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Day in the Life

Jul 17, 1849

Journal Entry

July 17, 1849 ~ Tuesday

17 I arose this morning vary lame from yesterdays walk
I have 15 miles to reach St Johns I walked one mile & found
A Merchant Mr Beaty who gave me a ride with him into the
city of St Johns which I considerd A great Blessings. I
found St John to be A plesant business place esspecially for
Mills & Lumber. The whole face of the Earth that I saw
from Fox Islands to St Johns was vary rocky barren & rough, timber
mostly spruice & ceder. A few days before I arived at St Johns the
Orange men of that City had a walk were attacked by the Catho-
licks A fight ensued 20 or so were killed & many wounded I
went onto the scene of Action saw the ball & shot Holes in the

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Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, British North America

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July 16, 1849 ~ Monday 16th I left Mr Eldridge & sho^o^ld shouldered my travelling bag & walked and walked 7 miles to MCCorrells & waited 3 Hours for the stage to go to St Johns when it came along it was loaded down & could not take me. Here I was 42 miles from St Johns on foot & no conveyance with A Heavy travelling bag with A vast burning forest to go through I did not stop to meditate or complain of my situation but swung my carpet bag over my shoulder again & started on my journey on foot, in good spirits
~ Wilford Woodruff

Jul 17, 1849