was the last words He spoke, and died in five minutes another
man was wounded in the shoulder He was a long way off one
man had a ball shot through his hated the Enemy have
some sharps & minney rifles, our armey have surrounded
them & our cannon is placed within 200 yards of the fort
they do not know how many of the morrisites were killed the
messenger did not know. as they were in there log cabins
the Two prisioners were set at liberty & came to our Army
and one of Cookswives with 3 children came to the Armey
~ Saturday
14 The dead Body of Jared Smith was brought home at 1 'oclk
& delivered to his father. I spent the forenoon in the Endowm[en]t
House we gave Endowm[en]ts to 26 persons & W. Woodruff sealed
13 couple we have had a cold rainy day The Battle commenced
at day light onthis morning with musketry a short time and
it rained hard all day & the fireing ceased & but little done all
day
~ Sunday
15 Dr Dunyon came in from South webber at 3 oclok no partic-
ular News. Eli B Kelsey spoke in the morning followed by John Taylor
President Young Preached the funeral sermon of Jared Smith,
who was shot by the morrisites. He attended the meeting in the TabernacleG. D. Watt spoke followed by President You^n^yg. I met
with my Quorum in the morning R. L. Campbell Prayed A Ivins
was mouth. I met with G. A. Smith & John Taylor for prayer
John Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth. The Battle com-
menced with the Morrisites Early in the morning, the 12 pounder was
used with good Effect through the day. Miller came down
as a messenger left at 1 'oclok with a dispatch, at about dark Morris sent a flag of truce and offered to surrender said they
had stacked there Arms. Burton went down to take charge
of them with about 50 men when they came into the room
whare Morris was, Morris made a speech & Col Burton told him
to stop he did not wish to hiear him Preach. then John Banks
arose & said to his followers all who are willing to stand by JThe Prophet Joseph Morris signify it by raising the right hand
all his followers raised his right hand, & then raised rushed
to siezed there arms two obtained their arms & shot
was the last words He spoke, and died in five minutes another
man was wounded in the shoulder He was a long way off one
man had a ball shot through his hed the Enemy have
some sharps & minney rifles, our armey have surrounded
them & our connon is placed within 200 yards of the fort
they do not know how many of the morrisites were killed the
messenger did not know. as they were in there log cabins
the Two prisioners were set at liberty & came to our Army
and one of cookswives with 3 children came to the Armey
~ Saturday
14 The dead Body of Jared Smith was brought home at 1 oclk
& delivered to his father. I spent the forenoon in the Endowment
House we gave Endowments to 26 persons & W. Woodruff sealed
13 couple. we have had a cold rainy day. The Battle commenced
at day lightthis morning with musketry a short time and
it rained hard all day & the fireing ceased & but little done all
day
~ Sunday
15 Dr Dunyon came in from South webber at 3 oclok no particular News. Eli B Kelsey spoke in the morning followed by John Taylor
President Young Preached the funeral sermon of Jared Smith,
who was shot by the morrisites. He attended the meeting in the
TabernacleG. D. Watt spoke followed by President Young. I met
with my Quorum in the morning R. L. Campbell Prayed A Ivins
was mouth. I met with G. A. Smith & John Taylor for prayer
John Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was mouth. The Battle commenced with the Morrisites Early in the morning, the 12 pounder was
used with good Effect through the day. Miller came down
as a messenger left at 1 oclok with a dispatch, at about dark
Morris sent a flag of truce and offered to surrender said they
had stacked there Arms. Burton went down to take charge
of them with about 50 men when they came into the room
whare Morris was, Morris made a speech & Col Burton told him
to stop he did not wish to hear him Preach. then John Banks
arose & said to his followers all who are willing to stand by
The Prophet Joseph Morris signify it by raising the right hand
all his followers raised his right hand, & then rushed
to sieze there arms two obtained their arms & shot
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