March 15 1885 Sunday I am better this morning but not well conference
Met at 10 oclok but I kept my room In reading Cassels History
of England vol. 1 page 382 we have the Account of the Terrible
Battle of Crecy, Betwen France & England fought on Saturday
26 August 1346 Among the slain were 2 Kings, 11 Princes,
80 Bannorets, 10200 Knighsts, & 30000 men This done
from 3 oclok till dark the English were victorious The English
had about 40000Men The French 120,000 abot 3 to 1
of the English I wrote 1 Letter to Susan & Phebe Schols
~ Monday
16 I received a letter from AsahelSarahF Spencer
and Bleak I wrote Letters to Asahel & James Jack
I made arangements to send Asahel £6 or £10 lb
I sent Br J Jack $30 and asked him to Put
$20 to it & send Asahel £10.
~ Tuesday
17 I received 1 Letter from Orion and finished
reading the 1 vol of Cassells History of England
~ Wednesday
18 I wrote Letters to Edward Bunker & E Snow & co
I met at the Temple in the Evening with McAllisterBleak & Thompson
Brother McAllister & Bleak was Expecting to go to Logan to
Conference with a team which would be 450 mils making 900
miles for the trip I advised them not to go in consequence
of the exposure of Being arested
~ Thursday
19 I spent the day reading we had a rainey night
~ Friday
20 I received 56 letters from Jaques, EugeniaClaraOwen Bleak & Alice I wrote Letters to President Taylor & G Reynolds We have arived again at the Point of our History
when Persecution is again raging against us under the
Pretence of Law all leading Men have to hide up from our foes
~ Sunday
March 15 1885
[FIGURE] Sunday I am better this morning but not well conference
Met at 10 oclok but I kept my room In reading Cassels History
of England vol. 1 page 382 we have the Account of the Terrible
Battle of Crecy, Betwen France & England fought on Saturday
26 August 1346 Among the slain were 2 Kings, 11 Princes,
80 Bannorets, 1200 Knights, & 30000 men This done
from 3 oclok till dark the English were victorious The English
had about 40000Men The French 120,000 abot 3 to 1
of the English I wrote 1 Letter to Susan & Phebe Schols
~ Monday
16 FIGURES I received a letter from AsahelSarahF Spencer
and Bleak I wrote Letters to Asahel & James Jack
I made arangements to send Asahel £6 or £10 lb
I sent Br J Jack $30 and asked him to Put
$20 to it & send Asahel £10.
~ Tuesday
17 [FIGURE] I received 1 Letter from Orion and finished
reading the 1 vol of Cassells History of England
~ Wednesday
18 [FIGURE] I wrote Letters to Edward Bunker & E Snow & co
I met at the Temple in the Evening with McAllisterBleak & Thompson
Brother McAllister & Bleak was Expecting to go to Logan to
Conference with a team which would be 450 mils making 900
miles for the trip I advised them not to go in consequence
of the exposure of Being arested
~ Thursday
19 I spent the day reading we had a rainey night
~ Friday
20 FIGURES I received 56 letters from Jaques, EugeniaClaraOwenBleak & Alice I wrote Letters to President Taylor & G Reynolds
FIGURES We have arived again at the Point of our History
when Persecution is again raging against us under the
Pretence of Law all leading Men have to hide up from our foes
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