Main exodus of Church members from Nauvoo. Brigham Young's family leaves February 15. Temperature -12 F on February 24.
28th I took the Parting hand with Host
Ilus F Carter & the family And with Father
Mother, Phebe And 20 or 30 other friends
I took steemboat & rail road to Philadelphia
Fare cost me $10.50 we took up
lodgings at Washington Inn Market Street
between 8th & 9th street opposit Binghams
Depo & ware House 276 Market street distance
from New York to Philadelphia 92 miles
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