April 19, 1859 ~ Tuesday 19 I laid hands upon Brother Hawkins & Blessed him he looks as well as could be expected after such an awful operation I washed brined & limed 10 bushels of wheat to put on 5 acres I spent a short time in the office & President D. H. Wells called in & I accompanied him to the House of George Alley soon the surgeons came to cut his right Eye out he had tumor grown in the back part ...