<February > <1> Fr[i]day Februay first <1> the brethrn <Committee> “met θ (mints [Far West Committee, Minutes] P.3) Prest.” They met again in the evening <at> (X B 1.) &c.”
<4> Monday 4 Mr Turners bill of 16 Janury, came to the its third reading up for the fir[s]t reading when Mr (X Doc 7) affirmative by 11 majority,” which by many was consider[e]d an app[r]oval of all the wrongs the had sustaind, in the , but on this point I will give no opinion at pres[e]nt.
< started left > <9 6> 6 & 7 <[illegible] 6 & 7> The committe were in session— started for on business for the committee abot this <with my wife & children.— & some others.> <& & wife>
<Conc. Minutes> Some time this month there was a of the at of which the following are the minut[e]s (Here insert the minutes A.)
<12> <Tuesday 12— The committe sent a delegation Sister Music, to ascertain her necessities. D. Shear D[aniel] Shearer & E[rastus] Bingham went. Applications for assitane [assistance] were made by from, Sister Maryan L. Gardner, Jeremiah Mackley’s family, Broth Forbush, Edwrd. Cheney, T. D. Tyler, D. McArthur, &c.>
< & left .> <14> Thursday, 14. The perscution was so bitter aganst . (on whom devolved the presid[e]ncy of the <> by age, having apostasizd [apostatized],) and his life was so diligently sought for that he was compelled to flee, and he left— on this day for . <My Bro , had carried a petition to the mob to get assistence to help our s family out of . I knew not how much he obtaind, but> My & also started this day for with an ox team.—
<The committee discussed the propri[e]ty of paying the debts in , and was requestd to invite call on Lawyer Burnet who was in town, and made arrangements, concerning the matter. A Letter of Attony [Attorney] (X B, 3.) persons.>
<15 Friday 15— My family arrived at the opposite , after a Journey & retued in of almost insuppotabe [insupportable] hardships. & retu[rn]ed immedatly [immediately] to .—>
< orders to restore arms.> <18> Monday 18. “Executive X (Doc 96) ” Little benefit could have resulted from this order even if it had been promptly ex[e]cuted, as many of the brethr[e]n who own[e]d the arms had left the , and it would be very difficult to decide what would be “Satisfatoy [satisfactory] evidince” of claims.—
<21> Thurday 21. arrived at , & in the eveni[n]g the committee were in council. [Erastus] Bingham, & [Daniel] Shearer were appointed to sell house to a gentleman from . Charles Bird was sent to to transact some relative to a power of Attorney. Resolved X (B. 4.) next.
<Democratic Assn.> <23> Saturday evening 23. 23. At a meeting of the Democratic Association held this evening at Adams Co. Ill, Mr Lindsay X (Facts 6) purpose. After we were cast into prison θ (ap 50) This was in Feb