Jan 1 1866

and we all rode & called upon Orson Pratts family & spent a few
moments with them we also rode through the city & called upon the
Mayor A. O. Smoot & took some Home made wine with him we then
called upon Govornor Durkee who greeted us with great welcome
we then went to Elder John Taylor's & took dinner with him there we
separated I spent the Evening at the Historians office writing the proced-
ings of the day & listening to G. A. Smith giving his views of the
dividing the Earth in the days of peleg & the kind of Barges the
Jaredites made to cross the ocian in to the Land of America &
many items of the History of the Jaredites Nephites & Lamanites

January 2, 1866 ~ Tuesday

2d I met with the council in the Afternoon

January 3, 1866 ~ Wednesday

3d [FIGURES] I received a letter from Ann Cossett to her Sister Betsey. I wrote
Ann Cossett a letter I spent the Evening with Brother & Sister Alvord
& found Brother Alvord had met with an accident. He fell from the top of
an Hay stack & hurt his head & shoulder. I administered to him

January 4, 1866 ~ Thursday

4. I spent the forenoon in the Legislator & wrote a letter to I. F. Carter

January 5, 1866 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] 5. [FIGURE] I spent the day in the council & wrote to Luther Scammans, we met
in Joint session & Elected our Territoritore officers

January 6, 1866 ~ Saturday

6. I spent the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowment to 25
HCK sealed 2 couple WW, 10, GQ. Cannon 1. total 13 couple

January 7, 1866 ~ Sunday

7. Sunday I Attended Meeting in the Tabernacle in the Afternoon.

8 I spent the day in the Counci

January 8, 1866 ~ Monday

8 9 [FIGURE] I Attended the dedication of the City Hall at 11 oclok It was
an interesting day G A Sm G Q Cannon made the dedication prayer
in the Evening we partook of a supper & had a dance

January 9, 1866 ~ Tuesday to January 10, 1866 ~ Wednesday

9. & 10. I spent the time mostly at the farm

January 11, 1866 ~ Thursday

11. I spent the time in the Council day & Evening

January 12, 1866 ~ Friday

12. [FIGURE] I spent the day in Council & wrote ^2^ [letters] to Father Carter & Shuah Carter

January 13, 1866 ~ Saturday

13. I spent the day in the Endowments House we gave Endowments to [blank]

January 14, 1866 ~ Sunday

14. Sunday I met with my Quorum & attended meeting in the After-
noon E. T. Benson spoke. I met with the Twelve in the Evening for prayer
& preached in the 9 ward

January 15, 1866 ~ Monday

15 I spent the day in the council I wrote a letter to Azmon Woodruff

January 16, 1866 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] 16. I spent the day in the Council

January 17, 1866 ~ Wednesday

17. I spent the day in Council Attended a feast at Joseph Horns 6 [m]