George Spilsbury Diary

Excerpts from the diary of grandfather George Spilsbury.
Salt Lake City, Utah. (April 1853 to March 1854)

April 4, 1853: Worked on br Robins house.
5, Finished Laying the Adobes on br Mafs house having paide nine days Tithing on the above house
6, Met with brother Ballos Band at the Council At 8 O Clock A.M. to Joyn the Prosision Proceded to the Door of the Vestry to waight the Presedence and those concerned Played the Ocean Wave Marched to the Temple growns to Lay the Four Corner Stones of the Temple after which whe Played two marches Composed by D. Ballo For the Occacion.
April 7, 8, 9, Attended Conference
10, Conference Closed

July 9, Stayed at Home to settel som bisnes
10, Prst Brigham Young sealed my wife Fannie to me and Sister Ann Coope in the Council House
12, Worked on the Temple Wall Laying adobes on tithing
13, Went to br Jenkins and br Pratt and a number of others to Hire oxen to go back to meet br Wilken but did not suckeed Attended Conference in the afternoon had a very interesting discorse from br O Hide and br Taylor
14, Atended meeting at the tabernacle in the morning Pr’t Young preeched an exelent discorce on the same subject.
17, Laying up adobes for br C.N. Smith Brother Snider brought in word that br Dixon and br Quail had been shot dead by some indiens on retrning from his saw mill with Lumber br Oyhland was shot through the arm in atempting to make his escape and got to home A Company of men started in phersute of the fugative in the afternoon
20, Gave Sister McAllister a D ye work adobe Laying on her house as she had to leave the one She was in and her husband his on a mission in Urupe.
21, Atended meeting at the Tabernacle in the morning br Young br J.M. Grant br H.C. Kimball and P’nt Brigham Young Spoke principles on the indian Difficulties and exerting the brethern to Diligence
25, Walked half a day around town to hire a team to go back to meet Mr Wilken with som provision but did not suckeed
26, Laying adobes on br Smiths House met with Cap’n Ballos Band at br Hardys to play and eat WaterNellon
22, br Sansom whent to red bute canion after wood Gave him an Order of 12 Dollars on Mr Wilken to pay for six cord of Wood that I had ordered ready to put on the waggon.

August 5, Three years ago this day My Wife gave berthe to her first Son called Alma Platt wich took Place just before whe reached fort Lareme In our waggon as it was going along about Ten O Clock A.M. one week from that day My teem turned strait round into the Platt river upset the waggon and my wife and son intoo the river it was sometime before whe could find the babe and when whe did it was nearly Ded but whe gave it som concecrated oil an laid hands on it and it came around and is now a fine boy Sister Wilken br and sister Smith br and sister Palmer took supper and spended the evening with us on this occacion
10, Finished painting br Wilkens Frunt Sister Wilken received too letters from Mr Wilken On the Playns in Which he requested me to go back to meet him with 3 Yoke of oxen an som flower to Bridger
29, Inquired around if any was agoing back to meet the Company but did not find but one Sister Wilken got the loan of a span of horses from br thomson I fetched them up out of the Bigfield hired a Spring waggon from br Phelps loaded up with flour potatoes beef and so forth
30, Left hom about six O clock with the above fitout to meet Cap’n Wilkens Company as they was out of proviseon br C Sansom whent with me for Company about one o clock we met the company about thirty miles from the Valley they flocked around the waggon to see the productions of the valley which cite apeard to pleas them much traveled about three miles to good feed camped for the night after supper br Wilkens called the brethern and sisters and sang a hym br Wilken invited me to open by prayer which I did br Wilken gave them some good instruction after wich he invited me to speak I complied cheerfully. br Sansom spoke a few minutes closed by prayer
31, Traveled about 10 miles upset one waggon no dameage broke an axle tree and a weel of br Wilkens waggons camped within one miles of the top of the big Mountain br Wilken and br Sansom left us and reached town the same night with the teem I took out I tended to prayer and retired for the night
September 1, Traveled to browns creek broke an axletree br Wilkkens replaced it the same night br Wilkens returned from the City Atended to prayer and retired from the night
2, Reached Great Salt Lake City About three o clock camped on the union square took supper at br Wilkens returned home
3, feeling fine from the journey rested this day
10, Bought thirty five thousand adobies at sixty too and alf cents per hundred for br Wilken
October 7, Visited the camp on the publick square spended most of the Day with the new commers br Phillips and family Bishop Ray and family stoped at my house during Conference
8, whent to President Youngs mill to get dome pig feed ground spended the balance of the Day in riding round town with my family
29, Played with Cap’n Ballos Band for the Legion all day
30, Atended meeting at the Tabernacle in the morning br F.M. Grant spoke on the Determination of the City Council to break up the dirty gray shop that is kept at the Deseret House on Emigration Street and likewise gace som good instructions how to treat new commers President Young spoke about gathering the Saints out of England and from the Old Countries and said he wanted ten thousand Dollars for that purpose.
31, Gave the Only Good Cow I had in to the Emigration Poor Fund valued at twenty nine Dollars I had no cash and the cow was the best property I had to turn in Met with Cap’n Ballos Band to practise musick
November 10, Atended meeting at the tabernacle in the morning br E.T. Benson took up the time in preaching Atended in the Afternoon br Ivens and Pr’t Young spoke in the afternoon Spent the Evening and took Supper at br Palmers
24, Returned from the Canion with a load of wood and killed my pig After that met at Captain Ballos to practis musick
28, Erecting a scaffold and making ready to put up the fable ends on br Wilkens House Atended the Spanish School at br P.P. Pratts

January 3, My Second Wife have been dissatisfied About three months And Wanted A Bill but not having any real grounds She dalaid going for one until December 31 when she returned she asked me to go to the Governors office that night stating that he B. Young requested it Accordingly we whent but he was gone out we whent this morning waited som time but he did not com i met with br Stains he told me go to his House which I did he siad he was not going to the Office I told him the Abuse I had took from her and how she wanted a bill three months ago he told me to go to br Bulocks and give her one
4, I signed the Bill at Doctor Richards She left took her things and signed the Bill
9, Don a snall job at br Wilkins started for Utah county after som wheat that was owing me stopped at br Smiths on willice Crick all night about twenty miles from town. reached pleasant grove stopped at br Holmans all night Settled with br Sterrit when he promised to send it in about to weeks it commences snowing and prevented me som time starting back I reached br Mercers on the American Fork And Stoped there all night Walked home about 35 miles and it snowed neerly all the way by the time I got home the snow was about 9 inches deep
13, was so sore that i could not walk read most of the day
26, Atended a social party at the Social Hall got up by the Shoemakers 4 dollars a cupple too suppers br Wilkins made me a present of a ticket
27, Atended a social party at the Social Hall given by President B. Young to the three Bands and the quier (chior)

