[William Clayton Journal] Last night, John Packs gray horse was stole from his wagon. He lays it to the brethren ahead and with Norton Jacobs and Joseph Hancock has heaped a pretty long string of severe abusive language on them, which I consider to be premature, unjustifiable and wicked. Two frenchmen came to the camp and said they were camped below on a trading excursion among the Sioux. Inasmuch as some of the brethren wanted to trade with them it was concluded to move down opposite to them. We accordingly traveled 4 1/4 miles then again camped on the banks of the river, and the brethren bought a number of buffalo robes &c. Norton Jacobs bought 5 robes for 7 common calico shirts.
[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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