This camp of Saints were as follows
Brother Charles Brown & family from South fox Island from North fox Island
Priest Thomas & family Brothers Ephraim
Luce & family Starrett & family Ebenezar
Carver & family & a young man by the
name of [blank] from Camden Daniel Whitley & family from Scarborough
Elder James Townsend & family & Elder
Willford Woodruff & family this camp
consisted of 8 familyies the whole number-
ing 53 persons We had 7 double waggons
& 3 single ones & 19 horses. We rode
to Saco 4 miles to Kennebunk 9 miles
& camped for the night by a saw-
mill as the camp is not fully organized
as yet their is still some bustle
among us it was for a moment a trial
to my feelings to take my tender wife
with an infant at her brest into a cold
tent to sleep upon the ground but after
we became reconciled to it their
was a door open for her to go into
a house to spend the night & as she
This camp of Saints were as follows
Brother Charles Brown & family fromsouth fox Island from north fox Island
Priest Thomas & family Brothers Ephraim
Luce & family Sterrett & family Ebenezar
Carver & family & a young man by the name of [blank] From CamdenDaniel Whitley & family from Scarborough
Elder James Townsend & family &
Elder Willford Woodruff & family this camp
consisted of 8 familis the whole number
ing 53 persons we had 7 double waggons
& 3 single ones & 19 horses. We rode
to Saco 4 miles to Kenebunk 9 miles
& camped for the night by a saw
mill as the camp is not fully organized
as yet their is still some bustle
among us it was for a moment a trial
to my feelings to take my tender wife
with an infant at her breast into a cold
tent to sleep upon the ground but after
we became reconciled to it their
was a door open for her to go into
a house to spend the night & as she
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