February 1, Playing with Captain Ballos Band for the railway Convensoon at the Tabernacle
4, Whent over Jordan about 12 miles to look for an ox did not find my ox bought 27 ½ lb butter
9, br Wilkin gave a ball and supper to the first Presedency the twelve and associates this is wat I have been working at this last nine days plastering laying floors making tabels and baking myself in connection with Ballos Band serenaded the Company was invited in took supper and danced with the Company til it broke up
10, br Wilkin gave our Band and Captain Pits Band a Ball
11, resting feeling somewhat fatagued having so much cooking and waiting on table and dancing som Ordered fifty cards to be printed for another ball and supper
15, Nothing of importance whent to the theater with my Wif to see the selebrated Play Damon and Piethies
22, Whent to the Cannion with br Eddins to get me a load of wood made our bed on the snow for the night the road being so slipery we had to unload and pack it up a hill
23, returned home with a good load of wood br Kay and wife from the North came to town and stayed with us all night
27, Got br E. Oakey to soal my boots don som chores round Home Attended Band meeting at Cap’n Ballos
28, Got some lumber from br Wilken to make a wagon toung doing som chores round home and attended A Social party At br Wilkins in company with my wife

March 5, Attended meeting at the Tabernacle in the morning br O. Hyde adrefed the congregation on the subject of Obeying Council Atended meeting in the afternoon br W.Woodruff and br E. Snow adrefed the Congregation received the sacrement Atended ward meeting in the school House br F.M. Grant Delivered an exclente Discourse br I.M. Blain spoke a little after br F.S. Smith wife and child from Willow Crick come to town and staid with us all night bought a quarter of mutton of him at ten cents per lb com to one Dollar and a half

From the Diary of George Spilsbury
Dates: 1854 – 1855 – 1856
Deposited by his Granddaughter Josephine Spilsbury Bramwell
From Wilshire Camp; Center Company
Los Angeles, California
June 1954

Family of George and Fanny Spilsbury

Matilda Spilsbury born in Nauvoo August 31, 1844 Died Sept. 26, 1847
Frances Cilina April 28, 1846 Died July 18, 1846
Blessed under the hands Bp. Bishop Lewis at a prayer meeting Died Sept. 26, /47
Frances Colina born April 28, 1846 & blessed under my hand July 14, died July 18, /46 Born in Nauvoo
Clarinda born Sept. 10, 1847 blessed under my hand, Died April 9, 1849
Sarah born Dead in Saint Joseph, Mo. Aug. 3, /49
Alma Plat Born on the Plains Aug. 5, 1850
Blessed by Pr’t W. Richards at a meeting at br. Bullochs
George Moroni Born October 30, 1852
Blessed at a fast meeting in 14 ward school House
Isabela Spilsbury Born October 6, 1854 Blessed at a fast Meeting in 14th warde, Died in
Grafton, May 31, 1866
Martha Elizabeth Spilsbury Born September 21, 1856 10 P.M.
Blessed at a fast Meeting in 14th Ward
Miles Edward Born in Grafton Kane Co., October 1, 1865, died October 4, 65
Blessed by Bishop Winson C.N. Smith and myself
John Spilsbury Born November 9 1861 half past 1
blessed by myself same day died on 10th
William George Spilsbury born June 24, 1857
Georgiana Spilsbury Born October 20, 1858 Died June 15, 1866
David Spilsbury born July 6th, 1860
Susan Vilate Spilsbury Born December 22, 1863

Family of George and Fanny Spilsbury (Reformatted)

Matilda Born in Nauvoo August 31, 1844 Died Sept. 26, 1847
Blessed under the hands Bp. Bishop Lewis at a prayer meeting
Frances Cilina Born in Nauvoo April 28, 1846 Died July 18, 1846
Blessed under my hand July 14
Clarinda Born Sept. 10, 1847 Died April 9, 1849
Blessed under my hand
Sarah Born Dead in Saint Joseph, Mo. Aug. 3, /49
Alma Plat Born on the Plains Aug. 5, 1850
Blessed by Pr’t W. Richards at a meeting at br. Bullochs
George Moroni Born October 30, 1852
Blessed at a fast meeting in 14 ward school House
Isabela Born October 6, 1854 Died in Grafton, May 31, 1866
Blessed at a fast Meeting in 14th warde
Martha Elizabeth Born September 21, 1856 10 P.M.
Blessed at a fast Meeting in 14th Ward
William George Born June 24, 1857
Georgiana Born October 20, 1858 Died June 15, 1866
David Born July 6th, 1860
John Born November 9 1861 half past 1
Blessed by myself same day Died on 10th
Susan Vilate Born December 22, 1863
Miles Edward Born October 1, 1865, in Grafton Kane Co., Died October 4, 1865
Blessed by Bishop Winson C.N. Smith and myself

DIARY.

A Daily Journal of George Spilsbury

1854
April 1 Gardening ½ day. Myself and wife atended the Lecter delivered by President Kimbol at the Endowments in the Council house.
2 Attended meeting at the Tabernacle inthe morning and the Evening, Took the Sacrement. br. P.P. Pratt, br. W. Woodruff and br. Hyde spoak in the Morning. J.M. Grant and br. Kimball in the Evening.
3 Gardening planting beet seede
4 Laying adobie at br. Wilkins ½ day. Working on the City wall ½ day.
5 Working on the City wall.
6 Drove my oxover jordan river in the afternoon. Atended a seventy’s meeting in the Tabernacle at night. br. J.M. Grant br. Woodruff br. kington and br. Cluff spoak.
7 Played at the tabernacle with Captain Ballo’s band about twelve O’clock wile the breathren and sisters was comming out of meeting.
8 Got the use of br. Phillip’s team to awl manure on my lot bought it of br Gordon at 75 cents pr load and hawled six load. atended a bishop’s meeting in the 13 ward school house at night.
9 Atended Conferance at the tabernacle br. Snow and som oters spoak atended in the afternoon took the Sacrement mons morr Elders was appinted on misions br. B. Young and Kimbol Spoak one Artesty cut off Prt. Young preached the doctrin of concecreation to Us All our property our wifes and children over to the Church and to act as stewards not owning Atended meeting in our School House br. W. Woodruff preached
10 rained the fourpart of the day atended to some bisness in the afternoon met at Can. Bollo to Play.
11 Working on the City wall ¾ of a day when it commenced raining.
12 Working on the City wall all day
13 Working on the City wall all day
14 Working on the City wall all day. bp. Wilkin furnished a man to work on the wall for me and I pay him to mason work
15 Walked about thirty miles over Jordan to hunt my ox but did not find him bp. Wilkins man ¼ of day
16 Atended meeting at the tabernacle in the morning br. John Taylor preached atended in the afternoon
17 Helped by Elders to plough my lot met at bp. Felts to practis musick
18 Planting beet seed on my lot
19 rainy planting beet seede
20 rainy planting corn and other seeds
21 Cutting potatos for seed & planting beans. Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis musick
22 Working in the garden rainy moast of the day reading & writing the remainder of the Day.
23 Atended Meeting at the Tabernacle in the Morning Br. A.O. Smoot and Pt. Young addressed the Congregation br. Young on the principile of union to be of one hearte and one mind in all things. br. Wilkin took two wifes today and invited myself and wife to spend the Evening with them my Wife stoped all night
24 Rainy all night & a good parte of the Day doing some chores and writing met at br David Evans to practis musick
25 planting beet seedee and a few potatoes
26 got br. Evans teeme to all som powls to my lot and doing som Chores
27 repairing the fence around my lot Met at Captain Bollo’s to practis Musick
28 Diggin a piece of ground for beets in my lot in the Sixth Ward & getting a spade
29 playing in Captain Ballo’s Band for Legion
30 Attended meeting at the tabernacle in the Morning and in the afternoon & took Sacrement

