19th[FIGURES] This was also an interesting day to me in
gratifying the sight of the eye we went on to
the woolwich perade ground the morning was
plesant. The field was green presenting the appearance
of one of our Illinois Paries [prairies] A ridgment of foot
soldiers was on perade one of cavelry one of Artillery
several bands of music. The Artillery showed much
dexterity in the use of the cannon taking to pees their
carriages & putting them together, they were to fire
shot & shells in the Afternoon at a mark but we did
not stay. We visited the woolwich military rotunda
which was interesting in the highest degree. It
contained Arms & instruments of war from almost evry
nation under And a model and representation of nearly
all forts fortifications battle grounds bridges, ships
of war, Armament guns cannons morters moving of
Artillery & baggage waggons from ten to twenty five
horses attached to each, some of the most conspicuos
presentations was Giberalter, Quebeck Battle of water-
loo & many others which gives a good likenes of the
water rocks buildings forts &c After leaveing this
place we walked to Greenwich passed a large
company who had pitched their tents to play a game
of wicket ball upon a high bet. We went through
the Greenwich Park containing a large number of
chesnut trees & other shrubery their was a large number
of Deer in the Park the bucks horns were growing
out in the velvet, we stoped & dined with
Br Wilson we then took cars rode to London
or the borough called upon Br Wm Booth & took tea
Sister Mary Ann Mitchell accompanied her Mother
who has been totally blind for 2 years to meeting with
us we had a church meeting. Elder Albon
was present who had a trial the week before I address
ed the meeting for about an hour upon principle
I was vary plain concerning the case of Br Albon
At the close I nominated Br Henry Crump to the
~ Thursday
19th FIGURES This was also an interesting day to me in
gratifying the sight of the eye we went on to
the woolwich perade ground the morning was
plesant. The field was green presenting the appearance
of one of our Illinois Paries prairies A regiment of foot
soldiers was on perade one of cavelry one of Artillery
several bands of music. The artillery showed much
dexterity in the use of the cannon taking to pees their
carriages & putting them together, they were to fire
shot & shells in the afternoon at a mark but we did
not stay. We visited the woolwich military rotunda
which was interesting in the highest degree. It
contained arms & instruments of war from almost evry
nation under And a model and representation of nearly
all forts fortifications battle grounds bridges, ships
of war, armament guns cannons morters moving of
artillery & baggage waggons from ten to twenty five
horses attached to each, some of the most conspicuos
presentations was Giberalter, Quebeck Battle of Waterloo & many others which gives a good likenes of the
water rocks buildings forts &c After leaveing this
place we walked to Greenwich passed a large
company who had pitched their tents to play a game
of wicket ball upon a high bet. we went through
the Greenwich Park containing a large number of
chesnut trees & other shrubery their was a large number
of Deer in the Park the bucks horns were growing
out in the velvet, we stoped & dined with
Br Wilson we then took cars rode to London
or the borough called upon Br Wm Booth & took tea
Sister Mary Ann Mitchell accompanied her Mother
who has been totally blind for 2 years to meeting with
us we had a church meeting. Elder Albon
was present who had a trial the week before I address
ed the meeting for about an hour upon principle
I was vary plain concerning the case of Br Albon
At the close I nominated Br Henry Crump to the
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," June 19, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/QGL