JULY 1845

28 S. Took breakfast at Allen Stout's and then came home and worked till noon and then met the Lodge and police then went to A. Weeks then to Sabins and then came home about ten o'clock.

29th Sunday. In the fore noon went to meeting to the Stand which was now moved to the old place west of the Temple B. E. T. Benson Spoke & was followed by Prest B. Young. I came home and met the police and then went to see Br Young and then came home at 10 o'clock.

June the 30th 1845 Monday. In the morning went to Allen Weeks and I then went to A. Stout's and then after Seeing Amasa Lyman I went to the Lodge and being very Sick with a head ache came home and at 6 o'clock met the police at the Temple and then went to the Music Hall from there I went in company with Br A. Lyman & Charles Shumway to Br Shumway's house and in a Short time Br Scovil came, & also Br Allen Weeks & wife and two of her Sisters We had a short address from Br Lyman and after drinking what wine we wanted we dismissed all being very much edified with the remarks of Elder Lyman, the company then dispersed & I Staid in company with Br Shumway that night on watch & came home early in the morning.

July 1st Tuesday. This day there was a grand concert for the Police at the Masonic Hall it commenced at ten o'clock myself & wife & L. Fisher went we had also the and other authorities with us, and was also provided with as much beer, wine, cakes &c as we could eat and drink. We had a very entertaining time all was peace, good feelings, and brotherly love no discord or contention among us. It lasted untill about 6 o'clock P. M. when we dismissed I came home.

2 Wednesday. This morning G. W. Langley came to my house & we went to the Hall and round on the flat till two and then met the Lodge and police I then went to see Sister Sabin who was sick night unto death from thence to Allen Weeks and there entered into the [blank] and came home about day light in the morning.

July the 3 1845 Thursday. This morning I went down on the flat an at 9 o'clock met the Lodge and then went on the Hill to the Shoe Shop and at 2 o'clock met in Council at the Hall with President B. Young & G. A. Smith and the officers of the Lodge and the officers of Helm Lodge relative to our two Lodges joining together it was not decided then. At 4 o'clock the Lodge met again being a Regular Communication and there the matter of the Lodges were discussed and refered to Scovil Roundy & my-self to Settle afterwards I met the police & spoke at considerable length to them on the Subject & necessity of their keeping their selves out of all bad company and mantaining an upright & dignafied course before the people after which I went to B. Youngs and Saw him to get council on Some matters and Br Lee coming I Staid with him a while and after ward we got in conversation with B. Young on the doctrine of Christ's mission in the world and at 11- o'clock I came home.

4th. This morning at 8 o'clock I went to the Hall to meet with Some of the police and was there untill 12 o'c and went round on the flat then met the Lodge & police and at dark went to the Music Hall to a Concert given for the benefit of the "Old Police" and came home at 11 o'clock.

5th S. Went to the Masonic Hall at 10 o'clock & took dinner at Father Knight's and at 2 o'clock met the Lodge then the police came home at dark very lame from a hurt on my foot.

6th Sunday. Went to meeting at the Stand heard Wm Smith & H. C. Kimball preach came home and after dinner went to meeting again from there to the police then came home at dark and went to See Allen Weeks and was on guard all night came home early in the morning.

July 7th 1845 Monday. This morning I went down by the Temple to the flat and then went to see Br. Campbell and engraver & Br Maudsley Portrait Painter, to have the likeness of myself & wife taken and engraved on stone, or in other words have a Stone cut of our likeness taken to be Lithographed. from thence I went to the Lodge, then to the burying ground to Seek for the grave of Little Lydia my daughter I then came home and then met the police & came home at about 10 o'clock.

July 8th T. this morning Br Shumway & Langley came to see me and we went to the Masonic Hall & I went to Father Knight, and took dinner then met the Lodge and after went to Maudsley's then met the Police and came home at 912 o'c.

9th W. This morning I went to Br Maudsley's. again from thence to Br Campbell's and took dinner then went to the Lodge then met the Eleventh at the Same place then met the police and came home at dark.

10th T. This was a fast day. & I went to See Sister Sabin who was yet very sick from thence to Br Weeks. and from thence, in company with Br L. W. Hancock, to the Stand to meeting and heard Brigham Speak on the policy of preserving our health and condemned the present system of Doctors, &c I went from meeting to Father Knight an took dinner then met the Lodge and police and came home at dark and then went on (Patrol guard) with Br Weeks and came home at day break.

11 F. this morning went to the Shoe Shop & got a pair of boots and came home and then went to Maudsley's again & got my likeness, then went to Father Knight. and at 2 met the Lodge then went to the Temple for some Lithograph paper and then went to the police and came home about 9 o'clock.

12th S. This morning I met some of the police at the Stand to regulate some seats for ourselves and then went to Father Knight and took dinner and then met the Lodge and police and came home at dark.

