colleges Also visited the House of Mr Geo W Webster the murderer
of Dr Parkman we returned home & spent the night 1 [mile]

April 8, 1850 ~ Monday

8^th Mr Ezra Carter my Brother in Law took the parting
hand with us this morning it was rather Painful parting He
returned home to his family in portland we spent the
day in packing up for a start.

April 9, 1850 ~ Tuesday

9^th I left Boston with 100 Saints Also my family
& other relatives at 5 oclok took cars & steemer
for New York we were much crouded on the boat
yet we arived in safety in New York I bought tickets
through of Mr Ray for the company to Pittsburgh Paid
$11 each. He with Little accompanied us to New York 240 [miles]

April 10, 1850 ~ Wednesday

10^th We were Joined this morning by 100 more saints we were
visited by many friends from New York we left New York
at 5 oclok with 209 Saints travelled all night changed all our
baggage & Freight twice amounting to 42000 lbs we arived
in Philadelphia in the morning 100 [miles]

April 11, 1850 ~ Thursday

11^th On our Arival we were Hurried in the greatest
manner to unload our baggage & cart it to the rail road
Here it all had to be weighed over, And loaded into cars an
extra train had to be prepaired for us we started at 12 oclok
while on the rail Road one of the wheel gudgeon got dry & took
fire we stoped & fixed it we arived at the canal at mid night
had to unload our baggage onto canal section Boats we had
3 boats Allotted to our company as soon as our passengers
& freight were on board our captain started on his Journey
& we travelled through the night we found thiese setion boats
the most disagreeable part of our journey we were crouded
together like slaves in a ship & not more than half could have
the chance to lie down at all. the Horse stable was about
the most comfortable place on the boat & the ownly saloon we
had myself & wife were both nearly worn out with care
& hard labour

April 12, 1850 ~ Friday

12^th several were quite unwell this morning rode all day &
night on the canal

April 13, 1850 ~ Saturday

13^th A plesant morning but some hard snow squals before
night the air was filled with snow which made quite
a romantic Appearance Among the mountains

April 14, 1850 ~ Sunday

14^th Sunday A cold day I preached to the company in
Brother Hardys section two were taken sick I admin
istered to them And they were healed

April 15, 1850 ~ Monday

15^th We Arived at Holydaysburgh & took rail road to go
over the mountains we Arose the second incline plain &
spent the night Sister Allexander was takien in a
fainting fit & Appeared as though she would die I laid
hands upon her with prayer & she began to recover & was
well in the morning

colleges Also visited the House of Mr Geo W Webster the murderer of Dr Parkman we returned home & spent the night 1

April 8, 1850 ~ Monday

8th [FIGURE] Mr Ezra Carter my Brother in Law took the parting hand with us this morning it was rather Painful parting He Returned home to his family in portland we spent the day in packing up for a start.

April 9, 1850 ~ Tuesday

9th [FIGURE] I left Boston with 100 saints Also my family & other relatives at 5 oclok took cars & steemer for New York we were much crouded on the boat yet we arived in safety in New York I bought tickets through of Mr Ray for the company to Pittsburgh Paid $11 each. He with Little accompanied us to New York 240

April 10, 1850 ~ Wednesday

10th We were Joined this morning by 100 more saints we were visited by many friends from New York we left New York at 5 oclok with 209 Saints travelled all night changed all our baggage & Freight twice amounting to 42000 lbs we arived in Philadelphia in the morning 100

April 11, 1850 ~ Thursday

11th On our Arival we were Hurried in the greatest manner to unload our baggage & cart it to the rail road Here it all had to be weighed over, And loaded into cars an extra train had to be prepaired for us we started at 12 oclok while on the rail Road one of the wheel gudgeon got dry & took fire we stoped & fixed it we arived at the canal at mid night had to unload our baggage onto canal section Boats we had 3 boats Allotted to our company as soon as our passengers & freight were on board our captain started on his Journey & we travelled through the night we found these setion boats the most disagreable part of our journey we were crouded together like slaves in a ship & not more than half could have the chance to lie down at all the Horse stable was about the most comfortable place on the boat & the ownly saloon we had myself & wife were both nearly worn out with care & hard labour

April 12, 1850 ~ Friday

12th several were quite unwell this morning rode all day & night on the canal

April 13, 1850 ~ Saturday

13th A plesant morning but some hard snow squals before night the air was filled with snow which made quite a romantic Appearance Among the mountains

April 14, 1850 ~ Sunday

14th Sunday A cold day I preached to the company in Brother Hardys section two were taken sick I admin istered to them And they were healed

April 15, 1850 ~ Monday

15th We Arived at Holydaysburgh & took rail road to go over the mountains we Arose the second incline plain & spent the night Sister Allexander was taken in a fainting fit & Appeared as though she would die I laid hands upon her with prayer & she began to recover & was well in the morning