Wight, I certifying that I had faithfully performed my duties in Zions'
camp. I took my

On this day I took my valise in hand, weighing 15 lbs., mostly
books of Mormon, and started in company with Elder Harry Brown,
we ^&^ crossed the river into Jackson Co., and bowed our knees felt thankful.
to God; we bowed our knees, and prayed that God "might protect
us from the mob while going through the country, and that His
judgements might rest upon the wicked who had shed the blood
of the Saints in that land, that the land might be cleansed from
sin. I bore ^had^ a, Petition to the Governor of Mo., for redress of
wrongs perpetrated upon us in Jackson Co., for the purpose of obtaining
signatures unto it. We bent our way south, through Jackson Co., without
any harm molestation; yet, in one instance, we were miraculously
preserved from a mob of about 60, assembled at a grog shop,
which we had to pass.

June 18, we called at the Harmony mission and had an
interview with the President, a Presbyterian minister; althoug^h it^ was near
sun down he would neither give us any thing to eat, nor lodge us,
because we were Mormons, it was 15 miles to the nearest house,
which was Jerrews Indian tready trading house; we asked the
minister to direct us there; he gave us directions, but the spirit
said to me, he was deceiving us, I asked him three times, and
he declared he was telling us the truth. ) We followed his directions
and we arrived ^came^ at ^to^ the Osage river swamp, where we were lost
in the darkness of the night; we followed the river, but as it is
one of the most ^very^ crooked in America, we made ^but^ little progress. After
travelling through mud and and water for one hour, we concluded
to go out on the open prairie and lie down in the grass until
morning, but when we got out into the prairie we heard the
Osage Indians drum and shout at the trading house as they were
having a Pow-wow, we followed by the sound and went into
their midst; As we approached, we were met by a dozen large
savage looking dogs; they smelt us in a friendly manner, but
did not attempt to bite nor bark; we arrived about midnight,
covered with mud, hungry and weary, and were kindly received

Wight, certifying that I had faithfully performed my duties in Zions' camp.

I took my valise in hand, weighing 15 lbs., mostly books of Mormon, and started in company with Elder Harry Brown, crossed the river into Jackson Co., and felt thankful. we bowed our knees, and prayed that God "might protect us from the mob while going through the country, and that His judgements might rest upon the wicked who had shed the blood of the Saints in that land, that the land might be cleansed from sin. I had a Petition to the Governor of Mo., for redress of wrongs perpetrated upon us in Jackson Co., for the purpose of obtaining signatures. We bent our way south, through Jackson Co., without any molestation; yet, in one instance, we were preserved from a mob of about 60, assembled at a grog shop, which we had to pass.

June 18, we called at the Harmony mission and had an interview with the President, a Presbyterian minister; although it was near sun down he would neither give us any thing to eat, nor lodge us, because we were Mormons, it was 15 miles to the nearest house, which was Jerrews Indian trading house; we asked the minister to direct us there; he gave us directions, but the spirit said to me, he was deceiving us, I asked him three times, and he declared he was telling us the truth. We followed his directions and we came to the Osage river swamp, where we were lost in the darkness of the night; we followed the river, but as it is very crooked, we made but little progress. After travelling through mud and water for one hour, we concluded to go out on the open prairie and lie down in the grass until morning, but when we got out into the prairie we heard the Osage Indians drum and shout at the trading house as they were having a Pow-wow, As we approached, we were met by a dozen large savage looking dogs; they smelt us in a friendly manner, but did not attempt to bite nor bark; we arrived about midnight, covered with mud, hungry and weary, and were kindly received