Sept 11.
Sunday Elder O Pratt preached in the Tabernacle in the mor-
ning upon the first principle of the gospel. He spoke lengthy
but made his subject vary plain. Lord Richard Grovesnor
son of the Marquis of Wiestminster was present. He had
an interview with President Young who feasted him on grapes
& fruit took him on to the top of his house whare he could
have a good view of the city. Lord Grovesnor is a young man
about 22 years of age small in stature vary plain in dress
and puts on no more airs than a plain contry farmer
G. A. Smith preachesd in the afternoon followed by N. V. Jones
& President Heber C Kimball. I met with the 12 in the evening
F D. Richards Prayed & Erastus Snow was mouth. we all went
to President Youngs & stayed till 11 oclok at night conversing
upon a variety of subjects. President Young said that N V Jones
said an old man in India variy ages [aged] & a vary learned man
told him that there was a History in the Percian library
giving an account of 2 families leaving Jerrusalem & building
a vessel & set sail for a western continent which agreeed
with the account of Lehi & Ishmahel & their families coming
to America as given in the Book of Mormon. President Young
also said that the seer stone which Joseph YouSmith first obtained
He got in an Iron kettle 15 feet under ground. He saw it
while looking in another seers stone which a person had
He went right to the spot & dug & found it. in speaking of the
Lamanites He said we could not do much for them & the
Lord would not a great deal until they were willing to do sum-
thing for themselves

September 12, 1859 ~ Monday

12. I took my team & carried G. A. Smith & A P Rock-
wood to the penetentiary Samuel Richards also went.
We went as inspectors. we visited the penetentiary in
all its appartments & had some conversation with
McCkenzie & Thorp the ownly two prisioners.
we returned
home I spent the evening in the office

September 13, 1859 ~ Tuesday

13. I visited A O. Smoot in the morning who was
quite sick with the Bilyous fever & Bloody flux I administered
to him with L. W. Hardy I spent most of the day at home

September 14, 1859 ~ Wednesday

14^th I visited Phineas Youngs garden in company G A Smith
& J. L. Smith. Brother Kesler called in the office a short
time I spent most of the day laboring for myself

September 15, 1859 ~ Thursday

15 I disposed of 115 doz peaches this morning I have to
guard my orchard day and night in order to save my fruit
there are so many stealing I caught a man stealing my
peaches on a tree about 10 feet from my Father who was lying
down asleep. I took after him but he out run me & got
away many persons have stolen fruit from me this season
I spent the evening at the office

September 16, 1859 ~ Friday

16^th I spent most of the day in my office. Capt Stevenson
arived with his train about 6 oclock with about 70 waggons

Sept 11. Elder O. Pratt preached in the Tabernacle in the morning upon the first principle of the gospel He spoke lengthy but made his subject vary plain Lord Richard Grovesnor son of the Marquis of West minster was present. He had an interview with President Young who feasted him on grapes & fruit took him on to the top of his house whare he could have a good view of the City. Lord Grovesnor is a young man about 22 years of age small in stature vary plain in dress and puts on no more airs than a plain contry farmer G. A. Smith preached in the afternoon followed by N. V. Jones & President Heber C. Kimball. I met with the 12 in the evening F D. Richards Prayed & Erastus Snow was mouth. we all went to President Youngs & stayed till 11 oclok at night conversing upon a variety of subjects President Young said that N V Jones said an old man in India variy ages & a vary learned man told him that there was a History in the Percian library giving an account of 2 families leaving Jerrusalem & building a vessel & set sail for a western Continent which agreeed with the account of Lehi & Ishmahel & their families coming to America as given in the Book of Mormon. President Young also said that the seer stone which JosephSmith first obtained he got in an Iron kettle 15 feet under ground He saw it while looking in another seers stone which a person had He went right to the spot & dug & found it. in speaking of the Lamanites He said we could not do much for them & the Lord would not a great deal until they were willing to do sumthing for themselves

September 12, 1859 ~ Monday

12. I took my team & carried G. A. Smith & A P Rockwood to the penetentiary Samuel Richards also went. We went as inspectors we visited the penetentiary in all its appartments & had some conversation with MCKenzie & Thorp the ownly prisioners. we returned home I spent the evening in the office

September 13, 1859 ~ Tuesday

13. I visited A. O. Smoot in the morning who was quite sick with the Bilyous fever & Bloody flux I administered to him with L. W. Hardy I spent most of the day at home

September 14, 1859 ~ Wednesday

14. I visited Phineas Youngs garden in company G A Smith & J. L. Smith Brother Kesler called in the office a short time I spent most of the day laboring for myself

September 15, 1859 ~ Thursday

15 I disposed of 115 doz peaches this morning I have to guard my orchard day and night in order to save my fruit there are so many stealing I caught a man stealing my peaches on a tree about 10 feet from my Father who was lying down asleep. I took after him but he out run me & got away many persons have stolen fruit from me this season I spent the evening at the office

September 16, 1859 ~ Friday

16th I spent most of the day in my office Capt Stevenson arived with his train about 6 oclock with about 70 waggon