1854
May 1 Went with br. Stephens in the big field to take a job but did not take it
2 hunting an Ox over jordan returned with him about night turned him in the pasture but he returned the same night.
3 fetched vr. Smiths’s oxon out of the pasture and we went to the Canyon after som hop powls for br. Bullock
4 returned with the powls & som wood for myself Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis musick
5 gardening planting peas & corn
6 hunting th Ox that whent back but did not find him
7 Atended the meeting at the tabernacle in the afternoon and took the Sacrement
8 Hunting the ox but no luck
9 Hunting the ox but all to no purpose
10 Diging som ground & planting som beet seed
11 Got the loan of br. Philips team to strik up my lot in the Sixth ward for corn and potatoes. Met at Captain Bollo’s to practise musick Felt very sick planting corn.
12 planting corn and potatoes
13 planting corn & potatoes
14 Atended Meeting at the tabernacle in the afternoon and reading som
15 rained moast of the Day planted som mellon seed
16 hunting my Ox but didn’t find him
17 Laying rock for David Wilkin
18 Laying rock for David Wilkin toock supper at br. Wilkins. Met at Cn. Bollo’s to practis Musick
19 Laying rock for Mr. Wilkin ¾ of day
20 Hunting My Ox found him above hot Springs & howing potatoes in afternoon.
21 Atended Meeting at the tabernacle morning & evening Cn Grant called for 28 hundred Dollars to pay for 14 hundred bushels of wheat to feed the publick hands but not having one cent in the house I could not giv any
22 hunting br. Wilkins oxon to go to the canyon but did not find them gardening the ballance of day
23 planting corn whene the grasshoppers had eaten my potatoes. Met at captain Ballo’s to practis musick
24 Fetched br. Wilkins Oxon from over jordon. We went to the Canyon after som sleepers. rainy moast of the time sleped in the Canyon
25 Got our load & started out of the Canyon the road was so narrow & sleepry from the rain that I had to unload twice in a mile reached the foot of little Mountain & camped
26 reached home about 12 o’clock drencded with rain
27 receved 31 dollars in Wheat, flour Cheese 7 money from Utah that was owing me & 1500 shingles & 250 lath from Aleandre that I paid for last fall getting my joyce & sleepers ready for hewing
28 Atended Meeting at the Tabernacle Morning & Evening toos the Sacrement
29 Snowing all day reading & writing
30 working my taxes on the road met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis Musick
31 hewing joyce for my house

June 1 Working on the road for David Wilkin. Met at Capt. Ballos to practis Musick
2 Laying rock for David Willkin
3 Working on the road for D. Wilkin
4 atended Meeting at the Tabernacle. In the Morning br. John Taylor adressed the congregation Pr. Hyde spoak a few minits after Attended in the afternoon Prts Young & Kimball spoak in the afternoon the time has com for the Gospel to be preached to the lamanites for he had seen the Spirit of the Lord poured our upon them reed the Sacrement the 13th quoron met at my house two of the prts present br Bird & foster 6 Members present
5 Working on the road for br. Wilkin
6 Whent the Canyon after a load of wood reteurned about 11 o’clock P.M.
7 howing my corn & potatoes in 6 ward
8 howing my corn in sixth ward howing my corn & beets in 14 ward
9 br C.N. Smith howed tieh me all Day. I don Som work for him last winter
10 howing corn from about 4 O’clock till 7 got breakfast, Layed rock for David Wilkins ¾ of Day then howed til night
11 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle in the Morning by John Young preached eat Dinner at br. Wilkins Met with my quorom at my house at 4 o’clock P.M. 2 Pts 7 members present every one spoak
12 Commenced building a store for br. Jennings. br. Robbins fetched my cow and calf in ...
13 Laying adobies for Jennings. A thunder Storm came over about Three o’clock P.M. A cloud bursted on the mountain & the water com down with such violance that it don a great Deal of damage & washed away a good maney gardens & filled Jennings cellar the foundation gave way in consequence
14 We had to take out doby worke. I had Don Dowse baling water out of the cellar & laying rock ½ day.
15 raining four part of the day, plabting cabbige plants & howing corn. Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis Musick
16 Laying Adobies at Jennings
17 Laying rock for Jennings. I have worked in my garden night & morning & before & after working howers from 4 to 8 hours every Day.
18 Attended Meeting to the tabernacle in the Morning. My quorum met at my house at 12 o’clock preaseant two P.M. 10 members 10 spoak atended Meeting in the tabernacle in the afternoon Attended my ward meeting in Evening
19 A verry heavy shower of rain in the morning. Laying adobies for Jennings ½ day
20 Laying adobies for Jennings met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis musick
21 Laying Adobies for Jennings
22 Laying Adobies for Jennings met at br. Cannon Grove to practis musick
23 Laying Adobies for Jennings
24 Laying Adobies for Jennings
25 Atended Meeting at the Tabernacle in the Morning br Joseph Young & br D. Fulmer preached. My quorum met at my house preasant of the Prt. brs bird & foster & nine members br foster read over the names of the while quorum
26 Laying Dobies for Jennings
27 finished br Jennings store by 10 o’clock A.M. howing corn in my lot
28 plowing my corn in sixth ward with br Phillip’s horses while he attended Conference
29 howing corn met at Captain Ballo’s to practis musick
30 Watering my lot & howing

