October 31, 1842 ~ Monday

Oct 31 I attended City Council at night
Spent the day in the printing Office

November 1, 1842 ~ Tuesday to November 5, 1842 ~ Saturday

Nov 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 I spent the time in the
printing office days & evenings I spent
at Elder W^m Claytons drawing off the
Times & Seasons Mail Book Elder Wilard
Richards returned from the east with his
family to Nauvoo on Sunday Oct 30 he came to
NMy house Monday night was taken at 2 oclock
with the cholera Morbus & was exceding sick I
was with him for several hours. he was low for
several days.

On Tuesday morning our son
Wilford was taken vary sick with the croup & it
seemed as though he would die for a little time
& was sick for several days & then recoverd
The Twelve returned home on friday

November 6, 1842 ~ Sunday

6^th Sunday I spent the day in company
with Elder Clayton Elder H Smith preached
in the fore part of the day

November 7, 1842 ~ Monday to November 12, 1842 ~ Saturday

7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 Was spent in the printing office
& in the City Council. Elder Taylor & myself
had an interview with Joseph Smith & he wished
we us to take the responsibility of the printing
office upon usourselves & liberate him from it
he proffered to rent the property to us for simple
interest & we concluded to take it. We spent
several days in the City Council passing a law
relative to writ of Habus Corpus. After it was
passed Joseph felt secure to stay at home as
the law protected him as well as all other
citizens

November 13, 1842 ~ Sunday

13 Sunday I spent most of the day at the
printing office

November 14, 1842 ~ Monday

14^th Spent the day at the printing office

November 15, 1842 ~ Tuesday

15 An exeeding severe snow storm the worst
I ever knew in the western country at the
season of the year

October 31, 1842 ~ Monday

Oct 31 I attended City Council at night Spent the day in the printing Office

November 1, 1842 ~ Tuesday to November 5, 1842 ~ Saturday

Nov 1, 2, 3, 4 &, 5 I spent the time in the printing Office days & evenings I spent at Elder Wm Claytons drawing off the Times & Seasons Mail Book Elder Wilard Richards returned from the east with his family to Nauvoo on Sunday Oct 30 he came to My house Monday night was taken at 2 oclock with the Cholera Morbus & was exceding sick I was with him for several hours, he was low for several days. On Tuesday morning our son Wilford was taken vary sick with the Croup & it seemed as though he would die for a little time & was sick for several days & then recoverd The Twelve returned home on friday

November 6, 1842 ~ Sunday

6th Sunday I spent the day in company with Elder Clayton ink color change Elder H Smith preached in the fore part of the day

November 7, 1842 ~ Monday to November 12, 1842 ~ Saturday

7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 Was spent in the Printing Office & in the City Council, Elder Taylor & myself had an interview with Joseph Smith & he wished us to take the responsibility of the printing Office upon Ourselves & liberate him from it he proffered to rent the property to us for simple interest & we concluded to take it. We spent several days in the City Council passing a law relative to writ of Habus Corpus. After it was passed Joseph felt secure to stay at home as the law protected him as well as all other citizens

November 13, 1842 ~ Sunday

13 Sunday I spent most of the day at the printing Office

November 14, 1842 ~ Monday

14th Spent the day at the printing Office

November 15, 1842 ~ Tuesday

15 An exeeding severe snow storm the worst I ever knew in the western country at the season of the year