Original holograph volume in black ink on blue paper. Initial entries were written in the Deseret Alphabet and re-transcribed at a later date into the Latin Alphabet. Trustee-in-Trust accounts date between May 20, 1859 to August 30, 1862. The general inclusive dates for Brigham Young's personal accounts are 1859 to 1862, with one entry as early as 1857 and a few final transactions as late as 1868 and 1869.