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Day in the Life

Oct 16, 1843

Journal Entry

October 16, 1843 ~ Monday

16th the Break was finished & we started on
at 12 oclok AM we passed many boats it
was quite cool we passed the Clark ferry
coverd with a roof about one mile long a
part of which was blown of[f]. we also
passed the river at the rope ferry
which was quite a curiosity we travled
about 60 miles during the day & night

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17th A cold day among the mountains we had a slight squal of hail or snow [FIGURE] I have been for the last two days reading Stephens works & travels in Yu Yucatan his second work I red his first work on my Journey to Nauvoo with
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Oct 16, 1843