spent the day we were quite chilled when we arived
I spent the day & night at He killed a
fat pig for our dinner we had a [FIGURE] meeting at 4 oclock
W Woodruff preached was followed by & W Woodruff reported. the people had a dance
in the evening I did not attend 9 mils
May 30, 1854 ~ Tuesday
Tuesday May 30 we left & drove to Unionvill & made
a short halt Bishop had got a good dinner for us
the company did not wish to stop so near home so president
told him to eat what they wanted & give the rest to the
poor we rode on to I spent the night with
my family having travled in 26 days 594 miles
being 287 miles to & the same back again
May 31, 1854 ~ Wednesday
Wednesday 31st I received 4 letters from ,
[FIGURES] & I wrote 2 letters to Ilus &
June 1, 1854 ~ Thursday
June 1st I rode with my & children into the big field
to see my grain I cut some grass
June 2, 1854 ~ Friday to June 3, 1854 ~ Saturday
2 & 3 I spent the time plouging & Hoeing my corn I was
quite unwell
June 4, 1854 ~ Sunday
4th Sunday preached in the forenoon &
in the Afternoon was followed by President rep[or]ted
I attended the prayer meeting
June 5, 1854 ~ Monday to June 6, 1854 ~ Tuesday
5 & 6 I spent my time Hoeing corn I was quite unwell
June 7, 1854 ~ Wednesday
7th I rode to with Mrs two
children & Switzer 10 miles
June 8, 1854 ~ Thursday
8th In company with Father I went to fishing. We
caught about 40 some would weigh about 2 lb. I rode
home in the evening to 10 mils
June 9, 1854 ~ Friday
9th I spent the day hoeing & ploughing my garden
June 10, 1854 ~ Saturday
10th I rode to with Mrs
& & soon after I arived &
came we none of us had ever visited the place before
I thought this the best location in this for a Herd
Ground. G. A. Smith & E. T. Benson preached in the evening
distance of the day 25 miles 25 mils
I took out a mare & colt & a calf & left with
June 11, 1854 ~ Sunday
June 11 I preached in the forenoon on Sunday upon the
same subject that & did ie the
walling in of their & schooling their children both
of which was vary necessary. At the close of the meeting I
returned to the & spent the night at home 25 m
June 12, 1854 ~ Monday
12th [FIGURE] I attended a vary interesting party got up by the
at the social Hall for his company that went south