Sunday Nov 11 1860
I spent the evening after Prayers at President Youngs spent
the time in conversing upon the Election & governmentull affairs

November 12, 1860 ~ Monday

12 The Utah Legislature met at the Social Hall at 12 oclok by a
special call of the Governor on the Petition of the United States Judges
to appoint them there field of Labor

12 The Legislature met to day at [4] Oclok by the specil call of the
Govenor to appoint to appoint the Judges to their several Districts
I received my certificat of Election from the Governor & secretary
this morning I met with the council we had a short Joint
session Herd the Govornors Message read some committies app-
ointed & adjourned till tomorrow 11 oclok I met with a Joint
committee at the Historians office till midnight we had a driving
snow storm

November 13, 1860 ~ Tuesday

13 A plesant morning but little snow on the ground I spent the day in
the Legislature also the evening we were called together for a special session
by the Governor Alfred Cummings to appoint the Judges to their several
districts and after we passed the acts requested by the Governor
He vetoed them all & we adjourned late at night without
doing any thing which was sanctioned by the Governor

November 14, 1860 ~Wednesday

14 I went down to my Farm in the fore part with Mrs Woodruff
& our Daughter Phebe & returned in a hard snow storm

BDr Darwin Richarson was buried to day who died on the 13^th He was a
member of Zions Camp was baptized in 1833, has been a Faithful
man in the kingdom of God & died in the faith of the gospel

November 15, 1860 ~ Thursday

Br ^15^ ^15^ John D. Liynch died this morning. it was quite cold today

November 16, 1860 ~ Friday

I met
^16^ in the evening with the school teachers association at Mrs Pratts
school House Orson Pratts jr was President I ^was^ much interested in the
exercises of the evening. there was some 25 teachers from different
Nations all giving there different modes of teaching school. One German
school teacher gave a vary interesting address upon illustrative
[page torn] [ge]ography for small children evry thing should be illustrated to there minds
by drawings or pictures of Rivers Cities Mountains Continents &c
then they would understand it R. L. Campbell & mysel addressed
the meeting at the close of the exercises. we had a strong wind in the night

November 17, 1860 ~ Saturday

17 I spent this day in the Endowment House & the evening in the office
it is a pleasant day after the strong wind last night

Sunday Nov 11 1860 I spent the evening after Prayers at President Youngs spent the time in conversing upon the Election & governmentull affairs

November 12, 1860 ~ Monday

12 The Utah Legislature met at the Social Hall at 12 oclok by a special call of the Governor on the Petition of the United States Judges to appoint them there field of Labor

12 The Legislature met to day at 4 Oclok by the specil call of the Govenor to appoint to appoint the Judges to their several Districts I received my certificat of Election from the Governor & secretary this morning I met with the council we had a short Joint session Herd the Govornors Message read some committies appointed & adjourned till tomorrow 11 oclok I met with a Joint committee at the Historians office till midnight we had a driving snow storm

November 13, 1860 ~ Tuesday

13 A plesant morning but little snow on the ground I spent the day in the Legislature also the evening we were called together for a special session by the Governor Alfred Cummings to appoint the Judges to their several districts and after we passed the acts requested by the Governor He vetoed them all & we adjourned late at night without doing any thing which was sanctioned by the Governor

November 14, 1860 ~Wednesday

14 I went down to my Farm in the fore part with Mrs Woodruff & our Daughter Phebe & returned in a hard snow storm

Dr Darwin Richarson was buried to day who died on the 13th He was a member of Zions Camp was baptized in 1833, has been a Faithful man in the kingdom of God & died in the faith of the gospel

November 15, 1860 ~ Thursday

15 John D. Lynch died this morning. it was quite cold today

November 16, 1860 ~ Friday

I met 16 in the evening with the school teachers association at Mrs Pratts school House Orson Pratt jr was President I was much interested in the exercises of the evening. there was some 25 teachers from different Nations all giving there different modes of teaching school. One German school teacher gave a vary interesting address upon illustrative page torn geography for small children evry thing should be illustrated to there minds by drawings or pictures of Rivers Cities Mountains Continents &c then they would understand it R. L. Campbell & mysel addressed the meeting at the close of the exercises. we had a strong wind in the night

November 17, 1860 ~ Saturday

17 I spent this day in the Endowment House & the evening in the office it is a pleasant day after the strong wind last night