September 13, 1839 ~ Friday

13^th I took passage at Buffaloo for Albany on board the Col Worth on the Erie Canal at 1 1/2 cent per mile
for 365 miles to Albany we rode to Lockport 90 miles 90

September 14, 1839 ~ Saturday

14 Rode to Palmira near the place whare the book of Mormon was found I was sick with the
chills & fever distance of the day 50 [miles]

September 15, 1839 ~ Sunday

15 Rode to Canton we had four preachers of the sects on board of the boat they spoke of the
Book of Mormon & misrepresented it & also the character of the Saints I had the chills &
& fever to day was feble in body 56

September 16, 1839 ~ Monday

16 Rode to Sarycuse to Rome & had the chills & fever to day 60

September 17, 1839 ~ Tuesday

17 Rode to Utica & to fort Plain had chills & fever 53

September 18, 1839 ~ Wednesday

18^th Rode to the Aqueduct I had an exeeding sick day of chills & fever & faintness distance 58

September 19, 1839 ~ Thursday

19 Rode to Albany mostly through Locks I had fever & ague was feble I called at the Hartford
and Albany stage house & took state at 10 oclock in the evening & rode all night & 11 oclok next dist[ance] 684

September 20, 1839 ~ Friday

20 Rode to Avon & spent the night with aunt wheeler I suffered much in the stage with ague 40

September 21, 1839 ~ Saturday

21 [FIGURE] Rode from Avon to Farmington Conn & once more had the happy privilege of beholding
A father mother & sister in the flesh face to face & spent the day at fathers house I had no
chill or fever to day but spent the day plesantly 6 miles

September 22, 1839 ~ Sunday

22 Sunday spent the day at fathers house In the evening I took a walk with Sister Eunice
to Mr Chauncy Hills he had lost his wife Mary Ann was much out of health 2

September 23, 1839 ~ Monday to September 25, 1839 ~ Wednesday

23, 24 & 25 I spent the time at Father Woodruff I was still quite Ill I had an interview with Aunt Bulah H

September 26, 1839 ~ Thursday

26 I rode with Mother & Aunt Bulah to Uncle Adna's Hart^s & we found Adna
sick & nigh unto death & probably will not live but few days. I here had an interview with
Sister Cossett I felt quite Ill while at Adnas we returned home & Sister Cossett accopmpanied
us Br Dwight Webster was at fathers house he called to have an interview with me I was truly
glad to see him he tarried about three days & when he left he was more esstablished in the
faith & dedermined to go forth & do his duty & honor the Priesthood which was confirmed upon him 7 m

September 13, 1839 ~ Friday

13th I took passage at Buffaloo for Albany on board the Col Worth on the Erie Canal at 1 1/2 cent per mile for 365 miles to Albany we rode to Lockport 90 miles 90

September 14, 1839 ~ Saturday

14 Rode to Palmira near the place whare the book of Mormon was found I was sick with the chills & fever distance of the day 50

September 15, 1839 ~ Sunday

15 Rode to Canton we had four preachers of the sects on board of the boat they spoke of the Book of Mormon & misrepresented it & also the character of the saints I had the chills & & fever to day was feble in body 56

September 16, 1839 ~ Monday

16 Rode to Sarycuse to Rome & had the chills & fever to day 60

September 17, 1839 ~ Tuesday

17 Rode to Utica & to fort Plain had chills & fever 53

September 18, 1839 ~ Wednesday

18th Rode to the Aqueduct I had an exceding sick day of chills & fever & faintness distance 58

September 19, 1839 ~ Thursday

19 Rode to Albany mostly through Locks I had fever & ague was feble I called at the Hartford and Albany stage house & took State at 10 oclock in the evening & rode all night 11 oclok [illegible] dist 64

September 20, 1839 ~ Friday

20 Rode to Avon & spent the night with aunt wheeler I suffered much in the stage with ague 40

September 21, 1839 ~ Saturday

21 [FIGURE] Rode from Avon to Farmington Conn & once more had the happy privilege of beholding A father mother & sister in the flesh face to face & spent the day at fathers house I had no chill or fever to day but spent the day plesantly 6 miles

September 22, 1839 ~ Sunday

22 Sunday spent the day at fathers house In the evening I took a walk with Sister Eunice to Mr Chauncy Hills he had lost his wife Mary Ann was much out of health 2

September 23, 1839 ~ Monday to September 25, 1839 ~ Wednesday

23, 24 & 25 I spent the time at Father Woodruff I was still quite Ill I had an interview with Aunt Bulah H

September 26, 1839 ~ Thursday

26 I rode with Mother & Aunt Bulah to Uncle Adna Harts & we found Adna sick & nigh unto death & probably will not live but few days. I here had an interview with Sister Cossett I felt quite Ill while at Adnas we returned home & sister Cossett accompanied us Br Dwight Webster was at fathers house he called to have an interview with me I was truly glad to see him he tarried about three days & when he left he was more esstablished in the faith & determined to go forth & do his duty & honor the Priesthood which was confirmed upon him 7 m