[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Mt. Pisgah. Wind west, flying clouds. Many brethren called for counsel, and Presidents Young and Kimball spent most of the a.m. in the post office in counsel. Richards Sessions one wagon, two yoke oxen and driver. Joseph Horn one yoke oxen, wagon teamster, and provision. Jabus Nowlin 800 lbs. cartage, one cow. John Oakly two sovereigns. President Young wrote to trustees at Nauvoo to stop payment of $90 due Staley on note because of the false reports he had circulated concerning his team in saying he had given it to Brother Brigham when he had received $110 of the $200 in payment, and for abusing Brother C. C. Rich. Also turned out a span of horses, wagon, and harness on receipt of William Leffingwell and John G. Adams for David W. Adams, to answer on order of $160 on the trustees not paid.
[Afternoon] p.m. very pleasant. At 4, Charles Shumway arrived, having been out nine days and mostly without food from the Missouri River in company with George Herring. Presidents Young, Kimball, and Richards met them as they dismounted and had a chat. Repaired to the post office where they set, and left [at] 5 14 [5:15]. Daniel Lewis and 14 others reported the number of their families at 95, wagons 24, yoke oxen 43, horses 18, cattle 74, sheep 82, and submitted to the council whether they should go on. This was the first company that ever made a voluntary report on company.
President Young told Daniel and O. Spencer that he dreamed, asleep or awake, that the Spirit said to him, tell Daniel to gather up what teams, tools, and seed and men he can, and go on and let Orson stay and take care of the families and bring them on, etc. William Clayton arrived at night.
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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