Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
and arrived in Nauvoo on the .
I spent the winter of 1843-4 in Nauvoo; re-
ceived my endowments with the Twelve, and
4th Steem Boat arived in the morning took
their freight out of the lighters into the steem
Boat & went to Montrose stoped several
hours & crossed to the landing at the upper
stone house in Nauvoo & the Lord knows
if ever a soul was thankful to tread the soil
of Nauvoo it was myself I felt liberated
as from a prision I found Br Elias Smith
on the shore ready to receive me & also other
which I was glad to see. I had to Pay $3 for
Elder Rushton to get his goods on shore
& I had to Pay 2 1/2 cts more on a hundred
for freight than the agreement in consequen[ce]
of the sermon Preached by Elder Rushton
But I got all my goods on shore safe & 4
teams loaded down accompanied me to
the printing office whare I found my wife
& children all well except Phebe Amelia
who was troubled with the bowel complaint
but all looked cheerful & comfortable
we tumbled our Boxes into the house &
I spent the evening with my family once
more I took pleasure in presenting to
my wife & children some articles of clothing
& necessiaries which I had brought home
Distance from Pittsburg to Nauvoo 1500 miles
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