William Henry Harrison inaugurated as ninth President of 26 United States.
worse in any sickness, was thankful that my
wife & children was not with me to share in such
sufferings, the sun is plesent today we have
still west head winds & rough sea. Their has
been some fears that several children would
die on board being vary sick, we got together
& prayed the Lord to have mercy upon us all &
spare the lives of our company, & the sick began
to amend truly we have perils by sea as well
as by land [FIGURE] Two years ago this day the
Twelve held ther conference on the building
spop [spot] of the house of the Lord in the city far
west on which occasion I was ordained to the
quorum of the Twelve in company with G A. Smith
& we started on that day to take our foreign missi
on & thank God we are now on our return home
& are still alive & through the mercy of God are
like to live. ** We had a still night
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