June 2, 1849 ~ Saturday

June 2nd I rode in the cars in company with Elder Leon [page torn]
Hardy to Bradford And we spent the night with Br Sam [page torn]
Hardy 30 m[iles]

June 3, 1849 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with the Saints at Br Samuel Hardys
I preached to them And Had a good time we had
a Church Meeting And All spoke. I Administered
to 3 that were sick.

June 4, 1849 ~ Monday

4^th In company with Samuel & Josiah Hardy we we[nt]
fishing Iwe caught 8 trout & 8 Pickerell & some other
fish I caught most of the fish It was A vary hot da[y]
And A Heavey rain & thunder storm at night I spent
the night with Josiah Hardy 6 m

June 5, 1849 ~ Tuesday

5 I left Bradford in company with Leonard Hardy
rode to Boston. I returned home & hoed my Garden over
in the Afternoon And found my vegitable had grown
half their size in 3 days I perused several papers to day
And found the Missippi River had flooded more then
half the city of New Orleans the rivrer had broak thro
ugh the levies & was Almost destroying that city All
the burying grounds were under water the Court
Houses floodied so that men had to float about on Hen
coops pig trouth crockery crates & any thing they could
get onto in order to go from House to House. Alligaters
& serpaents of all kinds take up their aresidence in the
city & enter into the Houses. their is great destruction
at the present time of life & property by flood, fire, plague
pestilence & war in all the Earth war is begining to be
poured out upon the Whore of all the Earth in fulfillment of
the word of God. The cholera is raging in the western
world to A great degree And A number of the Saints
have fallen with the rest "A letter from Jefferson Mo
says that there had been 52 deaths out of 150 on the Monroe
Br Appleby was on that boat. Br Hardy spent the night with [me] 30 ^m

June 6, 1849 ~ Wednesday

6^th Accounts continue to pour in from various parts of the
contry respecting the cholera

June 7, 1849 ~ Thursday

7^th 20 cases of cholera reported in New York to day 4
cases in Boston. I spent A part of the day in Boston
I recieved A letter from Br Hollister to day.

June 8, 1849 ~ Friday

8^th 60 cases of cholerya & 10 death to day in New York I read
A letter to day from Sister Sayers at Jefferson City Mo
saying I am sitting by the side of Sister Sabra Granger wat-
ching the last departing of her body as she is dying with
the cholera. I recieved A Paper from the Bluffs Also
the Star of 1^st May which gave interesting Accounts of
the progress of the work of God in that land.

June 9, 1849 ~ Saturday

9^th N Y. 26 cases 12 deaths. Gen Gaines of New Orleans has died
of the cholera also Gen Worth. I reeceved the following in
the Boston Times. We have advices by express from Salt Lake
to the 15^th April. New and extraordinary discoveries of Gold have
been made in the Mountains near the Salt Lake the people

June 2, 1849 ~ Saturday

June 2nd I rode in the cars in company with Elder Leonard Hardy to Bradford and we spent the night with Br Samuel Hardy 30 m

June 3, 1849 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with the saints at Br Samuel Hardys I preached to them and had a good time we had a Church Meeting and all spoke. I administered to 3 that were sick.

June 4, 1849 ~ Monday

4th In company with Samuel & Josiah Hardy we went fishing we caught 8 trout & 8 Pickerell & some other fish I caught most of the fish It was a vary hot day and a heavey rain & thunder storm at night I spent the night with Josiah Hardy 6 m

June 5, 1849 ~ Tuesday

5 I left Bradford in company with Leonard Hardy rode to Boston. I returned home & hoed my Garden over in the afternoon and found my vegitable had grown half their size in 3 days I perused several papers to day and found the Missippi River had flooded more then half the City of New Orleans the river had broak thro ugh the levies & was almost destroying that City all the burying grounds were under water the Court Houses floodied so that men had to float about on hen coops pig trough Crockery Crates & any thing they Could get onto in order to go from House to House, alligaters & serpants of all kinds take up their residence in the City & enter into the Houses, their is great destruction at the present time of life & property by flood, fire, plague pestilence & war in all the Earth war is begining to be poured out upon the Whore of all the Earth in fulfillment of the word of God. The Cholera is raging in the western world to a great degree and a number of the Saints have fallen with the rest "A letter from Jefferson Mo says that there had been 52 deaths out of 150 on the Mom◊ Br Appleby was on that boat, Br Hardy spent the night with me 30 m

June 6, 1849 ~ Wednesday

6th Accounts continue to pour in from various parts of the country respecting the Cholera

June 7, 1849 ~ Thursday

7th 20 cases of Cholera reported in New York to day 4 cases in Boston. I spent a part of the day in Boston [FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Br Hollister to day.

June 8, 1849 ~ Friday

8a & 10 death to day in New York I read [FIGURE] a letter to day from sister Sayers at Jefferson City Mo saying "I am sitting by the side of sister Sabra Granger watching the last departing of her body as she is dying with the Cholera" I recieved a Paper from the Bluffs also the Star of 1st May which gave interesting accounts of the progress of the work of God in that land.

June 9, 1849 ~ Saturday

9th NY. 26 cases 12 deaths. Gen Gaines of New Orleans has died of the Cholera also Gen Worth. I reaceved the following in the Boston Times, we have advices by Express from Salt Lake to the 15th April New and extraordinary discoveries of Gold have been made in the Mountains near the Salt Lake the people