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Jul 18, 1836

Journal Entry

July 18, 1836 ~ Monday

18 Rode to Mr Askeues ferry Elder Smoot & myself rowed
ourselves & horses across the Tennessee River in the
ferry boat after droping one oar into the River &
having to use another broaken one we landed with
a circulation of Blood & blistered hands from thence
we passed through the Texas forded Sandy at the
at the sholes Elder Smoot swam the river I crossed
below from thence we rode to Mr Thomas Fraziers
spent the night with him distance of the day 35 m

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
583 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Askew, Elisha
unk.-unk.
2 mentions
Frazier, Thomas
aft. 1779-aft.1835
13 mentions

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Big Sandy River, Henry County, Tennessee
Tennessee River, United States
Texas, Henry County, Tennessee

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Mission - 1835 Southern States Mission Membership Record

County Tenn from this time Paid Sept 23 Thomas White M&Ad Feliciana Post Office KY comencing 3rd vol Paid. 50. cts Warren Smith M&Ad Cullen Post Office Weakly Paid County Tenne Commencing 3rd vol Wyley Morgan M&Ad Mount Vista P.S. Henry Paid County Tenn" Commencing 3rd vol Abigal Brandon M&Ad Mount Vista P.S Henry County Tenne Commencing 3rd vol ^J. Turpin will pay it if she does not^ Nancy Prewit Mouth of Sandy Henry County Tenn Commencing 3rd vol James Beaty M&Ad Waidsboro Callaway Co KY. commencing 3rd vol Gustavus Clements M&Ad Owenton post Office Paid Owen County KY. the 3rd vol George W Conder M&Ad Owenton post Paid office Owen County KY. the 3rd Vol Joseph Clements M&Ad Owenton post Office Paid Owen County KY. 3rd. vol

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

——I rode in company with A. O. Smoot to a ferry on the Tennessee River. The fer- ryman was absent. We were offered the use of the boat, and ferried ourselves; but not being much used to the business, and losing one oar in the river, and having to row with a broken oar, we landed a great distance below the usual place with a high circulation of blood and blistered hands; but our horses leapt the bank, and we went on our way to the Sandy, which we swam, and spent the night at Thomas Frazer's.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the , Brother A. O. Smoot and I arrived at a ferry on the Tennessee river, and, as the ferryman was not at home, the woman kindly gave us permission to use the ferryboat. We led our horses on board, and took the oars to cross the river. Brother Smoot had never used an oar, and I had not for some years, so we made awkward work of it. Soon he broke one oar, and I let another fall overboard, which left us only one broken oar to get to shore with. We narrowly escaped running into a steamboat. We struck shore half a mile below the landing place, tied up the boat, jumped on the bank with our horses, and went on our way with blistered hands, thankful to get off so well.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——I rode in company with A. O. Smoot to a ferry on the Tennessee river. The ferryman was absent. We were offered the use of the boat, and ferried ourselves; but not being much used to the business, and losing one oar in the river, and having to row with a broken oar, we landed a great distance below the usual place,

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

I rode in company with A. O. Smoot to a ferry on the Tennessee river; there ferryman was absent, we were offered the use of the boat, & ferried ourselves, but not being much used to the business, and loosing one oar in the river, and having to row with one ^a^ broken oar, we landed a great distance below the usual place with a high circulation of blood and blistered hands, but our horses leapt the bank and we went on our way to the Sandy, which we swam and spent the night at Thomas Frazer's

Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)

July 18 Rode to Mr Askcue's ferry Br Smoot & myself rowed ourselves & horses across the Tennessee river in the ferry Boat after droping one oar into the river & having to use another broaken one We landed with a circulation of Blood & blistered hands from thence we passed through the Texas forded Sandy at the Sholes Elder Smoot swam the river I crossed below from thence we rode to Mr Thomas Frazier's spent the night with him distance of the day 35 miles

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

my Mission in the South. I rode in company with Brother A O Smoot to a ferry on the Tennessee River their was no ferryman to cross us over, we were offered the use of the ferry boat, so we let our own horses unto it & concluded to row ourselves acrosst ^we ferried ourselves^ but not being much used to the business and loosing one oar in the river having to row with one broaken oar we landed a great distance below the usual place of landing with a high circulation of blood & blistered hands but our horses leaped the bank & we went on our journey to the Sandy & swam our horses across the streamwent to Mr Thomas Fraziers & spent the

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the , Brother A. O. Smoot and I arrived at a ferry on the Tennessee River, and, as the ferryman was not at home, the woman kindly gave us permission to use the ferryboat. We led our horses on board, and took the oars to cross the river. Brother Smoot had never used an oar, and I had not for some years, so we made awkward work of it. Soon he broke one oar, and I let another fall overboard, which left us only one broken oar to get to shore with. We narrowly escaped running into a steamboat. We struck shore half a mile below the landing place, tied up the boat, jumped on the bank with our horses, and went on our way with blis- tered hands, thankful to get off so well.

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Jul 18, 1836