1854
July 1 traded for a pair of shoes of br Stuart & four sash for my house & some lumber & hewed my Sleepers
2 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle in the Morning & Evening My quorum met at my house all spoak & I closed the meeting
3 getting my wagon repaired & working in my lot Met at Capn Ballo’s to practis
4 played in Capn Ballo’s band all day for the procession attended a ball at br Williams at night
5 Alled 9 hundred Adobies for my house
6 Alled 12 hundred Adobies for my house
7 Alled 2 loads of clay and 3 hundred Adobies for my house
8 Alled six hundred Adobies for my house & repaired the fence around my lot in 6th ward
9 Attended meeting at the tabernacle in the Morning & my ward meeting in Evening
10 Started to American fork for a load of lumber. Camped at the head of dry Creek
11 reached the Mill about 6 o’clock a.m. loaqded up 3 hundred 7 66 feet returned Willo Creek Camped for the night
12 reached hom about 3 O’clock having traveled about 70 miles. paid for my lumber in
13 Started for Sniders Mills 30 Miles reached their about sundown rained about 3 hours
14 loaded up 7 hundred 7 25 feet returned to the foot of the little Mountain & camped for the night
15 reached home about 12 O’clock turned my Oxen in the pasture & took a bath
16 Attended meeting at the Tabernacle morning & Evening
17 Working in My lot & squaring my house & fixing to build
18 Started to the Canyon after a load of wood passing som emmigrants in the Canyon broak my reach Camped at the Springs
19 got our load & returned near to the mouth of Emmigration Canyon & camped
20 reached home about Eight O’clock a.m. fetched some fence powls from my other lot to make a fence between br bullock & me. Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis Musick
21 Making the fence
22 finished the fence & hewed som Sleepers for my house
23 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle morning & Evening Met with my quorum 2 Prt. present br Bird & foster 4 members present br Bird & br foster & myself spoak. Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis Musick for the Celibration of the 24th
24 Met at the Council house at six O’clock with Catain Ballo’s Band serenaded the first presidence then formed in the prosesion & played for them till we was dismissed about 1 o’clock then attended a ball at br Wilkins
25 Working at Mr. Wilkins ¾ day cutting a doorway
26 laying Adobies at Mr. Wilkins ¾ of a day Working in my garden the ballance of Day
27 building a back house for br A. Robbins
28 finished the above job & fetched My Oxon out of the pasture
29 Alled 4 loads of Sand to my house
30 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle Morning & Evening Met with my quorum meeting but not enuf to hold a meeting
31 Commenced building my house Engaged Capt. Ballo’s to attende me at 2 dollars pr Day.
1854
Aug. 1 Working on my house Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis Musick br Ballo 1 day
2 laying up my house Ballo 1 day
3 laying up my house Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis Musick Ballo 1 day
4 laying up my house Ballo 1 day
5 laying up my house Ballo 1 day
6 Atended Meeting at the Tabernacle Morning & Evening & received the Sact. Met with my quorum at my house Adjourned to the first Sunday in Sep.
7 prepairing my hoyce & putting the up
8 Commenced building a stable for br Wilkins Met at Capt’ Ballo’s to practis Musick
9 Laying adobies for Mr. Wilkin
10 Laying adobies for Mr. Wilkins Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis Musick
11 finished br. Wilkins Stable
12 Laying Adobies on my house Ballo 1 day
13 not feeling well I did not attend Meeting in the morning Attended Evening br J.M. Grant & P.O. Hide adressed the Conn.
14 Laying Adobies on my house br Ballo 1 day
15 Toped out my house br Ballo ½ day Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis musick
16 putting on the ruff Engaged T. Lattimer to shingle it 3$ pr thousand
17 up at daylight to finish my ruff Laying Adobies for Br D. Evans Met at Captian Ballos to practis musick
18 Laying Adobies for D. Evans put the ruff on my kiching in the morning before going to work got a ten Dollar Order from br Wilkins on br Nixon Store to get my buts Latches ylap &c.
19 finished laying up D. Evans hous
20 writing in the Morning Attended Meeting in the Afternoon & Received the Sacrement
21 Got br Palmer to all me two loads of Sand & on of Clay got my knife Som things from the Store working at my house ½ day
22 Digging a Cellar & pointing around my Ruff raining a good part of the Day
23 Working at my house raining Con.
24 preparing to plaster Engaged br G. Barnes to plaster My frount room. Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis Musick
25 plastering my Chickiny
26 Went to Chase’s Mill, Once for myself Once for David Wilkin
27 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in the Morning br Samuel Richards arrived from England yesterday gave an account of his Mission & spoak & Pr. Young. Attended in aftersnoon & took Sact. br. John Taylor Spoke
28 Alled 400 &25 adobies from Hunter & one load of Sand to my house. br. Barnes finished plastering my front room which he said com to 15 dollars
29 Working at my House
30 laying adobies ½ day at D. Wilkins, ½ day at my house
31 fetched my ox from br. Whites reaches fome a little after dark a distance of 30 miles on foot. Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis musick
1854
Sept. 1 Very sick all night and today from drinking too much water ox not fat enuf for beef turned him out again Serenaded John Taylor M.A. Peck, S.M. Felt they are agoing on Missions next Munday Played at Wilkins request
2 Gave Prt & W Richards family a days work setting furnises
3 writing in forenoon quorum met at my house at 12 o’clock present 2 Presidents Bird & foster 3 members ajourned for two Sundays Atended Meeting at tabernacle in Afterfoon
4 Attending to some business & fixing to move
5 Moved to my new house
6 Laying adobies at P. Wilkins
7 Laying Adobies half day Do.
8 Finishing up the house I have left ready for whitewashing met at Captain Ballo’s to play Commenced building a foundry on temple Square paying Tithing
9 Do
10 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in the Morning
11 Laying adobies on foundry met at Dat. Ballo’s to practis Musick and received an invitation to play at the Deseret Store which call was responded to
12 Laying Adobies on foundry Attended a party at David Wilkins at 7 O’clock given for Capt. Ballo’s Benefit
13 Laying adobies on foundry
14 Laying Adobies on foundry
15 Building a forge for foundry today then went to see two inndiens hung
16 Commenced building a house for George Sla
