against a standing oak and the fallen
tree caught me against the standing
oak and I came down crushed between
the two trees I babdly brused my left
thigh and Hip and left arm broke my
breast bone into about 6 inches and
broke 3 ribs on my left side, bruised
my lungs and vitals after the accident I
sat down upon a log and waited untill
Br John Garrison went a quarter of a
mile to get my horse, notwithstanding I
was so badly hurt I had to mount my horse
and ride 2 1/2 miles over a rough road, my
bones being so badly broaken evry stept
went through me like an arror [arrow]. I rode to
Turkey Creek And was exhausted was
there taken off and carried in a chair
home Elders Young, Kimball, Richards
and others met me in the street and
assisted me home I was laid upon my
bed exhausted whare I lay without being
able to moove much untill my bones
knit together they began to knit on the
9^th day but I was not able to sit up
in bed untill the 1^st of Nov.

November 3, 1846 ~ Tuesday

Nov 3rd I was dressed to day for the first
time since my accident

November 4, 1846 ~ Wednesday

Nov 4^th Our little Joseph was taken sick
this day had taken cold and setteled
upon his lungs I this day for the
first time went out of the waggons with
the assistance of two persons I was enabled
to walk to my tent And also to Sisters Benbow

against a standing oak and the fallen tree caught me against the standing oak and I came down crushed between the two trees I badly brused my left thigh and hip and left arm broke my breast bone into about 6 inches and broke 3 ribs on my left side, bruised my lungs and vitals after the accident I sat down upon a log and waited untill Br John Garrison went a quarter of a mile to get my horse, notwithstanding I was so badly hurt I had to mount my horse and ride 2 1/2 miles over a rough road, my bones being so badly broaken evry stept went through me like an arrow. I rode to Turkey Creek and was exhausted was there taken off and carried in a chair home Elders Young, Kimball, Richards and others met me in the street and assisted me home I was laid upon my bed exhausted whare I lay without being able to moove much untill my bones knit together they began to knit on the 9th day but I was not able to sit up in bed untill the 1st of Nov.

November 3, 1846 ~ Tuesday

Nov 3rd I was dressed to day for the first time since my accident

November 4, 1846 ~ Wednesday

Nov 4th [FIGURE] Our little Joseph was taken sick this day had taken cold and setteled upon his lungs I this day for the first time went out of the waggons with the assistance of two persons I was enabled to walk to my tent and also to Sisters Benbow