[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Missouri River. Pleasant. Easterly wind. At 9, commenced a muster roll of the 1st company. At 10:30, 4th company, or D, was full and marched out under O. Pratt. Nelson Higgins was nominated captain by the council. George P. Dykes, 1st lieutenant, Sylvester Hewlitt, 2nd lieutenant, and voted unanimously. Cyrus Canfield, 1st sergeant, Thomas Williams, 2nd sergeant, Nathaniel Jones, 3rd sergeant, Alpheus Haws, 4th sergeant, voted. Arnold Stephens, 1st corporal, Luther Tuttle, 2nd corporal, John Buchanan, 3rd corporal, Lewis Lane, 4th corporal, voted.
[At] 11:13 minutes [a.m.], President Young signed a recommend to Captain Allen to appoint George P. Dykes adjutant of the Regiment. Charles Decker arrived at headquarters from Elk Horn and stated that Bishop Miller and company and Emmett's company was 60 miles west and going on. One o'clock, Elders Young, Kimball, and Richards, with their ladies, dined at Elder WoodruffÂ's tent. At 3 p.m., Presidents, Young, Kimball, P. Pratt, O. Pratt, Woodruff, Taylor, Richards and E. T. Benson and J. M. Grant, L. Richards, J. D. Lee, J. C. Little, H. P. Rockwood, assembled in council at Elder Taylor's Camp. President Young suggested the propriety of going up the east side of Missouri to winter, the main body send a small company to Grand Island, and Miller with a company go over the mountains, and some go to England and send emigrants to Vancouver Island. Voted that a colony be sent immediately up the east side of the Missouri River to put in buckwheat and corn, and winter. Voted that the Twelve go and examine the location east of the Missouri River as soon as the regiment has left.
Voted that a party go to the Grand Island, build a fort, etc., and prepare a settlement. Voted that Bishop Miller and company go over the mountain. Voted that two of the Twelve, and Brother Little with them, go to England forthwith. P. P. Pratt and J. Taylor were nominated. Council adjourned on a drought of L [?] at 5½ [5:30] p.m. and repaired to the concert under the bower, the Mt. Pisgah volunteers having arrived about half an hour previous. Music and dancing continued until 8½ [8:30], adjourned. Eliza, wife of Amasa Lyman, delivered of a son named Don Carlos 2½ [2:30] p.m. Reported by Patty Sessions. Also Sophia, wife of [?] Dame, delivered of a daughter Sarah Elsa, 10 p.m. Reported by P. Sessions. William Hulms and Eunice I. Twitchel were married by G. P. Dykes in the presence of Jefferson Hunt and A. Coons at Council Bluffs, certified by Ephraim and Phoebe M. Twichel, her parents.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
No comments:
Post a Comment