February 5, 1863 ~ Thursday

Feb 5 ^1863^

I went to the office & took the Moquis Indians to Brother
Savages Picture gallery & got their likenesses taken which
they were Much Pleased with we also raised a subscription
to get them some Hoes & Axes. G A S gave $5 WW $5 A. O. S
$3. They were taken to the Paper Mill, &c I received a
Letter from I F. Carter. The Funeral of all the soldiers
who were brought in dead from the Indian Battle
Field were buried at Camp Douglass this Afternoon under
catholic crosses 16 were buried, 49 were wounded in the
Hospital, & 74 badly frozen

February 6, 1863 ~ Friday

6^th Lieut Darwin Chase died on the 4 inst at Centerville
while bringing him down will be buried to day

February 7, 1863 ~ Saturday

7^th I spent the day in the office in the afternoon the
forenoon I spent in the Endowment H. We gave Endowm[en]ts
to 25, President Young sealed 6 couple & D. H. Wells sealed 6 couple
quite a number of President Youngs daughters had their
Endowm[en]ts to day I met with the board of the D. A. & M. Society
in the Evening

February 8, 1863 ~ Sunday

8^th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning and attended
meeting through the day Joseph Young Preached in the morning followed
by John Taylor. In the Afternoon President H. C. Kimball spoke in
the afternoon. I met in the Evening with John Taylor & G. A. Smith
for Prayer. John Taylor Prayerd & G. A. Smith was Mouth. we
had a severe snow storm during the Evening snow fell several
inches deep

February 9, 1863 ~ Monday

9 the Earth is covered several inches with snow I spent
a part of the day in the office I attended a party of the Gardners
Club at the social Hall through most of the night we had a good
party the Presidency were presient a part of the time I received
a letter from Mr M. C Cummings of Calafornia

February 10, 1863 ~ Tuesday

10. I visited N. V. Jones who was quite sick I laaiid hands upon
him in company with R. Burton & Godby Brother & Sister
Smoot took supper with us I Blessed My boy which I had by
Emma He being 8 days old I named him Asahel Brother
Smoot was Mouth.

February 5, 1863 ~ Thursday

Feb 5 1863 I went to the office & took the Moquis Indians to Brother Savages Picture gallery & got their likenesses taken which they were Much Pleased with we also raised a subscription to get them some Hoes & Axes. G A S gave $5 WW $5 A. O. S $3. They were taken to the Paper Mill, &c I received a [FIGURE] Letter from I F. Carter. The Funeral of all the soldiers [FIGURE] who were brought in dead from the Indian Battle Field were buried at Camp Douglass this Afternoon under catholic crosses 16 were buried, 49 were wounded in the Hospital, & 74 badly frozen

February 6, 1863 ~ Friday

6th [FIGURE] Lieut Darwin Chase died on the 4 inst at Centerville while bringing him down will be buried to day

February 7, 1863 ~ Saturday

7th I spent the day in the office in the afternoon the forenoon I spent in the Endowment H. We gave Endowments to 25, President Young sealed 6 couple & D. H. Wells sealed 6 couple quite a number of President Youngs daughters had their Endowments to day. I met with the board of the D. A. & M. Society in the Evening

February 8, 1863 ~ Sunday

8th Sunday I met with my Quorum in the Morning and attended meeting through the day Joseph Young Preached in the morning followed by John Taylor. In the Afternoon President H. C. Kimball spoke in the afternoon. I met in the Evening with John Taylor & G. A. Smith for Prayer. John Taylor Prayed & G. A. Smith was Mouth. we had a severe snow storm during the Evening snow fell several inches deep

February 9, 1863 ~ Monday

9 the Earth is covered several inches with snow I spent a part of the day in the office I attended a party of the Gardners [FIGURE] Club at the social Hall through most of the night we had a good party the Presidency were present a part of the time I received a letter from Mr M. C Cummings of Calafornia

February 10, 1863 ~ Tuesday

10. I visited N. V. Jones who was quite sick I laid hands upon him in company with R. Burton & Godby Brother & Sister Smoot took supper with us I Blessed My boy which I had by Emma He being 8 days old I named him Asahel Brother Smoot was Mouth.