March 18th I spent the day in Quincy visiting the Saints I visited the family of Br Lyman Wight
Sister Wight was well & her children Brother Wight was still in prison in Liberty Clay Co Mo
with Joseph, Hiram, & others I also obtained my trunk that had been in the hands of Sister
Wight for a number of years it contained some of my Journals that I wrote in New Hartford
Con I visited a number of families that had camped on the bank of the river they were in a
suffering condition with cold, rain & mud & some the want of food. I visited the Brothers
Higbys &c after spending the day in this manner & holding a council with two of the
Twelve whare It was decided that the twelve immediately moove their families to Quincy
that we might be together in council. I again spent the night with Br Hale 5 miles
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