May 23, 1869 ~ Sunday May 23rd 1869 Sunday I met the largest Assembly at Fort Harriman that I had Ever seen in that place & spoke to them twice during the day A number of them bore testimony May 24, 1869 ~ Monday 24 Jeremiah carried me home to S L City distance both ways 40 40 Miles It Rained mostly through the day May 25, 1869 ~ Tuesday 25 It rained hard all day May 26, 1869 ~ ...

January 19, 1869 ~ Tuesday Jan 19, 1869 [FIGURES] I called at Brother Mussers at 10 oclok & met with Doctors Bernhisel & Anderson & others also Elder Orson Hyde who had met to have his toe next to the great toe taken off on his right foot He took some Brandy & cloriform his toe was taken off at the 2nd Joint I then went to the Legislature & spent the forenoon January 20, 1869 ~ Wednesday ...

March 5, 1859 ~ Saturday March 5 we had a cold night the storm yesterday was the worst storm we have had this winter the sun shone bright this morning I spent the day in the office. I attended the D. A. & M society at the Historians office the President & board of Directors received our report as a committy concerning the Provo Branch of the society March 6, 1859 ~ Sunday 6th Sunday G. A. Smith H ...

March 12, 1859 ~ Saturday 12 March it is a Cold bright sunshinee morning Brother Bigler starts for Provo. I spent the day scraping March 13, 1859 ~ Sunday 143th sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle Samuel W Richards Preached at the close of the meeting I company with Doctor's France, Anderson, Richardson Dunyon, Sprague, Levi Richards, Elders C. C ...

April 16, 1859 ~ Saturday April 16 I had a sick night with cold on my lungs it is a warm plesant day. Thomas Bullock called in & I let him have two Journal for helping Brother Kimball on his history for 1838, 9, & 40. It is a warm plesant day. Mr Morrell the Post Master had a fight with Dick James He told Morrell that he was a Dumb gentile Post Master who stole peoples Letter broke them open & ...

May 27, 1859 ~ Friday May 27th [FIGURE] I went to the office early this morning whare I was informed that James Johnson son of Luke Johnson was shot last night by one Gibson there were 4 of them together, Jason Luce, James Johnson, Gibson & another one, some words passed between Gibson & Johnson when Gibson drew a pistol cocked it & drew it upon Johnson when Luce took the pistol from Gibson & uncocked it & gave it back to ...

September 5, 1859 ~ Monday Sept 5th I visited the Hand cart camp on the square the company was dispersing vary fast & getting homes I Bought a waggon of Claudious Spencer at $60. I spent the evening in the offic September 6, 1859 ~ Tuesday 6th I called at the House of Brother Wm ^P^ Mcintyre at 11 oclok Amasa Lyman soon arived & sealed Edwin Henry Moss to Elizabeth Ellett who ...

Sept 26 wind up the firm of Russel Miller & co in this City I went home at 10 oclok & spent the night boiling molasses I went to bed about daylight some person came & stole about 8 gallons of good thick molasses after I left the works. I also heard last night that 3 men was seen on sunday night at the window of Blair & Fergusons office armed with pistols. The same night some men came to my Front Door & tryed to get ...

April 21 1861 Washington to Block up Hoopers way they want to get Harris Elected Govornor and all Gentiles officers. He said He was satisfied that if they were fi not fighting us they would Each other they would fight us Bennet of the Herald advised Hooper to recommend to Utah to orge organize an independant state government if the president did not give us our own officers He said we should have many to sustain us in it. In ...

24 ^1860^ I spent the forenoon in the office compiling History the afternoon watering my Garden it is vary hot weather August 25, 1860 ~ Saturday 25 I spent the day compiling History August 26, 1860 ~ Sunday 26th Sunday I spent the forenoon in the office President Young preached in the morning followed by Erastus Snow President Young followed him He followed spoke upon the vision & the different glories in the afternoon I spoke to the ...