on this Chain of Lake twice I have been wrecked on lake
Michigan with my family & the boats nearly destroyed we
were in no particular danger last night ownly nearly all
on board were sick myself & family was quite sick

August 5, 1848 ~ Saturday

5^th We arived at Macannau at 5 oclok we bou[gh]t some trout
which we relished.

August 6, 1848 ~ Sunday

^[6] Sunday^ we stoped at Detroit one hour many
passengers got on. Our Son Wilford was taken vary
sick in the night with a specis of the irricipilas he was
coverd with bloches from head to foot & in great pain
He recieved a blessing by prayer & laying on of hands

August 7, 1848 ~ Monday

7^th We stoped at Cleaveland at day light Wilford rested some
through the night but feels quite unwell this morning we
arived at Buffalo at 9 oclok we spent the night on board of
the boat distance from Chicago to Buffalo 1050 m

August 8, 1848 ~ Tuesday to August 11, 1848 ~ Friday

8^th We took Packet Boat on the canal for Schenectady & travled
through the 9^th 10^th & 11^th Arved in Albany on the eve of the
11^th distance from Buffalo to Albany on the canal 360 m

August 12, 1848 ~ Saturday

12^th We took the rail road for Boston were 11 hours on the
way distance 200 miles
we put up for the night at the Western Echange Hotel after
tea I took a walk over Cambridge bridge to Cambridge port
& found Br Alexander Badlam Manufacturer of Coach Piano Forte
and furniture copal Varnish corner of Washington & Maine
Street Cambridgeport I here found Elders Felt & Robins I was
truly glad to meet with them all, & to get to the end of my jour-
ney which had been a long & tedious one with my family of
2595 miles journey from Council Bluff to Boston by land
& waggons, rivers, lakes, canals rail roads &c &c wholes distance
2595 m

August 13, 1848 ~ Sunday

13^th Sunday I met with the Saints in Boston Lewis Robins spoke
in the fore part of the day I followed him. I dined with Br
Cannon
In the afternoon I addressed the meeting was clothed with
the spirit of God & was blest & edifyed as were the congrega-
tion I was followed by Br Nathaniel Henry Felt, Dominicus Carter
& [blank] Dudley asll spoke in the spirit of the Lord & was edifyed
I was introduced to Capt John ^Joseph^ Russel of Miramichi New
Brunswick He is the Presiding Elder of that Branch of
the church Miremichi N. Brunswick He went home with me &
took tea & spent the evening with me I had a happy time with
him I found him to be a good spirited man

August 14, 1848 ~ Monday

14^th I spent the day at Br Badlums & met iat his house in the
evening with the Elders and had a good time we blessed Brother
Russel

August 15, 1848 ~ Tuesday to August 17, 1848 ~ Thursday

15, 16, 17 was spent at Br Badlams. I wrote two letters one
[FIGURE] to Elder Appleby one to Elders Little & Hardy

August 18, 1848 ~ Friday

18^th Elder Rockwood called upon us this evening & spent the
night with us