Sept 26
wind up the firm of Russel Miller & co in this city I
went home at 10 oclok & spent the night boiling molasses
I went to bed about daylight some person came & stole
about 8 gallons of good thick molasses after I left the
works. I also heard last night that 3 men was seen on
sunday night at the window of Blair & Fergusons
office armed with pistols. The same night some men came
to my Front Door & tryed to get in by using fals keys

September 27, 1859 ~ Tuesday

27^th I spent the forenoon at home & the afternoon in the
office. The Eastern Mail came in this morning it was not
opened till near night I obtained The genessee Farmer
The daily Advertiser, and one Millennium Star I
spent the night at home making molasses but the evening
I spent at President Youngs reading the news of the day
we had a hard storm of wind & rain through the
night. I was up late

September 28, 1859 ~ Wednesday

28^th I am not well to day Brother Cole is again sick
& confined to his bed Robert & Wilford are runing
the cane mill

September 29, 1859 ~ Thursday

29^th Robert & Wilford went off to sell a load of peaches
Brother Cole is vary sick I spent the day & night at
the sugar mill

September 30, 1859 ~ Friday

30^th Brother Cole is som better to day

October 1, 1859 ~ Saturday

Oct 1^st I spent most of the day in the Endowment House
I carried in my fruit & vegitables to the state fair which
was open to receive all articles today

October 2, 1859 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum this morning A Hinkley
Prayed. H Stout was mouth. At 12 oclok [P]M. I went to the
House of Brother MCIntyre with Dr's France & Anderson & Rich-
ardson & [illegible] Blair Ferguson & others we administered
to Edward Henry Moss who was in an awful state with an
osteo-aneurismal tumor of the thigh. The surgeons amputated
his leg at the hip Joint the operations was performed in 6 minuts
and the leg lay on the floor at the foot of the surgeon & in a few
minutes more the arteries were taken up wound dressed & the
patient put to bed. The case was one of great interest esspeicially
to the surgeons. The tumor extended from the Hip Joint to within
a short distance of the knee and measured to within twenty four
inches in circumferance which was an extention of the Bone
The patient was comfortable after the operation he had suffered
with it for many years

I met with my Quorum in the evening. W Woodruff sen prayed
John Taylor was mouth the evening was spent in conversation
concerning our duties.

October 3, 1859 ~ Monday to October 5, 1859 ~ Wednesday

3, 4^th ^&^ 5^th I spent most of my time in the state fair

October 6, 1859 ~ Thursday

6^th I met in the general conference & fast meeting the people
spoke & much of the spirit of the Lord was with the people

Sept 26 wind up the firm of Russel Miller & co in this City I went home at 10 oclok & spent the night boiling molasses I went to bed about daylight some person came & stole about 8 gallons of good thick molasses after I left the works. I also heard last night that 3 men was seen on sunday night at the window of Blair & Fergusons office armed with pistols. The same night some men came to my Front Door & tryed to get in by using fals keys

September 27, 1859 ~ Tuesday

27th I spent the forenoon at home & the afternoon in the office. The Eastern Mail came in this morning it was not opened till near night I obtained The genessee Farmer The daily Advertiser, and one Milennium Star I spent the night at home making molasses but the evening I spent at President Youngs reading the news of the day we had a hard storm of wind & rain through the night I was up late

September 28, 1859 ~ Wednesday

28th I am not well to day Brother Cole is again sick & confined to his bed Robert & Wilford are runing the cane mill

September 29, 1859 ~ Thursday

29th Robert & Wilford went off to sell a load of peaches Brother Cole is vary sick I spent the day & night at the sugar mill

September 30, 1859 ~ Friday

30th Brother Cole is som better to day

October 1, 1859 ~ Saturday

Oct 1st I spent most of the day in the Endowment House I carried in my fruit & vegitables to the state fair which was open to receive all articles today

October 2, 1859 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday I met with my Quorum this morning A Hinkley Prayed. H Stout was mouth. At 12 oclok PM. I went to the House of Brother MCIntyre with Dr's France & Anderson & Richardson & Moses Blair Ferguson & others we administered to Edward Henry Moss who was in an awful state with an osteo-aneurismal tumor of the thigh. The surgeons amputated his leg at the hip Joint the operations was performed in 6 minuts and the leg lay on the floor at the foot of the surgeon & in a few minutes more the arteries were taken up wound dressed & the patient put to bed. The case was one of great interest esspecially to the surgeons. The tumor extended from the Hip Joint to within a short distance of the knee and measured twenty four inches in circumferance which was an extention of the Bone The patient was comfortable after the operation he had suffered with it for many years

I met with my Quorum in the evening. W Woodruff sen prayed John Taylor was mouth the evening was spent in conversation concerning our duties.

October 3, 1859 ~ Monday to October 5, 1859 ~ Wednesday

3, 4th & 5th I spent most of my time in the state fair

October 6, 1859 ~ Thursday

6th I met in the general Conference & fast meeting the people spoke & much of the spirit of the Lord was with the people