Nov 22nd

do their duty would live their religion & would conquer their
Enemies & overcome an express came in saying that it was
23rd I supposed that Capt Cook had arived with his 300
cavalry & it was supposed that they would try to come in
some 75 yoke of cattle were called for to carry out the
provisions to the mountains to the Armey. I attended prayer
circle I opened with prayer G. A. Smith was mouth in
the circle President Young said that He thought of sending
word to Gen Wells to let the Enemy come in to Echo Canyon
before they were disturbed

November 23, 1857 ~ Monday

23rd A Cold Fog over the Earth I spent the day in the office
I received a letter from Robert Scholes & wrote him
one in return & sent him 2 Bags of corn for the ponies

I had put into a tight binn some 130 bushels of Ears of corn it
not having air began to mould this evening I took it out of
my granary & carried it in one of the chambers of my house

November 24, 1857 ~ Tuesday

24^th This is the 4^th day that I we have had a cold dark
Fog hanging over our city I spent the day in the office on
B Youngs History.

November 25, 1857 ~ Wednesday

25^th The fog still hangs over our city I spent the day in the
office on History

November 26, 1857 ~ Thursday

26^th In company with G. A. Smith I called upon Pres-
ident Brigham Young and asked council about publishing
the Endowments or an outline of it telling the time when
the Twelve received their 2nd Anointing & also the organ-
ization of the Council of 50 He gave his concent for
us to publish an account of ist so that the Saints might
understand it {but not the world}. He gave into our hands all
the records of the council of 50 and all of his own private
Letters, Notes, Receips, Pocket Books, &c which I took to the
Historians office & spent the day and Evening in examining
& fileing all that was not for Historical purposes I done
up carefully on file to return to him.

while with President Young Ben Simons a Cherikee
called into President Youngs office had been two days
in the camp of the Enemy. He related his travels there
said they wanted salt vary much their Animals were
dying vary Fast they were cutting timber & diging holes
in the Earth that looks a little like their going into winter
Quarters. The Merchants were suffering for the want of
food they ought to suffer for they have been the means
of Bringing on this war in a great measure

November 27, 1857 ~ Friday

267^th A rainy day I called upon the President with
G A Smith I returned to President Young all his Note
Bills Recepts & Private Letters which He gave me yesterday
He sent a load of salt out to Col Johnson & the Armey
President Young sent a letter to Col Johnson which He read
to us which was certainly rich & interesting

Nov 22nd do their duty would live their religion & would conquer their Enemies & overcome an express came in saying that it was supposed that Capt Cook had arived with his 300 cavalry & it was supposed that they would try to come in some 75 yoke of cattle were called for to carry out the provisions to the mountains to the Armey. I attended prayer circle. I opened with prayer G. A. Smith was mouth in the circle. President Young said that He thought of sending word to Gen Wells to let the Enemy come in to Echo Canyon before they were disturbed

November 23, 1857 ~ Monday

23rd A Cold Fog over the Earth. I spent the day in the office [FIGURE] I received a letter from Robert Scholes & wrote him one in return & sent him 2 Bags of corn for the ponies

I had put into a tight binn some 130 bushels of Ears of corn it not having air began to mould this evening I took it out of my granary & carried it in one of the chambers of my house

November 24, 1857 ~ Tuesday

24th This is the 4th day that we have had a cold dark Fog hanging over our city. I spent the day in the office on B Youngs History.

November 25, 1857 ~ Wednesday

25th The fog still hangs over our City. I spent the day in the office on History

November 26, 1857 ~ Thursday

26th [FIGURE] In company with G. A. Smith I called upon President Brigham Young and asked council about publishing the Endowments or an outline of it telling the time when the Twelve Received their 2nd Anointing & also the organization of the Council of 50 He gave his concent for us to publish an account of it so that the Saints might understand it {but not the world}. He gave into our hands all the records of the council of 50 and all of his own private Letters, Notes, Receips, Pocket Books, &c which I took to the Historians office & spent the day and Evening in examining & fileing all that was not for Historical purposes I done up carefully on file to return to him.

while with President Young Ben Simons a Cherikee called into President Youngs office had been two days in the camp of the Enemy. He related his travels there said they wanted salt vary much their Animals were dying vary Fast they were cutting timber & diging holes in the Earth that looks a little like their going into winter Quarters. The Merchants were Suffering for the want of food they ought to suffer for they have been the means of Bringing on this war in a great measure

November 27, 1857 ~ Friday

27th A rainy day I called upon the President with G A Smith I returned to President Young all his Note Bills Recepts & Private Letters which He gave me yesterday He sent a load of salt out to Col Johnson & the Armey President Young sent a letter to Col Johnson which He read to us which was certainly rich & interesting