote him one in return I collected
my rent & deposited it in the Bank
~ Saturday
[FIGURE] 15 I Bought $90 worth of Lumber & carried it to the Wilkie House
I received a letter from Brother perkins
~ Sunday
16. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning & preached in
the 15 ward & met with the 12 for prayer in the Evening
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