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Apr 13, 1846

Journal Entry

April 13, 1846 ~ Monday

13th We Passed quincy at 6 oclok A cold
but plesant day we stoped at warsaw
I gazed upon the place for A time And thought
of there wickedness oppression & cruelty
towards the Saints. We also stoped At
Keokuk for an hour. At about 2 oclock we
started to ascend the rapids in about
2 Hours we came in sight of the Splendid Temple
built by the Latter Day Saints And also
the city of Nauvoo I immediately got my spy
glass And exahmined the city. The Temple
truly looked splendid. We stoped at Montrose
And then crossed to Nauvoo at the upper
landing I soon got a waggon & took my
friends to My house whare I had the Happy

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
on such a journey we arrived in Nauvoo on the 13th of April. We stoped at Keokuk for an hour and at about 2 o'clock we started to assend the Rapids. In about 2 hours we came in sight of the Temple and the city of Nauvoo. I immediately got my spy glass and took A View in the Distance of the City and Temple which to my eyes looked truly splendid The boat stoped at Montrose and then crossed to Nauvoo at the upper landing. I soon got a waggon and took my friends to my house where I had the happy privilege of again meeting my dear wife and children who arrived only a few days before me having also like myself had a long voyage accross the ocean being 9 weeks and fourteen days on the passage

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Times and Seasons stops serial publication of the Manuscript History of the Church (history ends with events on August 11, 1834).

Apr 13, 1846