16th I recieved A letter from Wm Low spent the day writi[ng]
~ Saturday
17th 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 & Wm
Stout merchantman took gold at $16 per oz. Murders were spoke
of And exhertion to form A government
~ 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 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
21st I wrote 1 letter to Merrill C PeveyLowell & 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 EmmaIsidora the last I prefered
~ 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
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 559tons 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
~ Saturday
24th 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 24th nothing vary important
~ Friday
16th [FIGURE] I recieved A letter from Wm Low spent the day writing
~ 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
~ 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
21st [FIGURE] I wrote 1 letter to Merrill C PeveyLowell & 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 EmmaIsidora the last I prefered
~ 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
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 559tons 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
~ 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
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," February 16, 1849 - February 24, 1849, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed October 11, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qxok