Nov 7^th
were picked up from the Austria making 90 saved & 510 lost the
yellow fever has raged at an alarming rate over 500 death
daily in New Orleans alone from that desease. An opposit-
ion paper is being published in this city by Kirk Anderson
it is called Kirk Andersons valley Tann The first peace
strikes out against valley poliygamy in strong terms. there
are seting at liberty a thousand or more teamsters at Col
Johnsons camp which are filling our cities & towns
with rowdyism & crime to get up a fuss with the Saints
I met at 6 oclok with the Twelve in the prayer circle at
the Historians Closset Erastus Snow was mPrayed John Taylor
was mouth. I spent the evening with President Young &
D. H. Wells & E. T. Benson & G. A. Smith at the presidents
office.

November 8, 1858 ~ Monday

8^th I spent the day in the office compiling History Robert started
this morning to draw lumber forom the mouth of the Cottonwood
for W^m Kimball G. A. Smith wento to Jordon Mill. I called
upon President Young & spent the evening with him & D H
Wells We read to him the Article of agreement Betwen Mr
Benson of New York & Samuel Brannan drawn up
By Amos Kendel. President Young said not [to] put it
in History But copy it in a Book & seal it up stating
on the outside of it what it is & let it lie untill we
want it it may be 20 years hence He said President
Polk was at the Bottom of it and Poke wanted to give
the Mormons a grant of Land some whare in the west
But secretary Marcy opposed him strongly & said if
he did it He would resign & do all he could against
him. There was a strong opposition against the Saints
& Thomas Benton had prepared an Armey to destroy
the saints in the wilderness & Nothing saved us ownly
our fitting out the Mormon Battalion to go to Mexico
at the call of the Government

It was reported that Peter Conover was drunk in a
store & nearly crazy. Hopkins Pendor a Polieceman
went in to take him when some of his friends said they
would take care of him He said that was all he wanted
was to have him taking care of. as he was leaving the
store Calvin Foss came to him and asked him if he
was the man that chased him the other night (as two
men were chased who had taken away a mans wife & daughter
for the purpose of whoredom & was shot at while in their
flight) He answered yes Foss then said dam you I will
shoot you if you ever follow me again you just try it again
& I will use you up. Hopkins Fendor went into the street
& told the Mayor of [it] he asked him why he did not knock
him down He said why did you not go into the street & get
help the remark was made that He ought to be taken up
{President Young} one said I would not take him up if he swas to threaten
my life in that way. Brother James Ida called upon
President Young for council to go to Calafornia to settle his
busines President Young advised him to remain & appoint some
men there to settle it this Brother Ida raised a large crop of wheat
for the saints in calafornia

Nov 7th were picked up from the Austria making 90 saved & 510 lost the yellow fever has raged at an alarming rate over 500 death daily in New Orleans alone from that desease. An opposition paper is being published in this City by Kirk Anderson It is called Kirk Andersons valley Tan. The first peace strikes out agains Polygamy in strong terms, thay are seting at liberty a thousand or more teamsters at Col Johnsons camp which are filling our cities & towns with rowdyism & crime to get up a fuss with the Saints I met at 6 oclok with the Twelve in the prayer circle at the Historians Closset. Erastus SnowPrayed John Taylor was mouth. I spent the evening with President Young & D. H. Wells & E. T. Benson & G. A. Smith at the presidents office.

November 8, 1858 ~ Monday

8th I spent the day in the office compiling History Robert started this morning to draw lumber from the mouth of the Cottonwood for W Kimball G. A. Smith went to Jordon Mill. I called upon President Young & spent the evening with him & D H Wells we read to him the Article of agreement Between Mr Benson of New York & Samuel Brannan drawn up By Amos Kendel. President Young said not to put it in History But copy it in a Book & seal it up stating on the outside of it what it is & let it lie untill we want it it may be 20 years hence He said President Polk was at the Bottom of it and Poke wanted to give the Mormons a grant of Land some whare in the west But secretary Marcy opposed him strongly & said if he did He would resign & do all he could against him. There was a strong opposition against the Saints & Thomas Benton had prepared an Armey to destroy the saints in the wilderness & Nothing saved us ownly our fitting out the Mormon Battalion to go to Mexico at the call of the Government

It was reported that Peter Conover was drunk in a store & nearly crazy. Hopkins Pendor a Polieceman went in to take him when some of his friends said they would take care of him He said that was all he wanted was to have him taking care of, as he was leaving the store Calvin Foss came to him and asked him if he was the man that chased him the other night (as two men were chased who had taken away a mans wife & daughter for the purpose of whoredom & was shot at while in their flight) He answered yes. Foss then said dam you I will shoot you if you ever follow me again you just try it again & I will use you up. Hopkins Fendor went into the street & told the Mayor of it he asked him why he did not knock him down He said why did you not go into the street & get help the remark was made that He ought to be taken up {President Young} one said I would not take him up if he was to threaten my life in that way. Brother James Ida called upon President Young for council to go to Calafornia to settle his busines President Young advised him to remain & appoint some men there to settle it this Brother Ida raised a large crop of wheat for the saints in Calafornia