First Presidency (JS, , and ), Minutes, , Hancock Co., IL, 30 Apr. 1843; handwriting of and ; docket in handwriting of ; six pages; JS Collection, CHL.
the room the first of novr. that I would get into it. previous to this we had our celler dug walled up, laid without lime mortar. had masons that owed us Br. Browit accountable for other work.— Conference came on— he pledged his word that it should be done at the time been told that he had taken other work & left ours. about 1 Novr. saw who said his hands we’re ready & that he would do it immediately— obliged to leave Browits house. Stayed in stable till spring got out timer fourth of May his last note was due 5 day of may— 16 day of may we saw him he said he had been dissapointed. he had two boys went to work & brethren came, said they would be glad to work for a little land they were 10 or 12 days in doing it. When was spoke to to put stone under the underpinning, he said it was the masons not his work— it was finish[e]d last of October or first of March. Browit was to do $200 work inside Br. Collit & Browit both condemned the building— they said they would not advise to do good work in that building— sent for I said they have condemned your building— said it was hard— that if he had not paid <them> for it, he would not— I offerred it to him for the timber. I then said that I would make a barn of it. asked Br Blodget & Browit to prize the building prized it $250 I said it was too much. timber to come out & hauling. came home was displeased at the apprizeal, neighbors said it was too much— came to see about the land said he knew that he had not the land at the time that that the notes became due.
Br. Browit.
& Mrs Matthews told me that a man by the name of was to build them a house— I was to build a stable. did it according to contract. & Mrs Matthews, said that they he expected to be dissapin [disappointed] by — I was to put up the stable for them to live in. I was to do $200 work for land to be received from them. I was called upon to look at the building. condemned it. He con [p. 4]