13th Sunday. This was a very wet disagreeable day untill noon when the rain ceased and I went to the Temple and from thence to the Masonic Hall and met the Police and came home about dark,

14th M. Went down on the flats this morning & fell in company with General Rich on the way and had some talk with him he desired to see me again and I went to the Hall saw D. D. Yearsly on my way conversed on merchantile business, the Lodge met at 9 o'clock from thence I went to Br Campbell's thence to Maudsleys and took dinner at Allen J. Stouts. and met the Lodge again at 2 o'clock, then went on the hill to the Shoe Shop got a pair of shoes and then took them to Br Maudsley and Started to the police met with Br John E. Page and he came with me to the Hill & spoke to the police on the Subject of having a house built. for himself for which the police subscribed very liberally I then came home and went to Br Sabins Sister Sabin who had long been sick was dead from thence I went to Br Weeks' and was on guard all night which turned out to be a very wet rainy night I came home in the morning a little after sunrise.

Tuesday July 15th 1845. This morning I went to the upper stone house to by some groceries of Oliver. fell in Company with D. McArthur who was with me we came by his house Stayed awhile and came home & after dinner went to Br Tufts who was very sick and after Laying hands on him I went to the Lodge after which I went to Yearsley's Store then met the police and came home with Br Shumway and then came home at about dark.

16th W. This morning about 10 o'clock I went to Petty's Shop to get a pair of bullet molds made and then went in company with Amasa Lyman to Br Hewett's to see dead bodies of the two Hodges who had been hung at Burlington but they had been taken to the grave yard before we got there. I then came with Br Turley down to Allen Stout's and I went to Br Maudsleys and from there to the Lodge and then went with Br Langley to John S. Higbee and then met the Police and came home at dark.

17 T. This morning I went to the Arsnal to help put on the timbers for the roof, took dinner at Jones' went back to the Arsnal & at 4 o'clock met the Lodge at a regular Communication. then met the police came home at dark and patrolled with James Pace about 2 hours on Parly Street then came home.

18 F. this was a rainy morning, after dinner I went to the Lodge then met the police and came home at dark accompanied by Brs Egan & Shumway and brought home some wine and after supper I returned with Br Egan to the flat and came home about 1/2 past eleven o'clock.

Saturday. July 19th 1845. Earley this morning I went to Warthan's to get a horse buggy and went with my wife and child to the Steam mill about a mile below Nauvoo to get some lumber and came home about noon. after dinner took the horse & buggy home and went to the Lodge, then went to John S. Higbee's then met the police and came home and went to see Allen Weeks and stood patrol guard all night came home in the morning about sun rise.

Sunday 20th. Went to meeting in the fore noon Elder Orson Pratt spoke and was followed by B. Young's and others after which Elder Taylor Spoke and mentioned about the dissatisfaction which was caused by the two Hodges who were hung at Burlington being buried here that he had been requested to mention it there was remarks made for & against them remaining the vote being put to the congregation it was almost unanimously decided that they should not remain in our burying ground. I came home and and in the evening met the police and after the duty was over Spoke about one hour on certain principles where called forth by a circumstance taking place last night at the Temple by Some persons forcing themselves in the Temple abruptly without autharity from the police guard. after which I came home about 9 o'c-

M. 21st. This day there was an exehibition of animals in town & the Police were invited to go free it commenced at one o'clock In the forenoon I was down on the flat making preperations for the police to go to the Show. First about the time the Show was to commence there came a hard north wind which blew down the canvass and completely frustrated the calculations of the Show men. it was followed by rain. There was a large concourse of people assembled to See the Show the Seventies Hall was crouded to over flowing during the storm and the Street was still full of people who still remained So anxious were they to See. after the winds had somewhat subsided the Show men began to regulate the waggons to still make an exibition as well as they could. there were crouds of people who. without respect to order or decency who crouded on to the canvass &c of the Show men and rendered it impossible to do any thing for them when the police took it up and tryed to inforce order which they did after having first to nock down some three or four which raise a great excitement about it some for & some against the police at length the Show commenced and we had a tolerable time though it was raining most of the time. The police were invited free after the show I met at the police quarters as usual and came home about half past 6 o'clock very sick.

Council also sent back the act on Code Commissioners asking concurrence in some slight amendments which they had made all of which the House concured in. Mr John Brown presented a bill on revinue which was accepted and laid on the table to come up in its order. Mr Groves bill on exploring Company was taken up and on its second reading was refered back to the Committee with instruction. table. Brown's bill on revinue was called up read the first time and laid on the Resolution by Mr Groves to appropriate the territorial tax of Iron County for 1852 to the people of Iron County for exploring Iron County debated and withdrawn. Adjourned till 12 past one Message from the Council refering the bill, to authorize Thomas Moore to establish ferries across Green River, back for concurrence on additional Section which was concurred in by the House. Auditor's report read after which the Adjutant General's report was read Adjourned till 9 o'clock a. m. (Dillie gave in notice to [crossed out]) bring in a bill creating County Treasurer.

