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Day in the Life

Aug 29, 1847

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August 29, 1847 ~ Sunday

[FIGURES] Sunday
[2]9^th We travled in the fore part of the day 15 miles
nooned by a spring 15 miles west of Mathews Cave
we here were met by our messengers who had been on
[to] meet the camp Br E. T. Benson & others they were truly
welcome messengers, for our Anxiety had been vary great to hear
from our families & the camp, & to our joy we herd from them
[th]is day. the camp No near 600 waggons, & divided into 9 co
[m]pinies I also recieved 3 letters from Mrs Woodruff & one from
[A]. O. Smoot Mrs Woodruff^s letters brought me intelligence of
[a]ll matters appertaining to my cattle, cows, Business matters & fami[ly]
concerns, & I find that some persons who I have tried to do
[g]ood & save, are filled with folly & the poison of Asps are under
[t]heir tongue & are tatling, lying, & destroying themselves & using
[e]vry exhertion to destroy the peace of my family. The letters
[i]nform me that Father Woodruff is coming along & is well
Also Mary Jackson is along in his waggon, Br & Sister Armstrong
has one of my waggons, Mother Woodruff has gone Back to
Iowa to live with Dwight & Eunice Woodruff & And it would
have been for the peace & Happiness of my family if B. C &
M. J. had been with them for they are foolish & do not cho[o]se
[t]hings which are right & righteous. We obtained much news
[o]f interest from the mail about matters in general. we camp[ed]
[f]or the night within 4 miles of Bear River distance 26 m