Diary of Brigham Young 1857

Diary of Brigham Young, page 006

supper, Bros Hyde, Woodruff & Richards came in & heard some letters read. Prest. Y. & Wells spent the evening in reading mail matter. Saty. 30. A fine morning, Prest. Y. out early, but much occupied, could not get letters read for interrupting of callers. Prests Kimball & Wells present, Dr. Bernhisel, &c. Prest Y. still engaged opening & reading the letters & corre- spondence of mail that came in yesterday-large amount of letters. Sund. 31. A fine morning rather windy during night. Prest. Y at meeting morn[in]g. and the recorder and A. Carrington in the office all day replying to letters &c. Prests Quorum met in Sealing room as usual. Geo. A. Smith and Dr. Jno. M. Bernhisel related much of their doings and of the political movements in the states. J me. Mond 1. A fine morning. Prest. Y. out in Prest. office on business early. Prest. G. A Smith called, stating some business matters settled-Freme's acc[ount]-Bishop R. Miller, called to apologize for not supplying the quarrymen with butter 8.x. He says he was not called upon to take these things to the men or would have done it.7 Prest Y. some of the missionaries who became ill-especially Frederick Gardiner who was forced to abandon his mission. See 10 May 1857, Journal History and Frederick Gardiner, "A Synopsis of the Life and Travels of Frederick Gardiner," Special Collections D epartment, Marriott Library, pp. 71-75. Stewart's connection with the mail is covered in Young Letterbook, vol. 3, pp. 554-55. 7Reuben Miller's home was in Mill Creek on the outskirts of Salt Lake City where he was bishop from 1850-1882. He also