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Mar 11, 1835

Journal Entry

March 11, 1835 ~ Wednesday

In consequence of low watter the
coverd boat could not go down the river
therefore we concluded to procede on our
journey in our canoe. We left Mr Sangrain
embarked in our canoe travled 25 miles to
to Petty John Mountain stayed with Abm Barnet Pope Co.

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Arkansas River, Arkansas Territory
Petit Jean Mountain, Conway County, Arkansas Territory
Pope County, Arkansas Territory

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

rudder, and on the , we launched our canoe, and commenced our voyage down the Arkansas river, without provisions. The first day we sailed twenty-five miles, and stopped at night with a poor family who lived on the bank of the river. These kind folks gave us supper and breakfast, and, in the morning, gave us a johnny cake and piece of pork to take with us on our journey.

Daybook (13 January 1835 - 26 November 1836)

In consequence of low water the boat which we had been wating for could not go down the River and we concluded to procede on our journey in our canoe we took our leeve of Mr Sangrain and embarked in our canoe & travled to Petty John Mountain at the mouth of Petty John Creek and put up for the night at the house of Mr Abraham Barnet distance 25 miles Pope County the first of a journey in an open canoe Distance 400 Miles

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

11th In consequence of low water Mr Saugrain informed us that he had abandoned the idea of going down the river with a boat so we must look to our own resources again, so we concluded to procede on our Journey in our canoe. We left Mr Saugrain embarked in our canoe travelled 25 miles down the river to Petty John Mountain and stoped for the night with A Mr Barnet Pope County

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

but on the in consequence of low watter Mr Sangrain informed us that he had abandoned all idea of going down the river and that we must look to our own recourses again. So we concluded to proceed on our journey in our canoe. Embarking we sailed twenty-four miles down the river to Petty-John Mountain w[h]ere we stoped for the night with a Mr

Mission - Account of the early part of Southern States Mission, 13 January 1835 - 27 March 1835

a pair of oars and rudder, and on the , we launched our canoe and commenced our voyage down the Arkansas River without provisions. The first day we sailed about 25 miles and stopped at night with a poor family who lived on the bank of the river. These kind folks gave us supper and breakfast, and in the morning they gave us a johnny cake and a peice of pork to take with us on our ujourney. That day we traveled about fifty miles, and stopped for the night at an old deserted tavern in a village called Cadron, which was deserted becuse it was believed to be haunted by evil spirits. We made a fire in the tavern, roasted a piece of our pork ate our supper, said our prayers, went into a chamber, lay on the bare floor and were soon asleep. I dreamed I was at my father's house in a good feather bed a and I had a good night's rest. When I awoke the bed vanished and I found myself on the bare floor and well rested, not having been troubled with evil spirits or anything else. We thanked the Lord for His goodness to us, ate the re- mainder of our provisions and coninued our journey down the river to Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, which then con- sisted of only a few cabins. On Monday March 2, 1835, we traveled down the tiver ten miles from Littlerock and tied up our canoe on the east bank and stopped with Mr. Jones. I

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

rudder, and on the , we launched our canoe, and commenced our voyage down the Arkansas River, without provisions. The first day we sailed twenty-five miles, and stopped at night with a poor family who lived on the bank of the river. These kind folks gave us supper and breakfast, and, in the morning, gave us a johnny-cake and a piece of pork to take with us on our journey. We traveled about fifty miles that day, and at night stopped at an old tavern, in a village called Cadron, which was de- serted because it was believed to be haunted by evil spirits. We made a fire in the tavern, roasted a piece of our pork, ate our supper, said our prayers, went into a chamber, lay down on the bare floor, and were soon asleep. I dreamed I was at my father's house in a good feather bed, and I had a good night's rest. When I awoke the bed vanished, and I found myself on the bare floor and well rested, not having been troubled with evil spirits or anything else. We thanked the Lord for His good- ness to us, ate the remainder of our pro- visions and continued our journey down the river to Little Rock, the capital of Arkansas, which then consisted of only a few cabins. After visiting the place, we crossed the river and tied up our canoe, which had carried us safely one hundred and fifty miles. We then took the old military road, leading from Little Rock to Memphis, Tennessee. This road lay through swamps, and was covered with mud and water most of the way, for one hundred and seventy miles. We walked forty miles in a day through mud and water knee-deep.

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Mar 11, 1835