Friday 16th January 1852. Mr Dillie gave notice to bring a bill on County Treasurer Mr Rockwod reported from the Committee on Judiciary which was adopted, and a special committee to bring in a bill on the subject of irrigation & other purposes. The Bill appropriating 300 dollars for Territorial road in Weber County was refered back from the Council which was laid on the Table. Committees reported progress Bill from Brownell for fines assessed to be appropriated to the respictive counties which was refered to the Committee on Roads & Bridges Afternoon. Mr Brownell obtained leave of absence till Monday. Missillaneous discussions and the House adjourned. Met with the Judiciary and attended a Masonic school in the evening.

Saturday 17th January 1852. Legislature met at ten. House went into secret session on the subject of the Laws heretofore passed Creating Code Commissioners & granting the ferries on Green Rivers which had been refered back by the Gov. for amendments which were confered in Petition of S. Moore & others for charter an Agricultural &c society refered to proper Comt A. P. Rockwood from judiciary reported a bill on the board of County Commissioners. which was laid on the table to come up in its order Mr Dillie a bill creating the office of treasurer, accepted, laid on the table to come up in its order Mr Roberry a bill on school superintendant laid on table A message from Council informing the House that they had receded from their amendments on act apportioning the territory and that they have apointed a joint Committee to burn the old Scrip and made the 26th the day of adjournment. Message from Governor accepting bill on Martial Law and recommending that the fines imposed by Courts Martial be appropriated to the respective Counties instead of the school fund where they are made. Mr Rockwood from the Judiciary reported bills on revenue and taxes and taxation, which was accepted & laid on the table. Mr Roberry a bill on the duties of Sheriffs, accepted and laid on the table. Mr Dillie a bill on powers &c of select men accepted and laid on table. Mr Roberry a bill on fines, penalties &c accepted and laid on the table. Motion to adjourn till Monday 10 a. m. Lost. The Code Commissioners reports was called up for first reading, the introduction read and ordered to be printed The House then adjourned till Monday 10 o'clock.

Thursday 5th February 1852: Two Houses met at ten a. m. Report of a committee in relation to the Woollen factory and appropriating 2000 dollars for the same. An act to incorporate Utah City in Utah County. read. An act incorporating Cedar City read and passed finnally. Mr Rockwood offered an adenda to the Judiciary read and passed by its first reading. An act in relation to apportionment of the Representation of the territory read and passed. An act incorporating Fillmore City Millard County read three times and passed. Orson pratt votes vs all acts prohibiting the right of Negroes the privileges of voting. An act came up again to incorporating the city of Utah. read & debated at lenght and the Houses adj'd for dinner. Two o'clock met again. An act in relation to the library presented by O. Spencer read and accepted, read the first time and passed read the second time and passed read and passed the third. I met with the committee on appropriations & while there the Legislature appointed the Judges of probate, after which the legislature adjourned till the 16th instant Leaving the committee on claims to adjust the claims against the next setting.

Friday 6th February 1852: Merely loafing to day.

Saturday 7th February 1852: At the State house and at home attending to to the appropriation bill and in the evening attended a Masonic school.

Sunday 8th February 1852: Went to meeting awhile & at home Elias Gardner &c at my house.

Monday 9th February 1852: Attending to the appropriation bill today.

Tuesday 10th February 1852: Attending to appropriation bill to day.

Wednesday 11th February 1852: Attended to the appropriation bill to day and in the evening attended the prayer circle at the C. House.

Thursday 12th February 1852: At Court partly & worked a little and attended some little to the appropriation bill.

Friday 13th February 1852: Attend court & was assigned to assist S. M. Blair to the prosecution in a case the Territory vs Capt Wales in an indictment for stealing cattle and altering the Brand. At 12 the court adj'd at the close of the testimony & Blair did not make his appearance in the afternoon & the case was submitted to the jury without any pleas. The jury returned a verdict of Not guilty. G. A. Smith & W. Picket was on the part of the Defence.

Saturday 14th February 1852: Attended the High Council to day. Mr Kite & wife parted. Traded with Williams some. case up

Sunday 15th February 1852: Went to meeting Very fine day Remarkably warm weather this winter. dry. mostly clear and pleasant. Sometimes foggy but now days like Spring.

Monday 16th February 1852: Legislature met in joint session at ten a. m. Voted to set apart next Thursday for fasting and prayer. An act on Marks & Brands read the first time and passed. recommitted to committee on second reading.