19
th this is one of the most busy days of my life in
setling my business & preparing for our voyage
home among other things I received the following
|
|
| | | | |
| 12 Moroco | 9/ | £5 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 gilt edge | 7/ | [£]8 | 15 | 0 |
| 89 marble edge | 6/6 | [£]28 | 18 | 6 |
| 35 sheep | 5/ | 8 | 15 | 0 |
| | £51 | 16 | 6 |
out of this number of
Books I made the following
distribution
|
| & family lettered | 9 Morocco |
| & family & other friends
|
5 Moroco lettered |
| 2 gilt edge, 6 marble edge, 4 sheep
|
12 |
| 4 marble edge 2 sheep
|
6 |
| 4 marble edge | 4 |
| one Moroco to , & Total | 4 |
One Moroco ^calf gilt edge^ to two Sisters &
| 2 |
| Making in all A present of Books of mormon to friends | 42 |
I packed up my Books & all my things in trunks
&
took them on board of the Ship Rochester
|
| I Bought of Br one overcoat
| £3 | 15 | 0 |
| one Dress coat | £2 | 15 | 0 |
| one waist coat | | 10 | |
| one pair of summer trouses | | 10 | |
| £7 | 10 | 0 |
I paid the above in Books of mormon except £1
I Bought the following Articles
|
| 1 shall [shawl] | £0 | 14 |
| 1 [shawl] | [£0] | 14 |
| 1 [shawl] | [£0] | 6 |
| 2 pair of Drawers | [£0] | 9 |
| 1 [pair of Drawers] | [£0] | 3 |
| 2 flannel shirts | [£0] | 10 |
| 1 Box steel pens | [£0] | 6 |
| 1 [Box steel pens] | [£0] | 2 |
| 1 [Box steel pens] | [£0] | 1 |
| 4 cards of pens | [£0] | 4 |
| 1 Doz pen cases | [£0] | 1 |
| 1 Inkstand | [£0] | 1 |
| Total | £5 | 15 |
Sister presented me
with a nice neck scarf
And Sister
presented me with a fine
silk neck hankerchief
& gold pin. I took tea
with them. I presented
each of them with a
Book of Mormon, Moroco
bound & gilt with their
names upon it, Also
& Elder Edward
Ockey has done much for
the cause of God has helped many families to go
from to of the Saints & has paid
out 2 or £300 pounds of late for this purpose besides
he has this day presented me as a present to assist
me to return home, A purs of gold containing £50
sovreigns about equal to $250 Dollars, truly this is
liberality, charity & Blessings not often met with, &
As some of my Brethren were ready I gave A porti
on of it to them As follows £5,
£5, And £5, &c.
Truly the Lord hath been good unto us all during this
mission & given us all things we needed for which bless
ings I feel to offer up the gratitude of my hear[t] to my
heavenly Father
Seven of the Twelve with 120 Saints & 160 other
about 280 in all got our baggage on board of the ship
to set sail, but the wind being contrary we staid on shore
