8th We arose in the morning all well. arived at
the mouth of the Illinois River a quarter Befor
10 o'clok making 19=25 hours & 21 minutes from
Nauvoo. We arived at St Louis at 3 oclock P.M
making Just 24 hours from Nauvoo distance 800 m
I called upon Mr Wm Philips No 54 Main
street St Louis, & Bought of him the following
Bill of paper for Taylor & Woodruff in co
| 4 Reams of printing paper 24 x 38 $5 | $20.00 |
| 4 Reams of [printing] paper 23 x 33 3.50 | $14.00 |
| $34.00 |
The following is the Bill of paper & Ink Bought
By Milliken for Taylor & Woodruff of Mr Philips
| 4 Reams of Paper 24 x 38 $5 | $20.00 |
| 2 Reams [of Paper] 23 x 33 $3.50 | $7.00 |
| one keg of Ink | $6.60 |
| Drayage | .25 |
| [Total] | $33.85 |
| paid cash | $20.50 |
| Due | $13.35 |
The whole amount Due Mr Philips including
the above $13.35 is to July 8th $88.35
I Bought a keg of 6 gal of Molasses 28 ct $1.68
& shiped it with my Paper on Board of the Ospray
I Received $5 of E. P. Magin for the Fac Similees [facsimiles] $5.
We called at Mr H. C. Corners watch Maker
No 4 second st St Louis
We went on board of the Lancer bound for
Cincinnati & engaged our passage to Cincinnati
for $5 each we spent the night on board of
her lying in St Louis
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