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May 16, 1846

Journal Entry

May 16, 1846 ~ Saturday

16th I crossed the Missisippi with my waggon
And family to start on my Journey to
Calafornia we camped about one mile from

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
I left Nauvoo on the and crossed the Missisippi with my wagons and family and camped about one mile from Montrose where also Orson Hyde was camped. I was very weary with the continued and unceasing exertions which I had for months been making both before and after my return to Nauvoo to follow with my family the body of the Church to find a new home.

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May 16, 1846