60 miles & while on the Journey walked 72 miles without eating
& when I got to Eagle Creek with Parish I believed I could
have killed any horse I ever saw walking to have followed
it. How will it be here should we have to go to the mountains
we might ride our Horses to the mountains then we would
have to leave them for we would have to go to many places
whare our Horses could not go there is another thing I want
to speak of we know how things have been in Nauvoo
Joseph & Hiram the leaders of the people were killed if that
cotime ever comes again when the Leaders of this people
are called for I am opposed to thare being given up
I do not care what the consequences are for if any have
got to die let it be some of the rest of us who are not of
as much consequences as they are but I want them
to live to lead Israel as long as their is any body to lead
let us obey council in all things & if necessary go into
the mountains & we will increase untill the wicked
will say let us not go against Zion to Battle for her
sons are terrible & we cannot stand. There was a good
spirit pervaded the whole meeting. J. V. Long reported the
speeches of the Presidency.

June 30, 1857 ~ Tuesday

30 I spent the day in the office writing History mostly

July 1, 1857 ~ Wednesday

^July 1^st^ I walked with G A Smith to Mr Sayers & visited his
garden He had a fine lot of Black & yellow wild curants
from Boston & Nauvoo bottoms

I wrote 2 letters to the Mormon & Star

July 2, 1857 ~ Thursday

2nd A hard rainy day which will do great good I spent
the fore part of the day at home & evening in the office

July 3, 1857 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the day in the office & I wrote to the standard
during the night left the office at 2 oclok at night

July 4, 1857 ~ Saturday

4^th Independance 4^th July the inhabitants of this city celebrated
the day by a splendid Military performance the Legion met
on the public square more than I ever saw out together before
in this city we were dismissed before the Governors
residence at 12 oclok

July 5, 1857 ~ Sunday

5^th Sunday I spent the fore part of the day in writing I
wrote a letter to the Editor of the Standard I read to
the Govornor He advised me to lieve out the remarks
concerning Drumingd I did so. I spent the daevening in
writing

July 6, 1857 ~ Monday

6^th I walked into the big field & thorough many of the gardens
of the City wagstaffs Hemenway, & others I attended the
Agreculteral meeting then the rush valley Herd meeting till
near midnight

July 7, 1857 ~ Tuesday

7^th I spent the day on my farm my 20 acres of Land 12 Acres
of wheat 1 Acre of oats, 1 1/2 of Potatoes 5 1/2 acres of corn all looks
like a miracle my wheat is as high as my head my oats up to

60 miles & while on the Journey walked 72 miles without Eating & when I got to Eagle Creek with Parish I believed I could have killed any horse I ever saw walking to have followed it. How will it be here should we have to go to the mountains we might ride our Horses to the mountains then we would have to leave them for we would have to go to many places whare our Horses could not go there is another thing I want to speak of we know how things have been in Nauvoo Joseph & Hiram the leaders of the people were killed if that time ever comes again when the Leaders of this people are called for I am opposed to thare being given up

I do not care what the consequences are for if any have got to die let it be some of the rest of us who are not of as much consequences as they are but I want them to live to lead Israel as long as their is any body to lead let us obey council in all things & if necessary go into the mountains & we will increase untill the wicked will say let us not go against Zion to Battle for her sons are terrible & we cannot stand. There was a good spirit pervaded the whole meeting. J. V. Long reported the speeches of the Presidency.

June 30, 1857 ~ Tuesday

30 I spent the day in the office writing History

July 1, 1857 ~ Wednesday

July 1st I walked with G A Smith to Mr Sayers & visited his garden. He had a fine lot of Black & yellow wild Curants from Boston & Nauvoo bottoms

[FIGURE] I wrote 2 letters to the Mormon & Star

July 2, 1857 ~ Thursday

2nd A hard rainy day which will do great good I spent the fore part of the day at home & evening in the office

July 3, 1857 ~ Friday

3rd I spent the day in the office & I wrote to the standard during the night left the office at 2 oclok at night

July 4, 1857 ~ Saturday

4th Independance 4th July the inhabitants of this city celebrated the day by a splendid Military performance the Legion met on the public square more than I ever saw out together before in this City we were dismissed before the Governors residence at 12 oclok

July 5, 1857 ~ Sunday

5th Sunday I spent the fore part of the day in writing I [FIGURE] wrote a letter to the Editor of the Standard I read to the Govornor He advised me to lieve out the remarks concerning Drumind I did so. I spent theevening in writing

July 6, 1857 ~ Monday

6rough many of the gardens of the City wagstaffs hemenway, & others I attended the Agreculteral meeting then the rush valley Herd meeting till near midnight

July 7, 1857 ~ Tuesday

7th I spent the day on my farm my 20 acres of Land 12 Acres of wheat 1 Acre of oats, 1 1/2 of Potatoes 5 1/2 acres of corn all looks like a miracle my wheat is as high as my head my oats up to