The time had come for me to take my
departure from my family to carry the gospel
of Jesus Christ to the nations of Europe in fulfill
ment of the commandment of God accordingly I
left a parting blessing with my wife & took my fare
well of her & other Saints on the morn of the 8th Day
of OctAug 1839 & left Montrose & crossed the Missisippi
River for the purpose of commencing my mission of of four about six thousand miles & I started without
purs or scrip & that to with the fever & ague rest-
ing upon me every other day. I left in company with
Elder John Taylor. We were the first of the quorum
of the Twelve that started out on this important
mission but the rest expect to follow us immediately we
rode from Commerce across a 16 mile prairie & spent
the night at Brother Merils distance of the day 18 [miles]
~ Friday
OctAug 9th rode 10 miles to Brother Perkins, we passed
through Carthage I spent the day at Br Perkins untill 12
oclock during which time I was suffering under the power
of the ague & fever & immediately after the fever came
upon me I got into the waggon with Br Perkins & rode to
~ Thursday
The time had come for me to take my
departure from my family to carry the gospel
of Jesus Christ to the nations of Europe in fulfill
ment of the commandment of God accordingly I
left a parting blessing with my wife & took my fare
well of her & other saints on the morn of the 8th Day
ofAug 1839 & left Montrose & crossed the Missisippi
River for the purpose of commencing my mission of
about six thousand miles & I started without
purs or scrip and that to with the fever & ague resting upon me every other day. I left in company with
Elder John Taylor. We were the first of the quorum
of the Twelve that started out on this important
mission but the rest expect to follow us immediately We
rode from Commerce across a 16 mile prairie & spent
the night at Brother Merils distance of the day 18
~ Friday
Aug 9th rode 10 miles to Brother Perkins, we passed
through Carthage I spent the day at Br Perkins untill 12
oclock during which time I was suffering under the power
of the ague & fever & immediately after the fever came
upon me I got into the waggon with Br Perkins & rode to
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