May 26
policy and intentions. He said that President Buchaneran was
not a man to plan or lay wires or chaulk out the way for
the prosperity of the Nation. If the whole Nation was
bouiled down into one man and he possessed the knowledge
of the whole I could teach him the principle of Law and
Government for I know more than the whole of them
President Buchanan has manifested the greatest folly of
in his official acts of any man that ever occupied the
Presidential chair. I know ^w^hat the United States wish
to do with us they wish to kill us but they [will] not accomplish
their design if they drive us to far then wo be unto them
they will soon go to peaces. we had a hard rainy night

May 27, 1858 ~ Thursday

27^th I spent most of the day in the office Bovier came
from the armey to Provo to day. Barney Ward came
worith him said two Indians shot Jim Chericcokee
& another man in a carrell and killed them dead

May 28, 1858 ~ Friday

28^th I left the city of Provo rode [to] Great S. L. City as did
President Young & Kimball G. A. S & A Carrington I
spent the night at my own habitations the city looked
deserted but few men, and far less women and children
in it. I found my orchard loaded with fruit strawburies
begining to get ripe currands loaded peach Apricotts &
Aple trees bearing full my houses mostly empty Mrs
Phebe W Woodruff & her daughter Bulah was all that occu-
pied the house

May 29, 1858 ~ Saturday

29^th I pruned my orchard & vineyard visited my pasture
found many poles carried off I visited the President at his
office and met with several of the brethren

May 30, 1858 ~ Sunday

30^th Sunday I called upon the President in the morning He was
visited by Col. Clarkson, Maj Brookie, ^&^ Judge Cliff who
talked with President Young a short time they came
on the same business that John V. Cooper came on
to sell to the mormons the Muosquito country they
visited the city our gardens & orchards spent seve
several hours at Brother Stanes

May 31, 1858 ~ Monday

31. MI spent the day most of the da packing up & loading
my waggons

June 1, 1858 ~ Tuesday

June 1^st I took my wife & child and the last of
my Effects & started for Provo I left Robert to
take charge of the premises. I picked 3 quarts of
srrawburies in my Garden before I left I rode
to willow creek & camped

June 2, 1858 ~ Wednesday

2nd I rode to Provo and spent the night with my family

June 3, 1858 ~ Thursday

3rd I unloaded my waggons & spent a part of the
day in the office

June 4, 1858 ~ Friday

4 I called upon Gov Young and spent a part of the day in
the office

May 26

policy and intentions. He said that President Buchanan was not a man to plan or lay wires or chalk out the way for the prosperity of the Nation. If the whole Nation was boiled down into one man and he possessed the knowledge of the whole I could teach him the principle of Law and Government for I know more than the whole of them

President Buchanan has manifested the greatest folly in his official acts of any man that ever occupied the Presidential chair. I know what the United States wish to do with us they wish to kill us but they will not accomplish their design if they drive us to far then wo be unto them they will soon go to peaces. we had a hard rainy night

May 27, 1858 ~ Thursday

27th I spent most of the day in the office. Bovier came from the armey to Provo to day. Barney Ward came with him said two Indians shot Jim Cherokee & another man in a carrall and killed them dead

May 28, 1858 ~ Friday

28th I left the City of Provo rode to Great S. L. City as did President Young & Kimball G. A. S. & A Carrington I spent the night at my own habitations the City looked deserted but few men and far less women and children in it. I found my orchard loaded with fruit strawburies begining to get ripe currands loaded peach Apricotts & Aple trees bearing full my houses mostly empty Mrs Phebe W Woodruff & her daughter Bulah was all that occupied the house

May 29, 1858 ~ Saturday

29th I pruned my orchard & vineyard visited my pasture found many poles carried off I visited the President at his office and met with several of the brethren

May 30, 1858 ~ Sunday

30th Sunday I called upon the President in the morning He was visited by Col. Clarkson, Maj Brookie, & Judge Cliff who talked with President Young a short time they came on the same business that John V Cooper came on to sell to the mormons the Mosquito country they visited the City our gardens & orchards spent several hours at Brother Stanes

May 31, 1858 ~ Monday

31. I spent the day most of packing up & loading my waggons

June 1, 1858 ~ Tuesday

June 1st I took my wife & child and the last of my Effects & started for Provo I left Robert to take charge of the premises. I picked 3 quarts of strawburies in my Garden before I left I rode to willow creek & camped

June 2, 1858 ~ Wednesday

2nd I rode to Provo and spent the night with my family

June 3, 1858 ~ Thursday

3rd I unloaded my waggons & spent a part of the day in the office

June 4, 1858 ~ Friday

4 I called upon Gov Young and spent a part of the day in the office