it was quite A Busy day with me in the city
getting such Articles As I neaded I Also bought
An umbrella paid $2 for it.

Father was quite unwell through the day with
lameness in his hip we started for St Louis at
6 oclok

April 7, 1846 ~ Tuesday

7^th We Arived at Louisville And spent several
hours we then passed over the falls & continued
our journey It rained most of the day I wrote
A long letter to Sister Shuah

April 8, 1846 ~ Wednesday

8^th It is A vary plesant day we glide finely
over the bold Ohio the fields are green & peach trees
in bloom on its banks. Father, Mother, Cousin &
Daughter all seem to be well And cheerful

April 9, 1846 ~ Thursday

9^th A warm plesant spring day We left
the Ohio and entered the Missippi River
early this morning while Mother And Betsey
was writing letters home to Connecticut Father
Woodruff And myself diverted ourselves
by looking at objects through my spy glass
as we passed along little Phebe eat so many
nuts canday &c that she was quite restless
through the night And some Bowel complaint
but she seems cheerful to day while assending
the Missisippi one more towards Nauvoo
I rejoiced at the thought that A few more
days would give me the privilege of again
embracing my wife And children

April 10, 1846 ~ Friday

10^th I I wrote A letter to Azmon Woodruff
giving him An account of all our
Journey up to this date we are still Assending
the Misissippi towards St Louis I paid my fare
to St Louis from Cincinnati $6 = $24.

it was quite A Busy day with me in the city getting such Articles As I neaded I Also bought An umbrella paid $2 for it.

Father was quite unwell through the day with lameness in his hip we started for St Louis at 6 oclok

April 7, 1846 ~ Tuesday

7th We Arived at Louisville And spent several hours we then passed over the falls & continued our journey It rained most of the day I wrote [FIGURE] A long letter to Sister Shuah

April 8, 1846 ~ Wednesday

8th It is A vary plesant day we glide finely over the bold Ohio the fields are green & peach trees in bloom on its banks. Father, Mother, Cousin & Daughter all seem to be well And cheerful

April 9, 1846 ~ Thursday

9th A warm plesant spring day We left the Ohio and entered the Missippi River early this morning while Mother And Betsey was writing letters home to Connecticut Father Woodruff And myself diverted ourselves by looking at objects through my spy glass as we passed along little Phebe eat so many nuts canday &c that she was quite restless through the night And had some bowel complaint but she seems cheerful to day while assending the Missisippi one more towards Nauvoo I rejoiced at the thought that A few more days would give me the privilege of again embracing my wife And Children

April 10, 1846 ~ Friday

10th [FIGURE] I I wrote A letter to Azmon Woodruff giving him An account of all our Journey up to this date we are still Assending the Misissippi towards St Louis I paid my fare to St Louis from Cincinnati $6— $24.