William Henry Harrison inaugurated as ninth President of 26 United States.
| Books of Mormon | ||||
| 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 |
| Ezra Carter & family lettered | 9 Morocco |
| Aphek Woodruff & family & other Connecticut friends | 5 Moroco lettered |
| W. Richards 2 gilt edge, 6 marble edge, 4 sheep | 12 |
| G. A. Smith 4 marble edge 2 sheep | 6 |
| R Hadlock 4 marble edge | 4 |
| one Moroco to E. Ockey Eliza Brewer Ann, & Elizabeth Ockey Total | 4 |
| One | 2 |
| Making in all A present of Books of mormon to friends | 42 |
| I Bought of Br Armstrong 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 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 Elizabeth
Ockey presented me
with a nice neck scarf
And Sister Ann Ockey
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
Edward Ockey & Eliza
Brewer Elder Edward
Ockey has done much for
the cause of God has helped many families to go
from England to Nauvoo 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 B Young £5, W. Richards
£5, And G. A. Smith £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
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