[William Clayton Journal] This morning I feel a little better and the day is fine and pleasant. I have spent the day writing in this journal, having wrote from memory all since the date of March 9th. Some of the dates may not be correct but the matters recorded are true. It is now 1 o'clock P.M. There is a meeting at Elder Kimballs camp but I am set here in this wagon to fetch up this record. My health is some better for which I feel thankful. Elder Kimball says we had better not attempt to move tomorrow. We can get corn within 10 miles of here and he will help us to means. We have now to lay in corn to last till we get to Grand River about 50 miles further, there being no farms on the road. On Friday evening I appointed Charles Terry captain of my ten and Henry A. Terry clerk and my brother James [Clayton] to attend on my family agreeable with the order of the President that I may be able to spend my time writing for the council and camp and attend Councils. Elder Kimball instructed the captains of tens to call their companies together at 4 o'clock. Agreeably with this, the band assembled in front of ray tent and administered the sacrament. W[illia]m F. Cahoon and Charles A. Terry officiating. I spoke about 3/4 of an hour on various subjects touching on our journey and the policy we ought to use &c. After I had done Elder Haws spoke on some subjects and the meeting adjourned. The captains then went over to Elder Kimballs camp about sending for corn. We concluded to send 4 teams for our fifty, Captain Egan and Haws then went through the camp to see if they could obtain some money. Haws obtained $31.45 and Egan about $9. I sent $14 by Egan for [corn]. Wrote to Diantha.
[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]
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