Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the emigrating Saints took passage
in a section boat for Pittsburg 71 in number 50 of whom were
from Philadelphia; and I took boat to Beverly
Next day I spent several hours on the banks
of the Delaware river watching the fishermen catching fish and in
the afternoon took cars for Beardingtown and walked 5 miles to Caleb
Wright's and was very weary
In the morning I arose with sore feet and
walked to Jacob'stown and to Hornerstown and I ought to have gone
to aArmytown. I was sent 4 miles out of the way. The wind
blew so hard I could scarcely walk against it. I carried my carpet
bag and walked 10 miles with blistered toes and weary limbs and I
felt as though I could hardly get to Hornstown ^Hornerstown^. I arrived at
Elder Curtis at at noon weary and lame took dinner and went to
bed. William Smith had visited this region and had drawn
some three or four after him.
After preaching here to the Saints on the
Sunday, I left on the Monday and went 30 miles to ^Toms River^
and several days afterwards returned to Horn^er^stown again. While
there I baptized and confirmed three persons of Mr Wycalf's
family. They had been believing many years. Joseph
the Twelve and others have visited them. I blessed 4 children
laid hands upon three who were sick and then rode to
