Day in the Life
Journal Entry
August 04, 1848 ~ Friday
4th we touched at Milwake & other places during the day at
night the wind arose & the Lake was vary rough the Captain
said it was the roughtest time He ever saw in August
there seems to be some fatality attending my journeying
on this Chain of Lake twice I have been wrecked on lake
Michigan with my family & the boats nearly destroyed we
were in no particular danger last night ownly nearly all
on board were sick myself & family was quite sick
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