17 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in the morning br W. Stains & br H.C. Kimball adressed the Congregation Attended in the afternoon P.B. Young spoak receved the sacrement
18 Working on G. Sla’s house
19 Working Do Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis musick
20 Finished George Sla’s house total amount $13.50
21 Weeding in my lot in 6 ward ½ day took a job of br barton with Jackson Clotheir for 60 dollars in Cash. Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis Musick
22 building a forge in the foundry in temple block
23 finished the above job wich was on tithing
24 Atended meeting at the tabernacle
25 Laying adobies for br barton building a stable and an ice house
26 Laying Adobies for br Barton Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis musick
27 Laying Adobies for Barton
28 Laying adobies for Barton Met at Capt. Ballo’s
29 No sand to work with attending to some business
30 Laying adobies for Barton
1854
Oct.
1 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle
2 Attended to som business in the morning & fetched my oxon out of the pasture
3 Laying adobies for br S Richards Met at Capt. Ballo’s to practis musick
4 Laying adobies for S. Richards
5 Laying Adobies for S. richards Met at C. Ballo’s
6 Commenced a building for Robert Berton rained a good peart of the Day My Wife was Delivered of a Daughter at 28 minutes past Eight P.M.
7 Laying Adobies for br barton My wife doing well
8 Attended Conference in afternoon President Young preached
9 Attending to som business with bishop Kay Laying adobies for R Berton
10 Laying Adobies for R. Berton
11 Laying Adobies for R. Berton
12 Laying Adobies for R. berton
13 repairing the fence around my lot in 6 Wd. & working at home
14 Commenced a barber Shpt & Chicken for D. Wilkin got an order to get som groceries for my wife from S. Richards
15 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle
16 Laying adobies for D. Wilkins
17 Laying adobies for D. Wilkin
18 Laying Adobies for D. Wilkins
19 Laying Adobies for D. Wilkins
20 finished at br Wilkins
21 Commenced a little house work for br. M. Davis
22 Doing chores in morning reading some in Evening
23 Laying Adobies for br. Davis
24 finished br Davises House
25 Whitewashed my other house rented it to robert Campbell ofr 6 dollars per month attending to things at home
26 Laying Adobies for Mr. R. Berton
27 raining in morning finished Bertons building
28 Cutting wood & fixing my other house
29 by Kay sent a teem after me to go up North to build him a house rained a Great part of the way br Thomas Griffin wished me to teach him the adobie Laying which I agreed to do br Thomas griffin took a cow up to br Kays to winter arrived at br Kays About Seven O’Clock P.M.
30 Commenced laying br Kay’s foundation Thomas 1 Day
31 finished the foundation Thomas 1 Day
1854
Nov. 1 Laying Adobies do Thomas 1 day
2 Laying Adobies do Thomas 1 day
3 Laying Adobies do Do 1 do
4 Laying Adobies Do Do 1 Do
5 Visiting my friends
6 Laying Adobies Do Do 1 Day
7 Laying Adobies Do Do 1 Do
8 finished br Kays house About 12 O’Clock Thomas ½ day Commenced James Burross’s foundation Thomas ½ day Do
9 Finished the foundation about 1 O’clock & Commenced the Adobies Thomas 1 Day
10 Laying Adobe Do Thomas 1 Do
11 Got the loan of a Hors from br Kay to com to town after leaving work at night Arived at home about eleven O’Clock P.M.
12 Sawed som wood & don som chores & Returned to br Kays
13 Laying Adobies On br Barross’s House Thomas 1 Day Do.
14 Laying Adobies Do Do 1 Day
15 building a backhouse for br Kay Thomas finished br Burross’s
16 layed the foundation to br Harris House Thomas one day do
17 Laying Adobies Do Thomas 1 Day
18 Laying Adobies Do 1 Day
19 Hunting My Cow Did not find her
20 finished br Harris House Thomas 1 Day
21 Commenced fr Jones house Thomas 1 Day
22 Laying Adobies do Thomas 1 Day
23 Laying Adobies Do Thomas 1 Day
24 Laying Adobies Do Thomas 1 Day. After leaving work & eating Supper we walked to Salt Lake City & arrived about 11 O’Clock
25 Played in Captain Ballo’s Band all Day for the Nauvoo Legion after we were Dismissed whent to serenade br who gave us some beer Crackers & Cheese
26 Attended meeting at the tabernacle
27 Staked out a house for br Wilkins foundation & don som upon it
28 Laying br Wilkin foundation Thomas went up North to finish br Jones
29 Laying rock do
30 Laying rock Do Thomas returned from the north
1854
Dec. 1 Laying Adobies on br Wilkins & whitewashing my house Thomas 1 day
2 Laying Adobies, Do Thomas 1 Day Do
3 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle Morning & Evening
4 About 6 inches of snow fell during the night which stoped our work Fixing around house
5 Do
6 Laying adobies do about 3 or 4 hours in the day. Thomas do
7 Laying adobies do verry cold nights Thomas do
8 Laying adobies do in the middle of the day Thomas do
9 Laying adobies do. Thomas Do. Jackson Clayton (Clothier) worked ½ day for me to pay a debt
10 Attended meeting at the tabernacle Morning & Evening
11 Laying adobies do Jackson Clothier ½ day Thomas ½ day do
12 Laying adobies do on br Wilkins Hous Thomas 1 Day
13 fetched my ox out of Br Allen pasture
14 Whent to north Mill Crick Canyon after wood So much ice in the canyon I could not go up Slept in the saw mill
15 returned home & wrote the fowling article At a Meeting of Capt Ballo’s Band it was moved and carried that we take up a subscription in behalf of Sister Smith & McAllister who ar destitute of the common necessaries of life in Concequence of their Husbands being on Missions preaching the Gospell. At the same time we do not wish to debar any of our friends the privilege of assisting in a good Cause. Met at Capn Ballo’s to practis Musick. The Members of the Band Subscribed seven dollars. I gave two dollars
16 I whent around With the paper & got 39 dollars & 25 cents now total $46.25 Laying Adobies ½ day at Br Wilkins
17 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle in Evening and took the Sacrement. br Hyde & Benson spoke
18 Whent to the Canyon After a load of Wood
19 Returned home with a good load of Wood
20 Commenced plastering br Davis House
21 Do Thomas Whent to the Canyon for a Load of Wood
22 finished plastering Thomas returned with a load I toped out br Wilkins Chimney
23 Attending to som business
24 Attending Meeting At the tabernacle Morning & Evening
25 Preparing for a ball of Judg Kenny at Union Hall
26 Preparing for a ball of Capn. Ballo’s Band. Attending our … about two hours then Whent to Judge Kenny & spent the night …
27 Resting today
28 took my Oxen over Jordon Met at Captain Ballo’s to practis musick Serenaded David Candlen W. Ward, T.S. Williams, W. Nixon, Si…
Mc Alister & John Neidham
29 Working at home
30 doing Chores at home
31 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle

