[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Mt. Pisgah. South wind. Clear. Presidents Young and Kimball went north of headquarters and looked a place for four houses which they design to build, and were engaged after that in fitting wagons etc., etc., and counseling, and at 412 [4:30] came into the post office and heard the recorder read two letters for Henry Jacobs and two for Oliver Huntington concerning their English mission which they have been appointed unto, and a letter to print William Huntington, stating his authority at Mt. Pisgah, all of which the President signed.
[At 5:10] 5 and 10 min., Elder John Taylor arrived from Nauvoo with a mail of 72 letters and packages. His encampment arrived from the farm at the same time and met near Mt. Pisgah. H. G. Sherwood and Hazen Kimball returned from the Indian encampment at a late hour and reported they had been 50 miles to the Indian encampment, instead of 15 as was represented. Found them very friendly, but no chiefs. Expected some of the Pottawattamies [Pottawatamies] would be here in four or five days. Many teams arrived in camp from...
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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