Mormon History, Sunday, Apr 5, 1846.

[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Hickory Grove Encampment. Morning clear and cool, light frost, wind northwest, the earth white with frost. Forenoon very warm and pleasant. Elder Taylor rode into camp and took breakfast at Dr. Richard's. Stated that night overtook him about 5 miles back in the prairie where he encamped for the night. He said he designed forming another encampment on Locust Creek and passed on, that his company was destitute of corn. About [?], President Young came into the post office and presented the following letter to Brother Richards: "In camp West Fork Shoal Creek, April 3, 1846. President Brigham Young, Mr. Cocker, an old acquaintance of mine from Kentucky, sold Mr. Williams a yoke of oxen, cow and chain, for which he received $50, a part of which he apprehended is spurious. He wishes us to assist him in getting it exchanged as he thinks the young man passed it without knowing the fact. Will you please to give him aid as is in your power to affect the object he has in view, George Miller." After a moment's consultation, President Young took his pen and wrote to the foregoing: Dated Headquarters, Hickory Grove Encampment, April 5, 1846, which is on file.
3 p.m., President Young rode onto the prairie across the middle branch of Locust Creek accompanied by John D. Lee [Young] and George D. Grant [Young], who called on a part of the 1st and 5th companies and a part of the artillery that were encamped on the east fork of Locust Creek. They found a beautiful, high, dry and rolling prairie, but the timberlands were very soft. Returned to Hickory Grove encampment about sunset. About 8 o'clock, President Young came into the post office and gave instructions for all the teams to be ready for a move by sunrise in the morning, then wrote a letter to Halmah Van Wagoner at Nauvoo, instructing him to bring on Allen Weeks Lee and Z. W. Vicker's families in the next company. Directed a letter to be written to Heber C. Kimball to the captains of hundred and fifties that were yet back, counseling them to come up as speedily as possible, which letter was dictated by the historian who is still sick in bed, as also was one in behalf of the council to the trustees at Nauvoo, requesting them to send from 6 to 10 reams of good ruled foolscap, also a good bolting cloth by the next company, and one [letter was written] to Brother Levi Richards showing the organization of the Camp of Israel. Closing about midnight.

[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]