<​Thursday​> Jany 11th. At home. Rode out 10 A M & returned at 1½ p.M.

This morning William Jones <​who had staid all night at Wilson’s Tavern in ​> was arrested at <​​> by Coll. and his company, who kept <​him​> in custody until noon without rations.

The issued <​gave an​> invitations to the Saints in to cut and draw for me 75 or 100 cords of wood on the 15th & 16th inst

Friday 12th. Thaw— snow nearly gone.

A was held in Brownstown, Main [Wayne] County, Michigan. <​​> President, and Elder G<​ehiel​> [Jahiel] Savage, Clerk. Nine were represented, containing 6 Elders, 9 7 , 1 , 136 Members, and 45 scattering Members. It was stated that one hundred members having left <​removed from​> that for <​to​> since the conference in July last.

Saturday 13th.— At home in the morning. At 10 o’clock attended City Council, where a bill <​a bill for an ordinance​> was <​taken​> under consideration concerning the Recording of Deeds <​in this ​> and which was read twice, and elicited much discussion. I signed resolutions passed at a Court Martial held this morning. <​Stephen M. Farnsworth was chosen President of the ’ , and Willm. Carmichael and Willm. Box his Counsellors.​>

The 10 Policemen who were not preent at the meeting of the City Council on the 5th. inst. were sworn <​in the matter of & ​>, and testified <​that​> they had <​recd​> no private instructions <​whatever​> from me.

A discussion took place on the subject of granting licenses for the sale of spirits.

Sunday 14. At home all day. A prayer Meeting was held at the Assembly room which I did not attend. Warm and rainy towards evening. The preached at private houses in various parts of the .

<​A of the was organized in with 34 Members. T. B. Jackaway, President & E L Brown, Clerk.​>

Monday 15th. At home. Wrote to <​Sister​> , , N. Y.

At 9 A. M. teams began to draw <​arrive with​> wood, according to the appointment of the , there being about 200 of the brethren chopping in the woods and from thirty to forty teams engaged in drawing the wood to my house. About 100 loads were drawn, and as many more chopped, and left to be drawn another day.

At 10. A. M., called, and told me it was reported that was going to put me under $10,000 bonds for speaking against him. At the same time summoned me to attend a Court as witness before , and I went accordingly to give my testimony.

The Twelve Apostles wrote the following letter: to him (see file “To Prest. .”) & copy. [p. 3]