July 22, 1856 ~ Tuesday

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

July 23, 1856 ~ Wednesday to July 24, 1856 ~ Thursday

23 & 24 Presidents Young Kimball & Grant & a large company
of saints went to the Lake in big Cotton wood canyon to Celebrate the
24^th of July the account is published in the Deseret News of July 30^th
I was lame with the Rheumatism my men are getting up my Hay

July 25, 1856 ~ Friday

25 The Presidency & saints returned from the Cotton wood Canyon
I spent the day at home

July 26, 1856 ~ Saturday

26^th I spent this day in the Harvest field I commenced cuting my wheat
the Presidency spent the day in the City

July 27, 1856 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. Orrin Smith preached
in the Morning from Connecticut his father^s name was Joseph Smith
He was followed by Joseph Young. James Townsend spoke in the afternoon
I attended prayer meeting in the evening

July 28, 1856 ~ Monday

28^th I went into the Harvest field with the men & spent the day with them

July 29, 1856 ~ Tuesday

29^th 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

July 30, 1856 ~ Wednesday

30^th [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

July 31, 1856 ~ Thursday

31^st 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

August 1, 1856 ~ Friday

^Aug^ 1^st 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

August 2, 1856 ~ Saturday

2nd I spent this day in my Harvest field pulling wheat for it
was so short I could not cradle it.

August 3, 1856 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I attended meeting in the afternoon & evening
J. M. Grant spoke upon clenliness followed by H. C. Kimball & B Young