26th [FIGURES]
This was a vary important day in the History of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints word was brought in last evening that
two Companies of the called the were
camped between the two mountains & would be in to day so president
called together the company of Lancers, brass band,
Accompanied by the Nauvoo Brass band, & President
Gen Professor with many other Citizens in
Carriages & went out to escort them into the they past up
the & ove met the Company at the foot of the
on the west side of it. Elder Brigham
Youngs son in Law was the captain of the first Company & was the captain of the 2nd company. Both Companies conta-
ined 96 8 waggons and 486 souls it was a
vary effecting meeting Presidents Young & Kimball walked up the mountain
through the company saluted the saints then organized the company
for travelling in to the City one half of the Company of Lancers went
in Front followed By the & citizens then the Marshal of the
City then the bands of music then Capt Edmund Elsworth
with his Hand Cart company then Daniel D MCarthur with his
& the remainder of the Lancers brought up the rear
in this way they started for the City capt took Bishop
& myself into a Buggy & we met the company as they came into
the City edge of the City & we fell into the ranks behind the presidency
ithe people of the City gathered on each side of the road & the streets were
