February 16, 1849 ~ Friday

16^th I recieved A letter from W^m Low spent the day writi[ng]

February 17, 1849 ~ Saturday

17^th I visited Boston And obtained the New York weekly Her[ald]
I[t] was full of news on Calafornia, gold digings, &c large extra
from the Calafornia Star. Advertisment of Samuel Brannan & W^m
Stout merchantman took gold at $16 per oz. Murders were spoke
of And exhertion to form A government

February 18, 1849 ~ Sunday

18^th Sunday I met with the Saints at Br Birds And had A good
meeting I preached upon Zion, read 60^th chapter of Isaiah
I read A letter sent to Br Barnes, from G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson
they wished him to send them $1000 dollars to help them away
in the spring said there was A conspiracy getting up to take the[ir]
lives And Elder Hydes & wished to move with their families in the
spring. During the evening I had A lengthy conversation with
Mr Andrew Delin A Jentleman from Switzerland He had bee[n]
in this country two years spoke considerable English I preach
the gospel to him. He seemed to believed it & thought He woul[d]
embrace it

February 19, 1849 ~ Monday

19^th I recieved I letter from Br Appleby I wrote 4 letter
to the following persons Little & Hardy, Josiah G Har
Jonals Livingston, & Jerremiah Browen

February 20, 1849 ~ Tuesday

20^th I wrote 3 letters to day to Charles Russell, David
A Bishop Augustus B. Pevey

February 21, 1849 ~ Wednesday

21^st I wrote 1 letter to Merrill C Pevey Lowell & one
to W I Appleby I ^went^ through Boston with Calvin Foss to
get him A chance in some organization to go to the
Calafornia gold Mines we went on board of the Sea Eagle &
Bark Emma Isidora the last I prefered

February 22, 1849 ~ Thursday

22nd I went through Boston to day again with Calvin Foss to
get him A chance in some company we finally fixed our min[ds]
upon the Bay State Company who have bought the ship
Areatus 550 tones

I have written to day to G. A. Smith & E T Benson
in Answer to their letter spoke of Br Barnes, Badlam & Capt
Joseph Russell &c

February 23, 1849 ~ Friday

23rd I went with Calvin I Foss to Boston And assisted
him to secure his passage ticket & share in the Bay State and
Calafornia & MinTreading & Mining company who go to Calafornia on
Board of the ship Areatus 559 tons the company consist
of $50 each share to cost $350, which gives An equal rig[ht]
to the ship And all its contents And to all the income after
they get there. I recieved two letters one from W. I. Apple
And one from Thomas F. Eldridge I wrote one letter
to Ezra Carter Jr. Br Appleby inform me that Sidney Roberts ins an
imposture & has collected $70 of the New Haven Branch &c

February 24, 1849 ~ Saturday

24^th I recieved A letter from A. W. Babbitt, says he has got
the carrying of the Mail offrom Council Bluffs to the Salt
Lake Valley 6 times in A year I recieved the New York Herald
of 24^th nothing vary important

February 16, 1849 ~ Friday

16th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from Wm Low spent the day writing

February 17, 1849 ~ Saturday

17th I visited Boston And obtained the New York weekly Herald It was full of news on Calafornia, gold digings, &c large Extracts from the Calafornia Star. Advertisment of Samuel Brannan & Wm Stout merchantman took gold at $16 per oz. Murders were spoke of And Exhertion to form A government

February 18, 1849 ~ Sunday

18th Sunday I met with the Saints at Br Birds And had A good meeting I preached upon Zion, read 60th Chapter of Isaiah I read A letter sent to Br Barnes, from G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson they wished him to send them $1000 dollars to help them away in the spring said there was A conspiracy getting up to take their lives And Elder Hydes & wished to move with their families in the spring.

During the Evening I had A lengthy conversation with Mr Andrew Delin A Jentleman from Switzerland He had been in this country two years spoke considerable English I preached the gospel to him. He seemed to believed it & thought He would Embrace it

February 19, 1849 ~ Monday

19th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from Br Appleby I wrote 4 letters FIGURES to the following persons Little & Hardy, Josiah G Hardy Jonas Livingston, & Jeremiah Brower

February 20, 1849 ~ Tuesday

20th [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters to day to Charles Russell, David A Bishop Augustus B. Pevey

February 21, 1849 ~ Wednesday

21st [FIGURE] I wrote 1 letter to Merrill C Pevey Lowell & one to W I Appleby I went through Boston with Calvin Foss to get him A chance in some organization to go to the Calafornia gold Mines we went on board of the Sea Eagle & Bark Emma Isidora the last I prefered

February 22, 1849 ~ Thursday

22nd I went through Boston to day again with Calvin Foss to get him A chance in some company we finally fixed our minds upon the Bay State Company who have bought the ship Arcatus 550 tons

[FIGURE] I have written to day to G. A. Smith & E T Benson in Answer to their letter spoke of Br Barnes, Badlam & Capt Joseph Russell &c

February 23, 1849 ~ Friday

23rd I went with Calvin I Foss to Boston And assisted him to secure his passage ticket & share in the Bay State and Calafornia &Treading & Mining company who go to Calafornia on Board of the ship Arcatus 559 tons the company consist of50 each share to cost $350, which gives An equal right to the ship And all its contents And to all the income after they get there. I recieved two letters one from W. I. Appleby FIGURES And one from Thomas F. Eldridge I wrote one letter to Ezra Carter Jr. Br Appleby inform me that Sidney Roberts is an imposture & has collected $70 of the New Haven Branch &c

February 24, 1849 ~ Saturday

24th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from A. W. Babbitt, says he has got the carrying of the Mailfrom Council Bluffs to the Salt Lake Valley 6 times in A year I recieved the New York Herald of 24th nothing vary important