2nd
Sister Bird Died at 6 oclok this morning she was
laid out & the citiy authorities called upon to bury her
the sexton soon came with a coffin Brother Edwin Bird &
one of the pioner company & myself laid her into the
coffin & she was carried out of the Boat buryed by
the sexton with no relative to follow her to the grave
It was A trying scene to the Husband, children, relatives
& company. As soon as this was over we all had to go to
with our mights to purchase goods provisions &c to get
ready to leave at night it was A Hard days work I settled
up all my busines And the boat started at dark And Broth[er]s
Leonard Hardy & Russell was left on shore they afterwards
came down & the Captain took them on. I went to bed
worn down & nearly sick. I bought $40 dollars worth of
groceries & provisions one ton flour, one stove, took on
bord 11 waggons for I. F. Carter learned that He had
arived with the goods & gone to Council Bluffs on
the Mary Blane all had gone well. distance from
Pittsburgh to St Louis [blank] Miles
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