RichardsonÂ's Point. Edwin Little died at 20 minutes past 7 this a.m. [morning] and was buried on the divide between Fox and Chequest Rivers, viz., beginning at a black oak tree that forks near the ground with the letters S. T. on the east side, thence, east, needle pointing 74 degrees north 40 links, and in a direct line toward a white oak tree marked S. T. on the west side about 140 links from said black oak tree as aforesaid, and immediately west of the grave of Sidney TannerÂ's child that was buried 17th March, 1846. Forenoon, wind strong from the south, cloudy. Order given to the camp to lay in 3 days' feed for their teams. The brethren were busy in overhauling their loads and preparing for a move. News arrived in camp that Brother Little was dying at Brother StouartÂ's [Stewart's?] house at 1½ miles from camp. President Young went immediately to see him, but was dead before he arrived. President soon returned to camp and was very busy through the day in preparing for the burial and for rolling out in the morning.
Brother C. Staley arrived from Nauvoo bringing letters, one from Rufus Beach to President Young dated 7 instant [March 1846]. Also, verbal intelligence that an agent of William Smith had demanded the keys of the [Nauvoo] Temple; [and] that Elder O. Hyde had received and printed a revelation on Strangism. The guard expected an attack on the Temple from the Strangites and Smithites. William had stated that he would be giving endowments in the Temple within 2 weeks.
Brother Birch came in camp this afternoon and states he left Bishop Miller and company in camp on CharitonÂ's Bottoms making rails at 2 bushel corn per hundred and board 45 and 50 miles west of this. The burial of Brother Little took place at dusk at the place before specified. Afternoon, wind south. Dr. Richards rode out with his family below the next encampment, found the road dry and good. On his return, called on I. Chase and found him better. Between 4 and 6 oÂ'clock, 4 beautiful warm showers like April accompanied by thunder and lightening, then closed with the bow in the cloud repeated. The band returned from Keosaugua about 7. The wind changed to northwest between 7 and 8. President Young, Kimball, Smith, Lyman, and Richards were in conversation in the post office at 9. President Young purchased 2 wagons of Ira E. West at the post office. Some time today Mr. Richardson came into camp and said the camp had damaged him $20 by the horses eating his trees, but the land was not his, he only had a claim; there was no laws in all this region of country that had ever been brought into market.
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