Journal (January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1859)
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22nd
I wrote letters to John Luce, to A. Carrington, to Mrs Cunningham
to Sister Browet total 4 letters. I spent the day in the office
President Young started this afternoon for big Cotton wood canyon
Also H. C. Kimball. J. M. Grant is sick.
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23 & 24 Presidents Young Kimball & Grant & a large company
of saints went to the Lake in big Cotton wood canyon to celebrate the
24th of July the account is published in the Deseret News of July 30th
I was lame with the Rheumatism my men are getting up my Hay
25 The Presidency & saints returned from the Cotton wood Canyon
I spent the day at home
26th I spent this day in the Harvest field I commenced cuting my wheat
the Presidency spent the day in the city
27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Orrin Smith preached
in the Morning from Connecticut his fathers name was Joseph Smith
He was followed by Joseph Young. James Townsend spoke in the afternoon
I attended prayer meeting in the evening
28th I went into the Harvest field with the men & spent the day with them
29th I spent the day in my Harvest field I had a 4 Horse reaper
& 8 binders we cut about 8 acres my field ripened vary uneven
whare we got water on it it was vary good but some of it was so
short we had to pull it up the re^a^per done good work on smooth
ground & stout wheat but on rough ground short & thin wheat it would
run over it. I was vary weary at night
30th
I wrote Letters to J. M. Bernhisel C. C. Rich G. A. Smith
the Mormon Lumanary & Standard. The Calafornia Mail arived
last night
& brought me a Letter from Brother Edward Partridge
I spent most of the day in the office I was with the president in the Evening
T. S. Williams called in to see the President with a man driving 4000 sheep
from New Mexico wished to sell either the sheep or wool the president
did not wish to buy either. President Kimball was at home. J. M. Grant
called at the office in the evening
31st I spent the day in the office writing the Eastern mail came
in & brought me one letter from J. M. Bernhisel and a package
of Bills of Laden & goods which he is sending on to me I also
got many papers of seeds & newspapers & books Also a letter
from G. A. Smith & his Journal of travels J M Grant gave us his
Account of his trip to Filmore
^Aug^ 1st I spent a part of this day in my orchard. Brother Oliphant
put in 101 Apple & Apricott buds into my orchard most of them
were from the States choise Apples the remainder of the day
I spent in the office J. M. Grant was with us in the office
2nd I spent this day in my Harvest field pulling wheat for it
was so short I could not cradle it.
3rd Sunday I attended meeting in the afternoon & evening
J. M. Grant spoke upon clenliness followed by H. C. Kimball & B Young
22nd [FIGURE] I wrote letters to John Luce, to A. Carrington, to Mrs Cunningham to Sister Browet total 4 letters I spent the day in the office President Young started this afternoon for big Cotton wood canyon Also H. C. Kimball. J. M. Grant is sick
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23 & 24 Presidents Young Kimball & Grant & a large company of saints went to the Lake in big Cotton wood canyon to Celebrate the 24th of July the account is published in the Deseret News of July 30th I was lame with the Rheumatism my men are getting up my Hay
25 The Presidency & saints returned from the Cotton wood Canyon I spent the day at home
26th I spent this day in the Harvest field I commenced cuting my wheat the Presidency spent the day in the City
27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Orrin Smith preached in the Morning from Connecticut his fathers name was Joseph Smith He was followed by Joseph Young. James Townsend spoke in the afternoon I attended prayer meeting in the evening
28th I went into the Harvest field with the men & spent the day with them
29th I spent the day in my Harvest field I had a 4 Horse reaper & 8 binders we cut about 8 acres my field ripened vary uneven whare we got water on it it was vary good but some of it was so short we had to pull it up the reaper done good work on smooth ground & stout wheat but on rough ground short & thin wheat it would run over it I was vary weary at night
30th FIGURES I wrote Letters to J. M. Bernhisel C. C. Rich G. A. Smith the Mormon Lumanary & standard. The Calafornia Mail arived last night [FIGURE] & brought me a Letter from Brother Edward Partridge I spent most of the day in the office I was with the president in the Evening T. L. Williams called in to see the President with a man driving 4000 sheep from New Mexico wished to sell either the sheep or wool the president did not wish to buy either. President Kimball was at home. J. M. Grant called at the office in the evening
31st I spent the day in the office writing the Eastern mail came [FIGURE] in & brought me one letter from J. M. Bernhisel and a package of Bills of Laden & goods which he is sending on to me I also got many papers of seeds & newspapers & books Also a letter from G. A. Smith & his Journal of travels. J M Grant gave us his Account of his trip to Filmore
Aug 1st I spent a part of this day in my orchard. Brother Oliphant put in 101 Apple & Apricott buds into my orchard most of them were from the States choise Apples the remainder of the day I spent in the office J. M. Grant was with us in the office
2nd I spent this day in my Harvest field pulling wheat for it was so short I could not cradle it.
3rd Sunday I attended meeting in the afternoon & evening J. M. Grant spoke upon clenliness followed by H. C. Kimball & B Young