The time having arrived for me to start on
my mission I did not tary at home one year
according to the Law of Moses after having married
me a wife I ownly tarried one Month & 18 days
and on the 3rd May 1837, I took the parting hand with
my wife whom I left at with Sister Hale, where she
was expecting to tary for the season. After parting with
other friends I Kirtland left Kirtland in good spirits
and walked in company with Johnathon G Hale
12 miles to Fairport was there joined by Elder Milton
Holmes we went on board of the Steamer
Sandusky went to Buffaloo and by the Erie Canal
to sary Syracuse. We walked from there to Richland,
Oswego Co where I met my two brothers whom I had
not seen for several years after spending one night there
we continued our journey on foot to Sackets Harbor &
crossed Lake Ontario on the Steamer Onida to Kingston
Upper Canida we took a steamer & traveled on the
canal to Jons Falls & walked to a place called Bastard
Leads county, where we found a Branch of the Church received up
by John E page & James Blakesly, we accompanying them to
their place of meeting and attended a Conference with them
the conference consisted of 300 members of the Church

The time having arrived for me to start on my mission I did not tary at home one year according to the Law of Moses after having married me a wife I ownly tarried one Month & 18 days and on the 3rd May 1837, I took the parting hand with my wife whom I left with Sister Hale, where she was expecting to tary for the season. After parting with other friends I left Kirtland in good spirits and walked in company with Johnathon G Hale 12 miles to Fairport was there joined by Elder Milton Holmes we went on board of the Steamer Sandusky went to Buffaloo and by the Erie Canal to Syracuse. We walked from there to Richland, Oswego Co where I met my two brothers whom I had not seen for several years after spending one night there we continued our journey on foot to Sackets Harbor & crossed Lake Ontario on the Steamer Onida to Kingston Upper Canida we took a steamer & traveled on the canal to Jons Falls & walked to a place called Bastard Leads county, where we found a Branch of the Church received up by John E page & James Blakesly, we accompanying them to their place of meeting and attended a Conference with them the conference consisted of 300 members of the Church