Oct 24^th

And it has done us no harm But if I was going to
attempt to destroy this people I should have let them have
there post office and made One Millions of Dollars of
Appropriation & given them all they asked for then spent
annother Million in carriying in Gentiles & Merchandize &
kept this up yearly untill I had filled the country with
Gentiles but the Lord would not let them do this but I should
know that I could not quer conquer them by forc & they
will find it out. President Young got a letter to day from
Gen Wells who says the Enemy have returned back on
Hams Fork some 15 miles

I had a company of men who were lying in camp from
Toelle City call & Husk out 110 Bushels of Ears of corn
for me I gave them one 10^th for husking I spent most of
the day on B. Youngs History. Brother J. V. Long Buried
a child to day 1 year 8 months & 11 days old which died on
the 23rd

October 25, 1857 ~ Sunday

25^th Sunday I attended the meeting in the Tabernacle John Young
preached in the Morning followed by Lorenzo Young & Brigham
Young we had a good meeting. The Lord is manifesting great wis-
dom through President Brigham Young as a Prophet & leader
in Israel He corrects the Errors of all his brethren in such a
way it is clearly manifest in the Eyes of all the people.

I attended the prayer circle in the evening at 4 oclok Gen D H.
Wells & Elders John Taylor & G A. Smith arived from the Head
quarters of the Army met in council with us & spent some
time in conversing upon the subjet of the war. President Young
said I mean to send word to the United States that if they have
sent troops here the cattle which we have taken I will give
them credit for upon compound interest but I do not
know that they have sent any they have not notifyed me
officially any thing about it & I have no right to know
any thing about it but shall treat them as a mob

October 26, 1857 ~ Monday

26^th Brother Peter W Conover & Oliver Smith arived
in this city this morning & called at Presidents Youngs
office & brought the news from our Carson valley company
they gave a rehearsal of all their travels to carson
Valley & Calafornia & back again which was Highly
interesting the company of the Carson valley saints & those
from Calafornia & Oregon were on the way to this city
they had 160 fighting men with 2700 lbs of Ammuni-
tion belonging to the Church & a great deal with private
individuals & a large amount of Arms. all the Saints are
coming from Carson Valley they left ownly 2 Boxes
of caps & 1 lb of powder in all Carson Valley they sold all
their arms & ammunition to the Brethren for their places. President
Young also received a letter from Gen Grant the Army were
still on hams Fork not desided which route they would yet
take they had got the Chief waggon Master in custidy

The presidency and Twelve were in conversation all the fore noon
at his office upon the subject of the war. President Young said

October 24, 1857 ~ Saturday

Oct 24th And it has done us no harm But if I was going to attempt to destroy this people I should have let them have there post office and made One Millions of Dollars of Appropriation & given them all they asked for then spent annother Million in carrying in Gentiles & Merchandize & kept this up yearly untill I had filled the country with Gentiles but the Lord would not let them do this but I should know that I could not conquer them by forc & they will find it out. President Young got a letter to day from Gen Wells who says the Enemy have returned back on Hams Fork some 15 miles

I had a company of men who were lying in camp from Toelle City call & Husk out 110 Bushels of Ears of corn for me I gave them One 10th for husking I spent most of the day on B. Youngs History. Broth J. V. Long Buried a child to day 1 year 8 months & 11 days old which died on the 23rd

October 25, 1857 ~ Sunday

25th Sunday I attended the meeting in the Tabernacle John Young preached in the Morning followed by Lorenzo Young & Brigham Young we had a good meeting. The Lord is manifesting great wisdom through President Brigham Young as a Prophet & leader in Israel He corrects the Errors of all his brethren in such a way it is clearly manifest in the Eyes of all the people.

I attended the prayer Circle in the evening at 4 oclok Gen D H. Wells & Elders John Taylor & G A. Smith arived from the Head quarters of the Army met in council with us & spent some time in conversing upon the subjet of the war. President Young said I mean to send word to the United States that if they have sent troops here the cattle which we have taken I will give them credit for upon compound interest but I do not know that they have sent any they have not notifyed me officially any thing about it & I have no right to know any thing about it but shall treat them as a mob

October 26, 1857 ~ Monday

26th Brother Peter W Conover & Oliver Smith arived in this City this morning & called at Presidents Youngs office & brought the news from our Carson valley company they gave a Rehearsal of all their travels to carson Valley & Calafornia & back again which was Highly interesting the company of the Carson valley saints & those from Calafornia & Oregon were on the way to this City they had 160 fighting men with 2700 lbs of Ammunition belonging to the Church & a great deal with private individuals & a large amount of Arms. all the Saints are coming from Carson valley they left ownly 2 Boxes of caps & 1 lb of powder in all Carson Valley they sold all their arms & ammunition to the Brethren for their places. President Young also received a letter from Gen Grant the Army were still on hams Fork not desided which route they would yet take they had got the Chief waggon Master in custidy

The presidency and Twelve were in conversation all the fore noon at his office upon the subjet of the war. President Young said