[FIGURE] as soon as the Mail was opened I obtained Letters from John M Bernhisel
G A Smith & I. F. Carter. President Young got letter from J. M. Bernhisel
G.A. Smith John Taylor W^m Smith W. I. Appleby J. L. Haywood
& many others I went to his office & Herd D H Wells read till
half past 10 oclok we find the Nation in great confusion
& discord & a vary strong feeling against Utah our Delegats
have not yet presented our memorial to congress & probably will
not this session the spirit & power of Darkness wickedness & abominations
are prevailing to a great extent throughout the Nations

August 29, 1856 ~ Friday

29^th I spent the day in the office writing

August 30, 1856 ~ Saturday

30^th [FIGURE] I wrote letters to J. M. Bernhisel G. A. Smith, Editor
of the Mormon, The Lumanary, Orson Pratt, W^m R Prince & to
Thompson Woodruff, I. F. Carter total 8 letters most of which
was put in the copying book it was a vary busy day with us.

President Young was at home through the day attending to the corresspondence
President Kimball & Grant was at home

August 31, 1856 ~ Sunday

31^st Sunday President Young Preached in the morning & prophesied
concerning the oposition of the gentiles to us {Said they could not drive us from this valley} He
was still govornor & should be untill the Lord saw fit to remove him he spoke
by the spirit & power of God. Elder J. Clinton first spoke gave an
account of his mission & spoke well He was followed by Elder Robbins
He told what he had done, then President Young followed him
In the Afternoon Amasa Lyman spoke was followed by Presidents
Heber C. Kimball & J. M. Grant. I attended the prayer Circle in the
evening President Young went to Feramore Littles to administer to his sick wife
The roof of the Blacksmith shop was burned this morning in part

September 1, 1856 ~ Monday

Sept 1^st I spent the day in the office President Young was in his office
looking over the News brought by the Calafornia Mail which
arived at 11 oclock to day J. M. Grant was About Home also & H C
Kimball was at home. The Following is a Copy of the Geneologo
of Phebe Whitmore Carter Now Phebe Woodruff

First Generation

Daniel Carter born in Newburyport Mass The 2nd generation of Carters From England

2nd Ezra Carter born Feb, 1734

3rd Ezra Carter born March AD 1773

4^th generation Phebe Whitmore Carter born March 8^th 1807 Married to Wilford Woodruff April 13 1837

1^st Generation Joseph Fabyan & Mary Bracket
2 " " [Generation] Joshua Fabyan Esq born March 1742/Sarah Fabyan born April 8, 1750
3 " " Sarah Fabyan born April 8^th 1775 Married to Ezra Carter Oct 2nd 1797
4 " " Phebe W Carter born March 8^th 1807 Married April 13 1837