Day in the Life

Feb 25, 1846

Journal Entry

February 25, 1846 ~ Wednesday

25th We have still head wind And gain but
vary slowley we paid 25 cts for beaking a
loafo of bread so we head warm bread And
butter for Breakfast which we realished much
I had A long night last night lay for hours
awake in a long train of meditation finally
fel asleep & dreamed of seeing my wife &
children but awoke And it was A dream

The first mate Mr Williams took the names residence
And ocupation of each person on board there was
76 steerage passengers 24 second cabin And 4
in the 1st cabin Total 104 Passengers 1 capt 3
Mates 24 sailors 3 stewards 3 cooks 3 Transient
persons including Jemmy Ducks Total 141 souls on
board 2 died on the way. I gave in my name
And residence in the United States, occupation
Farmer

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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
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On final day of work in temple, 600 received ordinances; total of 5,615 received endowments in Nauvoo.
Times and Seasons stops serial publication of the Manuscript History of the Church (history ends with events on August 11, 1834).

Feb 25, 1846