From the Utah Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877. No 0091-0098, Oct-Dec 15, 1850, Correspondence, journal, roster. Series 2210, box 1, folder 9.

Pg 4: Dated October 4, 1850, letter to George D. Grant about adding another company of men and electing a Major.

Pg 6: Dated October 4, 1850, letter to William Hyde with similar instructions as above.

Pg 8: Dated October 8, 1850, letter to Capt Pettigrew about providing wagons sufficient to carry Pettigrew’s company on an unnamed Campain.

Pg 10-11:

October 9^th, 1850

Met according to the orders of the Mj Gen maid preparation for the campaign detaled a guard for for the fort called the role and dismissed 10^th perarded at 9 oclock  and ½ past started on the south rout front guard under command of Lieut [?] Weaver rearguard under command of Lieut Carter march to the Spanish Fork stoped for noon at 2 oclock marched to sumit creak camped for the night

[pg 11] 11^th marched to willow creak found a dead Indian on the road stopped for noon then marched to the salt cave and camped for the night 12^th detailed [a camp?] guard took the rest of the company marched up the canion to the Salt [?] on our return got one horses leg broke left Camp marched down the creak to willow and camped for the night 13^th marched down salt creak to its mouth then to Spanish fork and camted for the night 14^th marched for home land 11 oclock all well and in good sperits dismissed

Pg 12-13:

State Deseret Utah Fort Oct the 10 1850

Acording to the orders of Mj General

Captain Cownover mustered the forces of the fort

And then he called for the horse men and twenty four

Turned out he then marched to hobble creek and

Halted and found the camp all well he then

Marched to the Spanish fork and halted one hour

And four wagons came up from san pet and halted

Reported all well we then marched to petetny

And then to Summit creek and camped for the

Night

Then we marched to Yuab valley we halted on

Willow Creek and the marched up salt creek

Wee seen a few Indians a long the grass

Wee camped for the night six miles in the canion

The 12 we marched down salt creek and the

Indians was afraid and runn to the mountains

And left there lodges we them camped

For the night

The 12 wee marched down salt creek and through

The canion to the head of the lake we seend

Few more Indians they fled for the

Mountains wee marched down the creeke

To the lake we marched down the lake to

Tablepoint wee then crossed the petetny and cross

The plains to the Spanish fork and camped

For the night

[pg 13] the 14 three Indians come to the camp and did

Not have a great deal to say and we could not

Find any of the horses that was stolen by the

Indians wee returned home all well

And in good spirits C. M. [H?]. Wheeler

Pg 14: List of men who went on this expedition.

Pg 15:

Head Qrtrs Nauvoo Legion

Adjutant General Office

Great Salt Lake City, Nov 21, 1850

Mr P.R. Wright

Sir You will proceed immediately to enlist all the able bodied male inhabitants of the Tuile County and organize them into a company of Mounted Rifle officering the same by Election and make returns thereof to this office as soon as completed

Respectfully &c

By order of Maj. Genl. D.H. Wells

James Ferguson

Adj Genl

Pg 17:

Head Quarters Nauvoo Legion

Adjutant Generals Office

Great Sal Lake City Decr 2d 1850

Mr S.M. Blair

Sir In consequence of the resignation of Capt Ed. Ellsworth and the disorganization of the Juvenile Rifle Company you are hereby instructed and authorized to raise a company of Juvenile Rifles from the young male inhabitants of the Great Salt Lake County between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years, officering them as prescribed for other Infantry companies, & make a report of the same as soon as the organization is completed.

Respectfully

By order of Major Genl D.W. Wells

James Ferguson

Adj Genl

Pg 19: another letter about organizing a company of Infantry Rifles for Salt Lake County, dated December 17, 1850.

Pg 21: From Sanpete, dated December 22, 1850, about organizing a company of mounted horsemen and holding elections in August, “on the counsel of President B. Young.”