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July 17, 1848 ~ Monday

17^th I spent the day at St Louis but left in the evening on
board of the Herald at 5 oclok I took cabin passage with
my family

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Wilford leaves with and their children to preside over Church in Eastern United States and .

seventh child dies in , Illinois at age 9 months.

Woodruffs arrive in , Massachusetts to begin presiding over gathering of Saints.