July 22, 1856 ~ Tuesday
22nd [FIGURE] I wrote letters to , to , to Mrs
to Sister total 4 letters I spent the day in the office
President started this afternoon for
Also . is sick
July 23, 1856 ~ Wednesday to July 24, 1856 ~ Thursday
23 & 24 Presidents & & a large company
of saints went to the Lake in 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
July 25, 1856 ~ Friday
25 The Presidency & saints returned from the
I spent the day at home
July 26, 1856 ~ Saturday
26th I spent this day in the Harvest field I commenced cuting my wheat
the Presidency spent the day in the
July 27, 1856 ~ Sunday
27th Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle. preached
in the Morning from his fathers name was Joseph Smith
He was followed by . spoke in the afternoon
I attended prayer meeting in the evening
July 28, 1856 ~ Monday
28th I went into the Harvest field with the men & spent the day with them
July 29, 1856 ~ Tuesday
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
July 30, 1856 ~ Wednesday
30th [FIGURES] I wrote Letters to
the Mormon Lumanary & standard. The Mail arived
last night [FIGURE] & brought me a Letter from Brother
I spent most of the day in the office I was with the in the Evening
called in to see the President with a man driving 4000 sheep
from wished to sell either the sheep or wool the president
did not wish to buy either. President was at home.
called at the office in the evening
July 31, 1856 ~ Thursday
31st I spent the day in the office writing the Eastern mail came
[FIGURE] in & brought me one letter from 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 & his Journal of travels. gave us his
Account of his trip to
August 1, 1856 ~ Friday
^Aug^ 1st I spent a part of this day in my orchard. Brother
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 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
spoke upon clenliness followed by &