December 6, 1838 ~ Thursday

Dec 6^th The voice of the spirit of the Lord was unto us arise & be going & through the mercy of God Phebe
was enabled to rise & walk & continue her journey. after being confined here 4 days our whole bill was
ownly $6.62 the man treated us kindly may the Lord bless him we travled to Richmond Ia & put up for the
night in an Inn Phebe had to Journey by faith not by sight 14 mile

December 7, 1838 ~ Friday

7^th We left Richmond on the national road & travled to Centerville from thence through several flourishing little
villages on the national road in the woods looking as though they had sprung up in the night like Jonah's go^a^rd we put
up for the night at the Inn of W^m. D Harden the National road was smoothe & good the whole distance 21

December 8, 1838 ~ Saturday

8 We travled to Louisville Henry County Ia we here again found Br Thomas & family & Brother Townsend &
family stoped to winter Brother Townsend was sick we stoped & spent about 2 hours with them & prayed with them
& took the parting hand & continued our Journey to Knightstown and spent the night 17

December 9, 1838 ~ Sunday

9 {Sunday}, We travled to Greenfield & to Cumberland & spent the night. it is cold weather 21

December 10, 1838 ~ Monday

10 We travled to Indianapolis the capitol of the state from thence to plainfield distance 23

December 11, 1838 ~ Tuesday

11 The road was dry smooth & dusty & the weather wearm we travled to Menhaten & spent the night at an Inn whare
I suddenly herd of the DEATH OF BROTHER ASAHEL H. WOODRUFF, Who DIED at Terre Haute
Indiania on the 18^th of Oct 1838 at 3 oclock in the morning [FIGURES] I also read in the Wabash
Courier published at Terre Haute an account of the administrator's sale of the property of Brother ASAHEL
It was sold on the 4^th of Dec for about $3000 dollars Mr Robert A Smith was his Administrator. O Brother Asahel
thou art gone I shall warn thee no more nor see thy face in the flesh untill the resurrection. How uncertain is life. How
sudden thy earthly hop[e]s have fled!!!!!! !!!!!!!! [FIGURE] I also read in the same paper an account of the horrid butchery
of eighteen Latter Day Saints in Davis county Mo by the wicked mob. O Lord hasten the day for the reign of righteousness. 31.

December 12, 1838 ~ Wednesday

12 I rode to Terrehaute Ia on the beautiful national road through the delightful scenery of that country I drove to Asahel H. Woodruff'[s] Wabash
Bookstore & instead of finding Br Asahel there he was in his grave & his store occupied by his Administrator & Clerk viz R A
Smith & Martin Ray I had an interview with his clerk Martin Ray I made Inquiries concerning Brother Asahels sickness
& Death but defered attending to his business untill the following day. It was with difficulty that we could get entertain
ment in the city for the night but finally we obtained an empty house & went into it & spent the night. Distance 27