Mormon History, Oct 21, 1845. Tuesday.

[William Clayton Journal] ...Brother Whitney told me (unasked) that I could go to Davis's and get the flannel I wanted. He seems to feel agreeable and I presume he don't know that his is the cause of my grief...
Evening met the brethren at Elder Taylors and had prayers. The council wrote a letter to Judge [James] Ralston inviting him to come here. He says he thinks he can bring a hundred Catholic families to buy out some of our propertys.

[source: George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]