Aug 22, 1884
The body of Gibbs will be taken to Ogden accompanid By
several Elders & on the Utah Northern to Logan in waggon to Paradice and be buried on Sunday 2 oclok P.M at the
same time that Berry is buried and Meetings will be
held at the same hour throughout the Territory in Memory
of the Dead
25 I spent most of the day with Mr Bancroft on
Historical Matters
~ Tuesday
26. I set apart 2 women as Midwives and
assisted Joseph F Smith in setting apart 2 others &
we set apart Leslie Wilford Snow to go to Philadelphia
to study surgery & Medicine Br Smith was Mouth
I Paid my city taxes to day $67.25 I wrote to Asahel
~ Wednesday
27 Br F D Richards and myself spent most of the
day with Hubert Howe Bancroft on the History of
Utah and the Mormons As He was giving both sides
of the question for and against He gave us the privilege
of correcting any mistakes on our side we atten[d]ed
council in the After noon
~ Thursday
28. We spent the day reading & correcting Bancroft History
Aug 22, 1884
The body of Gibbs will be taken to Ogden accompanid By
several Elders & on the Utah Northern to Logan in waggon to
Paradice and be buried on Sunday 2 oclok P.M at the
same time that Berry is buried and Meetings will be
held at the same hour throughout the Territory in Memory
of the Dead
25 I spent most of the day with Mr Bancroft on
Historical Matters
~ Tuesday
26. FIGURES I set apart 2 women as Midwives and
assisted Joseph F Smith in setting apart 2 others &
we set apart Leslie Wilford Snow to go to Philadelphia
to study surgery & Medicine Br Smith was Mouth
I Paid my city taxes to day $67.25 I wrote to Asahel
~ Wednesday
27 [FIGURE] Br F D Richards and myself spent most of the
day with Hubert Howe Bancroft on the History of
Utah and the Mormons As He was giving both sides
of the question for and against He gave us the privilege
of correcting any mistakes on our side we attended
council in the After noon
~ Thursday
28. We spent the day reading & correcting Bancroft History
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