Nov 25
I spent the evening with the regency with President Young
there were present Brigham Young D. H. Wells O. Hyde
W. Woodruff G. A. Smith E. T. Benson F. D. Richards A.
Carrington W. W Phelps, Hosea Stout, Samuel Richards
G. D. Watt ^&^ R. L. Campbell & Joseph A Young we agreed
upon the arangment of the Alphabet to have it stand perpendiclar
also to print the first Book in the Deseret Alphabet & to print
some in each Number of the Deseret News. President Young
has laboured unceseingly to esstablish the Deseret Alphabet
& have it taught in our schools. Judge Sinclair ruled
that [since] they had sit in court but 7 days instead of nearly 60
that He should not count time ownly while sitting in court
The Deseret News published the procedings of the court
which has made the Judge & his party quite mad.

November 26, 1858 ~ Friday

26. We have a hard snow storm this morning I spent
the day in the office scraping

November 27, 1858 ~ Saturday

27^th It is a cold day I spent the day in the office scraping
& preparing matter for the deseret Alphabet. Mr kinkade
& his parrty were tried before the Mayor and fined
$20 each Kirk Anderson plead their cause or
rather Pled guilty for them

November 28, 1858 ~ Sunday

28^th Sunday President Young was confined to his room
all day with illness The eastern Mail arived last night
at 12 oclok, a vary dry mail nothing of interest. I met
with my Quorum at 12 oclok for Prayer R L Campbell
prayed Brother Pugmire was Mouth I spent several
hours in the Presidents office looking over the mail
but found but little of interest I met with the Twelve
in the Prayer Circle G. A. Smith Prayed & C. C. Rich was
mouth The subjects of our prayers were for the Presiden
& for the Lord to overthrow the evil designs of our enemies
against us & to divide them in their councils that they
may do us no harm

November 29, 1858 ~ Monday

29^th A plesant morning Brother Riser came into
the office & spoke of his mission in Jermany He had
four trials & 23 days imprisionment in Hamburgh
for preaching the fulness of the Gospel called mormonism
The court met this morning at 11 oclok Judge Sinclair
has tried to rig a purchase to take up Brigham Young &
his council & the Twelve for treason he gave a charge
to the Jury to Bring in a charge of treason against
the leaders of this people but to day the District Attorney
has argured before the court & the Grand Jury that they
had no Jurisdiction upon treason that was committed
at any period before the peace commissioners left this
Territory for Washington. It is a Historical fact that
treson did exhist in this Territory it is equally a Historical
fact that all treason which exhisted in this Territory was
pardoned By James Buchanan the President of the United
States and By the Govornor of this territory and the

Nov 25 I spent the evening with the regency with President Young there were present Brigham Young D. H. Wells O. Hyde W. Woodruff G. A. Smith E. T. Benson F. D. Richards A. Carrington W. W Phelps, Hosea Stout, Samuel Richards G. D. Watt & R. L. Campbell & Joseph A Young we agreed upon the arangment of the Alphabet to have it stand perpendicular also to print the first Book in the Deseret Alphabet & to print some in each Number of the Deseret News. President Young has laboured unceseingly to esstablish the Deseret Alphabet & have it taught in our schools. Judge Sinclair ruled that since they had sit in court but 7 days instead of nearly 60 that He should not count time ownly while sitting in court The Deseret News published the procedings of the court which has made the Judge & his party quite mad.

November 26, 1858 ~ Friday

26. We have a hard snow storm this morning I spent the day in the office scraping

November 27, 1858 ~ Saturday

27th It is a cold day I spent the day in the office scraping & preparing matter for the deseret Alphabet. Mr Kinkade & his party were tried before the Mayor and fined $20 each Kirk Anderson plead their cause or rather Pled guilty for them

November 28, 1858 ~ Sunday

28th Sunday President Young was confined to his room all day with illness. The eastern Mail arived last night at 12 oclok a vary dry mail nothing of interest. I met with my Quorum at 12 oclok for Prayer R L Campbell prayed Brother Pugmire was Mouth I spent several hours in the Presidents office looking over the mail but found but little of interest. I met with the Twelve in the Prayer Circle. G. A. Smith Prayed & C. C. Rich was mouth. The subjects of our prayers were for the President & for the Lord to overthrow the evil designs of our enemies against us & to divide them in their Councils that they may do us no harm

November 29, 1858 ~ Monday

29th A plesant morning Brother Riser came into the office & spoke of his mission in Jermany He had four trials & 23 days imprisionment in Hamburgh for preaching the fulness of the Gospel called mormonism The court met this morning at 11 oclok Judge Sinclair has tried to rig a purchase to take up Brigham Young & his Council & the Twelve for treason he gave a charge to the Jury to Bring in a charge of treason against the leaders of this people but to day the District Attorney has argured before the court & the Grand Jury that they had no Jurisdiction upon treason that was committed at any period before the peace commissioners left this Territory for washington. It is a Historical fact that treson did exhist in this Territory it is equally a Historical fact that all treason which exhisted in this Territory was pardoned By James Buchanan the President of the United States & By the Govornor of this territory and the