I received the following communication “To the Hon ( Journal “/&c”) ”

A letter from the Army dated at “ Missouri states “that on the 14th. Feby. (T. & S 207) unseen”

<​Thursday <​Tuesday​> 14​> <​Sent to and by him deposited $500 with Genl [Samuel] Leach for Mr. [John] Walsh for land which was between my and the accor agreeable to my letter to .​>

Read proof of the Doctrine and Covenants with — read in German from 9½ to 11 forenoon— had the removed from the large room in my house into a small brick building which I directed <​had <​was​> erected​> for a Smoke House, designing to use it for a Mayors Office until I could build a new one,— had much conversation with and various individuals— Sold a cow,

<​Wednesday 15​> This morning I spent some time in changing the top plate of the Office Stove which had been put together wrong: read a libellous letter in the Alton Telegraph written to of concerning , , and the ladies attending my late trial at and published the following letter in the T. & S. “Mr. Editor (T&S 101. <​97–98) 99.​> Smith” <​The following is copied from the Times & Seasons “ Ill. Feb 19 (100.101.) PM”​>

I copy the following from the Public Prints “An English Officer writing to his friend in (T&S 96) down” <​— O the horrors of Christian warfare​>

About 1 o clock afternoon I started for , with [and] & on Sleighs when we came on the Prairie it was so extremely cold— I proposed to to wait till tomorrow, but he chose to go forward, and we arrived in safety at Mr. Rose’s where we had supper and in the evening I gave a long exposition of Millerism, That night slept with

<​Thursday 16​> After breakfast we proceeded towards :— After travelling five miles & s Sleigh upset.— hurt his hand, an the horse ran away, and we brought him back, after dinner at mills we went to ; and viewed the place which is <​and found it​> very desirable for a city. when we returned to the place where we dined— prayed, and I preached to a large and attentive audience two hours, (from Rev XIX.10.) and shewed <​to​> the people proved to the people that any man that denied himself as being a prophet, was not a preacher of righteousness— They opened their eyes and appeared well pleased— when we had returned as far as McQuinn’s Mills turned up to the fence & propo halted [p. 18]