1855
Jan. 1 Playing in Captain Ball band Serenaded the first Presidency & porcion of the twelve that at home & the principle of the strain … in the City
2 Snowing all day My Wife very sick
3 high wind from the South Drifting the snow My Wife verry sick ha… attend on her myself
4 Same kind of weather attending my wife
5 My Wife very sick Do
6 Do Do
7 My wife som better br. D. Wilkin & Wife eats supper with us
8 Doing Chores at home Wife som better
9 Drove my oxon over Jordon Met at S. Wothen to pracitis musick
10 Doing chores reading & practicing musick &c.
11 Do Met at S. Worthney to pracitis Musick
12 Doing a little mason worke for br Riley
13 Do
14 Attending Meeting at the tabernacle Morning & Evening & received the Sacrement met at Capt. Ballos to do some business & practis. Opened by prayer Capn. Ballo Crosed out the following names from the Band list by unanimous voat of the Band because they could not play regulations of the Band
15 Laying Adobies for br. Riley & writing & Musick
16 Laying Adobies for br. Wilkin Met at Cap. Ballo’s to pracitis Musick moved & carried that we have a ball at Howard’s Hall next Tuesday 23rd inst.
17 Laying adobies for br Wilkins I rented the Hall & got the tickets printed (My ladder?) fell on the Stove & burned
18 Laying adobies for br wilkin met at S. Worthing to pracitis musick
19 Laying Adobies for br Wilkins
20 doing som Chores at home & builded a fireplace for br. Riley.
21 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle morning & Evening & practicing Musick
22 killed my pig & prepared for the Ball
23 prepared for the Ball laying rock in the afternoon for John Evins attend our Ball br Worthing Myself& br Palmer Good Order & pease prevailed Closed a 2 P.M.
24 doing Chores at home
25 Working at home my pig waid 240 pounds paied tithing 241/4 pounds
26 Laying Rock for J. Edins
27 Working at home in Morning & Laying rock do.
28 practising Music & writing in morning Attended Meeting at the tabernacle in Afternoon
29 Cleaning up my lot for plowing & digging some Ground for early seedes
30 do
31 Laying adobies for br Wilkin
1855
Feb. 1 Laying Adobies for br Wilkin
2 Laying adobies for br Wilkins ½ day finished. Laying rock for John Eddins ½ day
3 planting som peas radished Lettice onions, etc.
4 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle morning & evening C Pratt, J.M. Grant & Kimbol spoak) (Names were crossed out)
5 Doing Chores (the above line his right)
6 Do
7 Bought two loads of wood for 11 dollars
8 doing Chores at home
9 doing Chores at home
10 Laying rock for John Eddins & doing Chores
11 Attended meeting at the tabernacle morning & Evening br. O. Hide in morning took the sacrament in Afternoon
12 I whent over Jordan to hunt my Oxn but I did not find them
13 got the loan of br Wilkins horses to whent to mill with 13 bushels of Wheat got it ground & paid by br Jarivis 140 lb and barnes 150 lb and took 11 bushels of beet and 1bushels and tree pecks of corn for tithing to the Office
14 Cleared up my lot in the sixth ward and got br Herbut to plough it for 4 dollars
15 Laying rock for J. Eddins.
16 Laying rock for Eddins
17 laying rock for do band met at my house to practis musick the Constitution that Prt Young got up for the band was read and adopted with one exception Myself Worthlin & Palmer and Ballo was appointed to make an amendment
18 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle in the Morning to hear President Young preach br Hyde requested us all to turn out which I did and a good many mor the lecture was designed for the Gentiles br C. Pratt preached an elegant discourse in the open air was be on we the Commite met according to appointment and made the amendment Attended Meeting do in afternoon I took the Sacrament
19 Stormy reading and doing chores Met at Cap. Ballo’s to pracitis musick our amendment was read and adopted br Palmer and myself was apointed to present the above to Prt. Young for acceptance
20 Storming reading and doing Chores
21 Storming do ….do. br Palmer and myself whent to the president’s office and presented the amendment to pst. Young but he explained the other one to us to our satisfaction met at Cap. Ballo’s to practis Musick we presented the above dockument for the aprovil of the Band Carried unanimous took our subscription list around got 49 dollars mor subscribed to our hall
22 reading and doing chores at home storming
23 Working at home
24 Working at home
25 Attended meeting at the Tabernacle
26 Laying adobies for J. Eddins
27 Laying adobies for J. Eddins
28 Laying adobies for J. Eddins
1855
March 1 Laying adobies for J. Eddins finished
2 Working at home
3 Working at home
4 Attended Meeting at the tabernacle rec. Sacrement
5 Working at home
6 Working at home
7 Working at home finishing by Backhouse building Chicken cupe
8 Working at home
9 Working at home
10 Whent up North to Kays Crick with br. J. Green to settle for the work I don last fall rained a good part of the way took a bade Cold
11 Settled with br Burrup
12 hunting my Stock found 1 Cow
13 hunting all Day but without sucksess
14 Snowing fourpart of day topped out rock chimney for T. Jones
15 Snowing in morning Walked home after noon 25 miles verri much fattagued
16 Working at home whent to the Sword Exercise
17 Working at home whent to the Arithmetic school
18 Attended meeting at the tabernacle morning and Evening toock the sacrament and whent to the School meeting at night.
19 Working at home met at Capt. Ballos to pr. musick
20 Working my shares on the road
21 Working do ….. whent to sword exercise
22 plowing part of my lot arithmetic school at my home
23 Whent to the Canyon with br C.P. Smith after some gooseberry trees got a good many and returned attended Sword Exersise
24 Working at home planting trees etc. attended arithmetic at night
25 Attended meeting at Tabernacle Morning & Evening & took the Sacrement
26 Working at home attended soard exercise
27 Working at home
28 Working at home attended soard exercise
29 working at home attended arithmetic School
30 Laying rock for Wm. Jennings ½ day working at home ½ day
31 Laying rock for Wm. Jennings Attended arithmetic school Evening
1855
April 1 Attended Meeting at the Tabernacle morning & Evening took the Sacrement
2 Laying Adobies for Jennings attended Band meeting at night
3 finished Jennings Job about 11 o’clock
4 Working at home attended soard exercise
5 Working at home attended Band meeting
6 Attended Conference at the Tabernacle Morning & afternoon & my quorum meeting at night
7 Attended Conference in Morning
8 Attended Conference morning & Evening Conference Closed Nearly 200 sent on missions
9 hunting my oxen over Jordan found one
10 hunting all Day for the other one Did not find him
11 hunting again but no luck
12 Mr. Wilkin whent over Jordan after his horses & found my ox working at home attended Band meeting
13 Working at home
14 killed my pig weighed 130 lb took one ham 14 lb to the tithing office for tithing
15 Attended meeting at the tabernacle morning & afternoon and rec. the sacrament
16 got the loan of br. Wilkins hors whent & fetched my ox br Wilkins fetched the other one attended band Meeting
17 Storming fetched 10 bushels of potatoes from br. palmer paid 3 bushels into the tithing office for tithing
18 Whent to the Canyon after a load of wood one ox straid of in the night had
19 to return without any found him a coming hom attended band meeting
20 Whent to the Canyon after a load of wood
21 returned home with a good load planted som trees attended arc. school
22 writing in morning visiting at br Wilkins after noon
23 Working at home
24 Working at home attended Band meeting
25 Working at home attended arithmetic School at night
26 Working at home attended Bank meeting whent out a serenading till about 12 o’clock Cl. Sheplo for one
