19th They finished cleaning the office I watered the
guarden in the morning called upon J. M. Bernhisel
& done some choreing. The Eastern Mail came in gave
an account of the wars. The European powers have commenced
some hard fighting in one battle it is said that the Aust-
rians lost in killed wounded & taken prisioners about
20000 men the French some 12000. We had a hard rain
last night
~ Wednesday
20thRobert Scholes {started for Camp Floyd this morning
to buy a pair of mules. I spent the day in the office|Deseret Alphabet} I met
with the Presidency and Twelve at President Youngoffice at
8 oclok for the purpose of taking into consideration the subject
of our candidate or Delegate to Washington we ascertained
that our enemies intend to run Dr Hurt for a candidate
and Hartnet would give him a certificate if he did not get
more than 5 votes on the plea that Horace Eldridge was
not a resident of this Territory having been absent nearly
a year a Number of voters came in we organized a
corcus [caucus] or meeting by appointing S. M. Blair chairman
& A Carrington secretary. The meeting resolved to
Drop the name of Horrace S. Eldridge & insert in its stead
the Name of William H. Hooper so that our Enemies
will have no chance to cavil about it. It was resolved
to print a circular forthwith & that F. D. Richards
& Joseph A Young start early in the morning for
all the southern settlements & distribute the circulars
as far as the lowest settlements also that John Taylor
& oOrson Hyde go South North as far as Box Elder & Cach
valley for the same purpose President Young wrote a letter
I left the office at about 1 oclok at Night it was supposed
that the Gentiles would try to vote at Camp Floyd & get
the armey to vote.
I Baptized my Daughter Bulah Augusta at 7 oclok
in the Evening she was 8 years old yesterday the 19th
~ Thursday
21st I confirmed Bulah Augusta this morning I spent
the fore part of the day. ^{in the office}^ in the afternoon in company [with] J. L. Smith I budded George A Smith's orchard we
put in about 200 buds of the choisest apples I have
in my orchard
~ Friday
22 I spent most of the day budding in my orchard
I spent the evening in the office it has been a cloudy
windey day. Robert returned from Camp Floyd
& brought a pair of Bay ^or mouse couler^ mules with a black streak on
the back He paid $185 for them Wm Kimball made
the purchase I had a Bill of sale they are marked U. S.
and C. on the near sholder and [FIGURE] on the Near sholder
19th They finished cleaning the office I watered the
guarden in the morning called upon J. M. Bernhisel
& done some choreing. The Eastern Mail came in gave
an account of the wars. The European powers have commenced
some hard fighting in one battle it is said that the Austrians lost in killed wounded & taken prisioners about
20000 men the French some 12000. We had a hard rain
last night
~ Wednesday
20thRobert Scholes {{started for Camp Floyd this morning
to buy a pair of mules. I spent the day in the office}} I met
with the Presidency and Twelve at President Youngoffice at
8 oclok for the purpose of taking into consideration the subject
of our candidate or Delegate to Washington we ascertained
that our enemies intend to run Dr Hurt for a candidate
and Hartnet would give him a certificate if he did not get
more than 5 votes on the plea that Horace Eldridge was
not a Resident of this Territory having been absent nearly
a year a Number of voters came in we organized a
corcus or meeting by appointing S. M. Blair Chairman
& A Carrington Secretary. The meeting resolved to
Drop the name of Horrace S. Eldridge & insert in its stead
the Name of William H. Hooper so that our Enemies
will have no chance to cavil about it. It was resolved
to print a circular forthwith & that F. D. Richards
& Joseph A Young start early in the morning for
all the southern settlements & distribute the circulars
as far as the lowest settlements also that John Taylor
& Orson Hyde go North as far as Box Elder & Cach
valley for the same purpose President Young wrote a letter
I left the office at about 1 oclok at Night it was supposed
that the Gentiles would try to vote at Camp Floyd & get
the armey to vote.
[FIGURE] I Baptized my Daughter Bulah Augusta at 7 oclok
in the Evening she was 8 years old yesterday the 19th
~ Thursday
21st I confirmed Bulah Augusta this morning I spent
the fore part of the day. {in the office} in the afternoon in company
J. L. Smith I budded George A Smith's orchard we
put in about 200 buds of the choisest apples I have
in my orchard
~ Friday
22 I spent most of the day budding in my orchard
I spent the evening in the office it has been a cloudy
windey day. Robert returned from Camp Floyd
& brought a pair of Bay or mouse couler mules with a black streak on
the back He paid $185 for them Wm Kimball made
the purchase I had a Bill of sale they are marked U.S.
and C. on the near sholder and [FIGURE] on the Near sholder
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