[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] West side, Missouri River, Omaha Nation. [In the morning] a.m., President Young rode out five miles and reported a good place for a road on the divide up the west bank of Missori River. About noon, Brother Matthews arrived from Fort Leavenworth with about 30 letters from the troops to their friends. He met the Battalion about 30 miles north of Fort Leavenworth. Brother Joshua Holman arrived from Elkhorn, and stated there was only about 15 men at that place and the butments of the bridge were nearly done, or about 2/3. Voted that Holman finish the butments and leave the remainder of the bridge till winter. About 5 p.m., the council and others were together at Colonel RockwoodÂ's tent, and heard Brother Matthews report that they feel well at Fort Leavenworth, and the Mormon Battalion all feel well, and Colonel Allen told them to purchase horses of the Missourians and give them notes and he would sign with them.
Voted the council keep a fish net belonging to the Church with them. President Young instructed a letter to be written to John Scott to take his position between first and second companies with the ordinance, and retain that position (copy on file). Council wrote to Colonel Kane to inform him of our staying at Missouri River (on file). Received from Brother Holman schedule 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 tens of first fifty, and first ten of second fifty that had left the Elkhorn for the mountains (on file).
[Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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