27 Working at home attended a meeting in 7th ward
28 working at home
29 Attended meeting at tabernacle morning & Evening C. Prat spoak in mrg br Hide in Evening he advised us to faithfulness to fast & pray for rain & for the grasshoppers to be Destroyed for they are eating the grain
30 Working at home
1855
May 1 Working at home attended Band meeting at Capt. Ballo
2 Working at home attended arithmetic School
3 Hunting my oxen over Jordan but did not find them Attended Band meeting at C. Ballo
4 found my oxen
5 I bought a piece of land at the back of my house & 1 bullock for my oxen valued at 20 dollars & got it recorded & my ticket attended my school
6 Attended meeting at tabernacle morning & afternoon & ward meeting at night
7 working at home
8 Working at home attended Band meeting
9 working at home
10 Working at home attended band meeting
11 Working at home ½ day and half a day on the city wall
12 working at home
13 Attended meeting at the Tabernacle morning & afternoon br Clemons spoke in morning br Bens. & br Hyde in afternoon
14 Working at home
15 Working at home attended band meeting
16 Working at home
17 Working at home attended Band meeting
18 got a hose to build for Br Jonais
19 Working at home
20 Attended meeting at Tabernacle morning & Evening & took the Sacrement brother Lewis gave the details of his mission amongst the Indians
21 working at home
22 Working at home
23 Working at home
24 Working at home Attended Band meeting
25 Working at home
26 Working at home
27 Attended meeting at the Tabernacle Morning and Afternoon President Young and suit returned from a visit South W.W. Phelps spoak in morning Pst. Young kimbol & grant in afternoon
28 Working at home
29 Working at home Attended Band meeting
30 Whent to the Canyon
31 returned with a load of wood serenaded President Young Kimbol and Grant and D.H. Wells
1855
June 1 Working at home whent to my quorum they did not meet
2 Working at a foundation for W. Jennings
3 Attended a meeting at the Tabernacle Morning & afternoon & ward meeting at night
4 finished Jennings foundation
5 laying adobies for Jennings attended Band meeting
6 Laying adobies for Jennings attended Band meeting
7 Laying adobies for do Attended Band meeting
8 Laying adobies for Jennings
9 finished Jennings job $52.00
10 Attended meeting at Tabernacle in morning
11 Working at home
12 Commenced the foundations for George Rumney Thas Griffin ½ day attended Band meeting
13 Commenced the foundations for the Music hall Layed the Corner stone quarter past eight a.m.
14 fixing my fence in sixth ward
15 Working on Rumney house ½ day
16 Working on do do 1 day
17 Attended meeting at tabernacle
18 Working on Rumney house Griffin 1 day 1 day
19 Working on Rumney house do 1 do 1 day
20 Working on Rumneys house do 1 do 1 day
21 Working on Rumneys house do sick do 1 day
22 Working on Rumney house do sick do 1 day
23 Working on Rumney house do do do 1 day
24 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle & ward meeting at night
25 finished G. Rumneys house at 12 o’clock Commenced building a kitchen for Jennings
26 Working on estimate for Babit house
27 ½ day on Jennings ½ day on Jonais house
28 1 day on Jonais house attended Band meeting
29 1 day on Jonais house Griffin 5 days do
30 1 day on Jennings 1 day t Griffin 1 day
1855
July 1 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle
2 Working on Jennings ½ day ½ day Griffin 1 day on my lot
Attended band meeting
3 ½ day on Jennings ½ day ½ day preparing for 4 of July
4 Order of the Day for Commite met with the Band on top of Gov. Young’s house played til six o’clock returned home got Breakfast cleaned up dressed wite pants blue over shirts black hats Met at Council house ½ past 7 played at king eads & at T.S. Williams & Co. Store.
Prt. Young’s Carriage drawn by six horses with six little Boys in postillions in uniform to escort the Governor & suit til 12 o’clock got dinner met in Bowery played til 5 o’clock Eate supper at Jacksons room & then to Dancing
5 resting all day
6 Working on Jonais house
7 Working on Jonais house
8 Attended meeting at Tabernacle
9 working at home
10 Working on Jonais House Attended Band Meeting
11 Working on Jonais House
12 Working on Jonais House Attended Band meeting
13 Working on Jonais House
14 Working on Jonais House
15 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle Morning & afternoon br Ross spoak in morning attended ward meeting at night
16 Commenced working at ½ past 4 Oclock til about ten t. Griffin helped playing in Band for the Legion
17 Working on Jarvis House T. Griffin 1 day do. Attended Band Meeting
18 Commenced a house for Richards Paid in tithing Office $43.70
19 Working for S.W. Richards attended Band Meeting
20 Working at S.W. Richards
21 Working do
22 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle br McBride & President Young spoke Attended afternoon & took sacrament
23 Working on S.W. richards house met with the band
24 Worked on br richards house ½ day met with Capt. Ballo’s Band at social Hall to play for the polysophical Society till about 10 o’clock was well entertained
25 Working on S.W. Richards ¾ of a day met at Social Hall to play for do
26 Working on S.W. Richards house
27 finished br Richards house wich amounted to $31.50
28 working at home
29 Attended meeting at tabernacle W.W. phelps & br Kimbol spoke Attended in afternoon took Sacrement
30 Working at home
31 Working at home at Band Meeting
1855
August 1 Working about home
2 ½ day at home ½ day at David Candlands at’d band meeting 4 cerenaded br Blon just returned from his mission
3 1 day at David Candland
4 ½ day at home ½ day at David Candlands attended a lecture delivered by O. Prat at Social Hall on the rotation mocion of the planets
5 Attended meeting at Tabernacle br S.M. Blon G.A. Smith Pr’t Young preached Attended in afternoon
6 Sold my house & lot by br Bullock for $450.00 in trade 4 cows 3 heifers 1 bull 1 ½ lots in fifth ward shair in pasture ten dollars 120 dollars in stone pay on Cash two payed by New Year’s Day
7 fixing around settling som business Attended Band Meeting
8 Commenced again at Jarvis house
9 Working on Jarvis House attended band meeting
10 Working on Jarvis House
11 Working on Jarvis House Attended Meeting at Social Hall br Mitchel br D. Candland & br W. Woodruff delivered Essays which were very interesting
12 Attended Meeting at tabernacle
13 Working on Jarvis House
14 Working on Jarvis House Attended band meeting
15 Working on Jarvis House
16 Working on Jarvis House Attended Band Meeting
17 hunting my Cows all day Stray pen $3.50 Cents damage
18 Working on Jarvis House
19 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle
20 Working on Jarvis House
21 Working on Jarvis House Attended Band Meeting
22 Working on Jarvis House
23 Working on Jarvis House Attended Band Meeting
24 Working on Jarvis House
25 finished br Jarvis house for $152.50
26 Attended a meeting at Tabernacle Morning & afternoon & ward meeting at night
27 Making a Well at home
28 Working at Well br Furman ½ day helping attended band meeting
29 Working at well
30 Working at well ½ day and ½ day at br Winder’s house
31 Working on Winder house
1855
Sept. 1 Working on Winder house
2 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle morning & afternoon took sacrament
3 Making a Cow pen at home
4 Working at Winder house attended band meeting
5 Working at Winder house
6 Working at Winder house attended Band Meeting
7 Working at Winder house
8 Working at Winder house
9 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle Morning & afternoon
10 Setting 2 boilers for Jennings
11 finished attended Band meeting
12 Settling som business with br
13 Working at Winder house at. Band meeting
14 Working at Winder house
