Mormon History, Mar 9, 1846

[Hosea Stout Diary] Monday March 9th 1846. My wife still continued to be afflicted with her side. Sent off some hands to make rails.At ten was called to a council at Brigham Youngs tent[.] It was there required for me to ascertain how many men in the guard could go over the mountains without going back to Nauvoo and for all those whose circumstances required it should return home and report the same as soon as possible.It was also decided to light up the loads of the Artillery by burying up the ball & shot in the ground and getting them some other time.In the afternoon Captains Samuel Bent, C. C. Rich, Peter Hawes, and S. Roundy with some of the pioneers came up from the camp at Big run below Bonaparte
This evening I sold my table for a hog and divided it out to the guard. It made about one mess for them all.About dark in company with Hunter & C Rogers rode out for exercise.Then called out the guard and spoke on the subject of our going to the mountains & the strict necessity of subordination.

[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]

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