season instead of fall or winter for those cut in the summer
or winter season will not keep over three years bfor in that time
all the gum will work out & dry rot will follow & they become
as light as A cork And any ship or steam boat will be runied
whare they are used, while those cut from Sept to March
will last 50 or more years retain the gum & be sound this
is important information which I recieved from Joseph
Russell who in 20 years has built over 40 ships over 600
tone burthen. I spent the night at an Inn at the bend 15 [miles]

August 6, 1849 ~ Monday

6^th I spent the day at the Bend we went on board of the
steemer at night & slept on board expecting to go out at High
tide but it was so foggy she could not get out

August 7, 1849 ~ Tuesday

7^th We are still at the bend the tide Here rises & falls about
50 feet each tide at the turn of the tiedde it comes in with
a great swell & r[e]ach from 7 to 10 feet deep it is called the bore
it often destroys ships when they are in the bore this is the reason
why boats cannot go out & in bore rivers ownly at High tides
the bore came in to day at half past 11 oclok & we lall left the bend
on board of the steemer at 2 oclok & rode all day & night

August 8, 1849 ~ Wednesday

8^th We arived at St Johns at 6 oclok this morning & stoped at Mr
Reads boarding House. I went about the city some & spent part of
the time writing I wrote one Letter to Ezra Carter ^Jr
distance from the bend to St Johns 110 miles

Receipt for the Erryysipelas Put on the swelling rye flour (but no
other flour) put no wet applications upon it except a little
linsed oil for tohe dry flour to stick to

August 9, 1849 ~ Thursday

9^th I went on board of the fairry Queen at 8 oclok I
took deck passage we left St John at 9 oclok for Portland
it was quite rough through the day we got to Easptport at 2 oclok
I went on shore the boat stoped 10 minutes It was vary rough
And A storm through the evening & night. Nearly all were sick
on board I took care of a family of 5 small children all sick
at a time with there Mother untill 2 oclok at Night I was then
taken sick & had to leave them I was vary sick the latter part
of the night

August 10, 1849 ~ Friday

10^th It was vary rough all through the day I suffered much with
sickness we landed at Portland at 1 oclok I was sick I called
upon Ilus F Carter took tea I then went to the cars to go to
Boston I there found Sister Sarah B. Foss going with the same train
to my house It rained all the way I was still sick we got
to Boston at 8 oclok took cab to Brattle street & omnibus to my
House My family were all in bend Mrs Woodruff arose & were glad
to recieve us home distance from St Johns to Boston 500 miles

August 11, 1849 ~ Saturday

11^th I was still vary sick through the day confined to my bed

August 12, 1849 ~ Sunday

12^th Sunday I am still vary feeble I had a family meeting Also met
with the Church in the Afternoon & spoke to them

season instead of fall or winter for those cut in the summer season will not keep over three yearsfor in that time all the gum will work out & dry rot will follow & they become as light as A cork And any ship or steem boat will be runed whare they are used, while those cut from Sept to March will last 50 or more years retain the gum & be sound this is important information which I recieved from Joseph Russell who in 20 years has built over 40 ships over 600 tone burthan. I spent the night at an Inn at the bend 15

August 6, 1849 ~ Monday

6th I spent the day at the Bend we went on board of the steemer at night & slept on board expecting to go out at High tide but it was so foggy she could not get out

August 7, 1849 ~ Tuesday

7th We are still at the bend the tide Here rises & falls about 50 feet each tide at the turn of the tide it comes in with a great swell & reach from 7 to 10 feet deep it is called the bore it often destroys ships when they are in the bore this is the reason why boats cannot go out & in bore rivers ownly at High tides the bore came in to day at half past 11 oclok & we all left the bend on board of the steemer at 2 oclok & rode all day & night

August 8, 1849 ~ Wednesday

8th We arived at St Johns at 6 oclok this morning & stoped at Mr Reads boarding House. I went about the city some & spent part of the time writing I wrote one Letter to Ezra Carter Jr [FIGURE] distance from the bend to St Johns 110 miles Receipt for the Erysipelas Put on the swelling rye flour (but no other flour) put no wet applications upon it except a little linsed oil for the dry flour to stick to

August 9, 1849 ~ Thursday

9th I went on board of the fairry Queen at 8 oclok I took deck passage we left St John at 9 oclok for Portland it was quite rough through the day we got to Eastport at 2 oclok I went on shore the boat stoped 10 minutes. It was vary rough And A storm through the evening & night. Nearly all were sick on board I took care of a family of 5 small children all sick at a time with there Mother untill 2 oclok at Night I was then taken sick & had to leave them I was vary sick the latter part of the night

August 10, 1849 ~ Friday

[FIGURE] 10th It was vary rough all through the day I suffered much with sickness we landed at Portland at 1 oclok I was sick I called upon Ilus F Carter took tea I then went to the cars to go to Boston I there found sister Sarah B. Foss going with the same train to my house. It rained all the way I was still sick we got to Boston at 8 oclok took cab to Brattle street & omnibus to my House My family were all in bed Mrs Woodruff arose & were glad to recieve us home distance from St Johns to Boston 500 miles

August 11, 1849 ~ Saturday

11th I was still vary sick through the day confined to my bed

August 12, 1849 ~ Sunday

12th Sunday I am still vary feeble I had a family meeting Also met with the Church in the Afternoon & spoke to them