February 11, 1863 ~ Wednesday

Feb 11, ^1863^

Brother N. V. Jones is vary sick this morning several of the
Brethren met at his house this morning to dress and pray with him
I spent most of the day in the office. I wrote 2 letters to McCommons
and Aphek Woodruff I attended the Theater in the Evening
& sayw Damon & Pitheas acted which was well perform

February 12, 1863 ~ Thursday

12 I spent a part of the day at home & a part at the office

February 13, 1863 ~ Friday

13 We had a severe snow storm through the day I spent most
of the Evening at the Historians Office.

February 14, 1863 ~ Saturday

14 I spent most of the day in the Endowm[en]t House we gave Endo-
wments to about 40 persons. D. H. Wells sealed 30 couple
I went to the Historians office & Had a talk with Brother
Zerah Cole about John & David Whitmore in Missouri
David Whitmore is quite rich in gold which he has buried
in the Earth. Brother Cole thinks the Southerners will soon
get hold of him & hang him untill he would tell them
whare it was. I met with the board of the D. A. & M Society
in the Evening A. O. Smoot met with us & spoke of the Armey
& said that the New commissary would not pay the contracts of
Col Cornor for theHe ^Has^ not the right to make contracts for the Army

February 15, 1863 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning A. Hoagland
Prayed & A. Hinkley was mouth we learned while at our Prayer
circle that Nathaniel V. Jones was dead He died this morn-
ing at 1 oclok He has been a true & valuable man He has
died sudden He has always been a minute man ready to go
at the call of the Presidency of the Church at all times He thought
He would from the time he was taken sick. I attended meeting
all day J. V. Long preached in the forenoon E. F. Sheets D. Spencer
& President Kimball in the afternoon I met in the Evening with
G A Smith for Prayedr I prayed G. A. Smith was mouth we
worote a Joint Letter to J. M. Bernhisel

February 16, 1863 ~ Monday

16 I spent most of the day in the office

February 17, 1863 ~ Tuesday

17 & 18. I A attend the funeral of Andrew Pettit and prea-
ched a funeral sermon Ezra Pettedt his father is also quite
sick I spent the afternoon in the office

February 18, 1863 ~ Wednesday

18 I received a letter from S. M. Blair I spent most of the
day in the office I wrote a letter to S. M. Blair

February 11, 1863 ~ Wednesday

Feb 11, 1863 Brother N. V. Jones is Vary sick this morning several of the Brethren met at his house this morning to dress and pray with him I spent most of the day in the office. I wrote 2 letters to McCommons [FIGURE] and Aphek Woodruff I attended the Theater in the Evening & saw Damon & Pitheas acted which was well perform

February 12, 1863 ~ Thursday

12 I spent a part of the day at home & a part at the office

February 13, 1863 ~ Friday

13 We had a severe snow storm through the day I spent most of the Evening at the Historians Office.

February 14, 1863 ~ Saturday

14 I spent most of the day in the Endowment House we gave Endowments to about 40 persons. D. H. Wells sealed 30 couple I went to the Historians office & Had a talk with Brother Zerah Cole about John & David Whitmore in Missouri David Whitmore is quite rich in gold which he has buried in the Earth. Brother Cole thinks the Southerners will soon get hold of him & hang him untill he would tell them whare it was. I met with the board of the D. A. & M Society in the Evening A. O. Smoot met with us & spoke of the Armey & said that the New Commissary would not pay the contracts of Col Cornor forHe Has not the right to make contracts for the Army

February 15, 1863 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morning A. Hoagland Prayed & A. Hinkley was mouth. We learned while at our Prayer [FIGURE] circle that Nathaniel V. Jones was dead He died this morning at 1 oclok He has been a true & valuable man He has died sudden He has always been a minute man ready to go at the call of the Presidency of the Church at all times He thought He would from the time he was taken sick. I attended meeting all day J. V. Long preached in the forenoon E. F. Sheets D. Spencer & President Kimball in the afternoon I met in the Evening with G A Smith for Prayer I prayed G. A. Smith was mouth we [FIGURE] wrote a Joint Letter to J. M. Bernhisel

February 16, 1863 ~ Monday

16 I spent most of the day in the office

February 17, 1863 ~ Tuesday

17. I A attend the funeral of Andrew Pettit and preached a funeral sermon Ezra Pettet his father is also quite sick I spent the afternoon in the office

February 18, 1863 ~ Wednesday

18 [FIGURE] I received a letter from S. M. Blair I spent most of the day in the office I wrote a letter to S. M. Blair [FIGURE]