Day in the Life

May 28, 1844

Journal Entry

May 28, 1844 ~ Tuesday

28th We rode to Kalamazoo the finest town we
saw since we left Nauvoo. the improvements are
after the eastern fashion. from thence to Comstock
a small village we turned to the right to cross a log way
about a mile long a cthrough a ceder swamp. our
nigh horse stept between two polls & sunk in the mire
& fell we laboured hard to get him out for near
15 minutes we had fears he would break his leg we
had to draw him out by main strength but he
got out unharmed. we led the horses across & drew
the wagon by hand. the musketoes covered ua [us]
almost like a cloud after harnessing up, we rode
a few rods & came to Br Lemwell Williard
whare we found Father Bent & Br Miles we spent
the night here.

I had the following dream


[FIGURE] I was passing by my house with my cloak on &
I saw Br Morgan & Harriett I asked whare
Mrs Woodruff was the answer was in her room
but she has company. I walked in to see her &
found her in company with two females. it appeared
like some of our friends from the east I thought
she appeared at first some unwell. I asked her how
she did she said I get along vary well. I told her I
had not herd from her since I left home. She
remarked I wrote you a letter day before yesterday
which would have been on the 26th of May I did
not see the children 35 mi[les]

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Wilford completes brick home in Nauvoo; over the next 2 years he lives in it for less than 6 weeks.

May 28, 1844