15 Working at Winder house
16 Writing
17 Working at Winder house
18 Working at Winder house played in the band at the pol. C Meeting
19 Working at Winder house
20 Working on Winder’s house finished all but top of chimney played in band
21 Cutting my corn in 6th ward played in band for som mountaineers at br Robinsons payed us $13.70 cash
22 Cutting Corn do rained som
23 Spent the Evening at Sister Wilkins
24 finished cutting my Corn in morning Layed foundation for br. Jambell
25 Laying adobies for do self and Wife attended a social party at br Wilkins
26 Laying Adobies for do
27 Finished about 11 o’clock all but top of chimney. Walked up to Farmington to build a house for br Hess & drove a cow & two calves
28 Commenced about 1 o’clock ½ day
29 Laying adobies for do
30 Drove my stock up to Kays Creek
1855
Oct. 1 returned in morning to Farmington laying adobies 1 day
2 Laying adobies do 1 day
3 laying adobies do 1 day
4 Laying adobies 1 day do
5 Laying adobies till about 4 o’clock P.M. rode to town with br Phillips to Confrence
6 Doing som business & fixing around home
7 br Smith & family br Phillips & do & br Herris stayed at my house during Conference Attended Conference & returned to Farmington
8 Laying adobies do
9 Laying Adobies do
10 Finished about 3 o’clock P.M. job com to $60.00 paid four for board Walked to Phillips 6 miles
11 Drove my Cow & calf home & walked 25 miles
12 Laying Adobies on our new musick hall 1 day
13 Laying adobies do 1 day Attended a lecture at the Social Hall by P.P.Prat President Young made som remarks
14 Writing & visiting at br Wilkins some of his folks arrived from the Old Country
15 Playing for Navoo Legion
16 Working on Musick Hall Attended a meeting at br. L. Snows
17 Working on Musick Hall
18 Working on Musick Hall serenaded Robert Williams & Capt. Hooper
19 Working on hall
20 Working on hall
21 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle
22 Working on hall
23 Working on hall Attended Band Meeting
24 Working on hall
25 Working on hall Attended Band Meeting
26 Working on hall
27 Working on hall finished the adobie work on hall
28 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle & 5th Ward Meeting
29 Commenced a house for Joseph Neibour T. Griffins ¾ day
30 Working on Neibour house Attended Band Meeting
31 Finished br Neibour house about noon Working at home
1855
Nov. 1 Working at home Attended Band Meeting sent 2 ½ lbs of beef to the bishop for the poor 25 cents
2 hunting ½ day on ½ day in morning working at Wm. Tousack ½ day T. Griffin
3 Attended br Wilkins Sister’s funeral T. Griffin 1 day at Tussack
4 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle morning & evening & ward meeting at night
5 Working for Jennings & Co. Griffin at Toussack
6 Working for Jennings & Co. Griffin at Toussack
7 ½ day at Jennings ½ day at Toussack Griffin 1 day Wife and self whent to the Theatre at night
8 Working at Toussack Griffin do
9 Working at Toussack
10 Doing business for the musick hall
11 Snowing in morning attended meeting in Tab’e & Ward meeting at night.
12 Doing som business Snowing
13 Attending to som business Snow
14 Working at Toussack
15 Working at Toussack
16 Setting adobies for Jennings ½ day ½ at Toussacks
17 building a backhouse for br foster
18 Attended meeting at the Tabernacle morning & afternoon
19 Attending to som business for the Hall Working at Toussack ½ day Band meeting at night
20 Working at Toussack
21 Attending to som business
22 Working at Toussacks attended Band meeting Killed my pig wied 236 lb. paid one tenth to the Tithing Office
23 Attended to som business working at Toussakcs ½ day
24 Whitewashing My house
25 Attended meeting at tabernacle br P.P. Pratt delivered an excellent discourse on the first principles of the Gospell Attended in afternoon O. Pratt in afternoon on Consercration Toock Sacrement
26 Doing som Business for the Band in morning ½ day at Toussack
27 ½ day at Toussacks setting a boiler Balance of day on 5th Ward School house
28 Working on 5th Ward School house
29 Doing Business for band
30 Working on 5th Ward School house
1855
Dec. 1 Working on 5th Ward Schoolhouse by permission form Bishop Hogland I invited brothers Clements Stephons Balentine Mills to meet at my house at 7 o’clock p.m. to organize a polysophical society in 14th Ward and draw up a constitution to govern the same which we accomplished appointed Bishop Hogeland President to give out an appointment for our first meeting on the 5th inst.
2 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle morning & afternnon br. A. Lymon spoak.
3 Doing business for the Band in Morning and laying adobies for Br. Nelson in afternoon
4 Working for do attended a ball at Wilkins hall given by the band for benifet of the Music hall
5 ½ day at Bro Nelson ½ day at Jennings Attended polysophical society at night
6 Working at Jennings played with band at br Haywoods
7 finished at Jennings
8 Working at Wilkins
9 Working on Essay
10 Finished br Wilkins Chumney
11 Reading and writing
12 reading and writing read an Essay at the polysophical meeting and played with the band
13 plastering C.P. Smith house
14 finished do
15 doing Chores
16 at home
17 Working at Tonysage
18 do
19 do
20 do
21 do
22 do
23 at home
24 at home the weather very cold
25 visiting at Sister palmers
26 at home attended poly. meeting
27 at home
28 do
29 do
30 do
31 do
1856
Jan. 1 Serenading first presidence & our friends. Visiting at br Palmers in
Evening
Mar. 15 As the winter has been unusually severe so that little of no work have been don I have not kept a dayle Jurnal I have devoted my time to reading and writing.
16 President B. Young Sealed Hannett Wonfor to me and on the 21 I took her through the Endowment house President B. Young Sealed them Both to me at the proper place
27 br Wardrobe came after me today to lay up som Adobies for br Levi Abnam I commenced at noon same day. Layed up ten Thousand for forty dollars Be times gardening
April 25 whent up north with br. Wilkins to hunt my cows but without success. I returned on the 26th about ten O’Clock P.M.
29 raining and snowed
30 Doing Chores at home
May 1 Whent up North with br Wilkins after som flour
2 returned home with a load of flour
3 Working in garden
4 reading & writing raining all day
5 Gardening
6 Gardening
7 Gardening til noon started for Rear River and Cash Valley to hunt my Cows put up at br Phillip on Kays Crick
8 reached Willo Crick stoped with br Wicks
9 reached Barriver President Young Suit was there
10 Traveled with do about 20 miles up Bearriver & back to box Elder
11 I remained in Box Elder all day Pr’t Young preceeded in morning br Joseph Young & Lorenso in afternoon attended Seventy Meeting at night
12 left in Company with do for Cash Valley remained there during the night did not find my Cows
13 left in company with br Phillips for home stopped a little way from Box Elder
14 reached br. Phillips
15 reached home about 5 o’clock P.M. Without finding My Cows
16 Gardening
17 putting up som fencing on my pasture
18 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle
19 Working on my lot in 5th Ward
20 Working on do
21 Started up north to br Phillips after a steer
22 bought ten acres of land of br B. Harris for my yoke of steers 1 cow and twenty-five Dollars in store pay
23 Returned home attended poly So. meeting
24 Working at home
25 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle Morning and Afternoon
26 Plowing my lot in 5th Ward
27 Working do
28 Working on do
29 Gardening
30 Gardening
31 do
1856
June 1 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle Morning & afternoon
2 planting Corn in 5th Ward
3 do
4 do
5 Working on the canal
6 Working on do
7 Working on do returned home in Evening
8 Attended Meeting at Tabernacle Morning & afternoon