May 15, 1873 ~ Thursday

May 15 1873
It has Now been raining 2 days & night I staid at the farm

May 16, 1873 ~ Friday

16. it is still raining I took 28 bushels of wheat to
Mill I received a letter from Mrs Gravenston I retu[rn]ed
to the city & took a load of wheat to Mill 6 M[iles]

16. I spent the day at home choreing

May 17, 1873 ~ Saturday

17. I took cars at 6 oclok & went to Ogden the Presidency & the
rest of the company came on the 8 oclok train we met at 10 oclok
in the Tabernacle for a 2 days Meeting Prayer By C. W. Penrose
D. H. Wells spoke one hour & 10 Minutes At noon the following persons
were called together & ordained Patriarchs under
the Hands of the Presidency & Twelve

Erastus Bingham MaBorn March 12, 18798 Concord vermont
President Brigham Young ordained him assisted By five other

Ezra Chase born Feb 4, 1796, Colerain Franklin County Mass
Son of Timothy & Sarah Chase Ordained by D H Wells

Luman A Shirtliff born March 13, 1807 Montgomery Hampden co Mass
Son of Noah & Lydia Shirtliff. Ordained Patraiarch By Orson Pratt

George Washington Hill, Born March 5, 1822 Amestown, Co Ohio
Son of Richard & Sarah Hill Ordained By Elder John Taylor

Berril Covington Born July 6, 1794, Welling Valley, North hamptonshire England
Son of Simon & Elizabeth Covington Ordained By W. Woodruff

Phineas Richards Born November 15, 1788 Framingham Middlesex Co Mass
Son of Joseph & Rhoda Richards Ordained by Franklin D Richards

Thaddeus Alvord Born Oct 28, 1781 [blank] Hampshire Co Mass
Son of Joseph & Submit Alvord Ordained by D. H. Wells

Thomas Richardson on Born Feb. [blank] 1804, Wigom Lancashire England
Son of [blank] Ordained by President Brigham Young

May 15, 1873 ~ Thursday

May 15 1873 It has Now been raining 2 days & night I staid at the farm

May 16, 1873 ~ Friday

16. FIGURES it is still raining I took 28 bushels of wheat to Mill I received a letter from Mrs Gravenston I returned to the City & took a load of wheat to Mill 6 Miles 16. I spent the day at home choreing

May 17, 1873 ~ Saturday

17. I took cars at 6 oclok & went to Ogden the Presidency & the rest of the company came on the 8 oclok train we met at 10 oclok in the Tabernacle for a 2 days Meeting Prayer By C. W. Penrose D. H. Wells spoke one hour & 10 Minuts At noon the following persons FIGURES were called together & ordained Patriarchs under the Hands of the Presidency & Twelve

Erastus BinghamBorn March 12, 1798 Concord vermont President Young ordained him assisted By five other

Ezra Chase born Feb 4, 1796, Colerain Franklin County Mass Son of Timothy & Sarah Chase Ordained by D H Wells

Luman A Shirtliff born March 13, 1807 Montgomery Hampden co Mass Son of Noah & Lydia Shirtliff. Ordained Patriarch By Orson Pratt

George Washington Hill, Born March 5, 1822 Amestown, Co Ohio Son of Richard & Sarah Hill Ordained By Elder John Taylor

Berril Covington Born July 6, 1794, Welling Valley, North hamptonshire England Son of Simon & Elizabeth Covington Ordained By W. Woodruff

Phineas Richards Born November 15, 1788 Framingham Middlesex Co Mass Son of Joseph & Rhoda Richards Ordained by Franklin D Richards

Thaddeus Alvord Born Oct 28, 1781 [blank] Hampshire Co Mass Son of Joseph & Submit Alvord Ordained by D. H. Wells

Thomas Richardson on Born Feb, [blank] 1804, Wigom Lancashire England Son of [blank] Ordained by President Brigham Young