March 1, 1846 ~ Sunday

March 1^st 1846 [FIGURE] 39 Sunday

This is the commencement of spring
in the year AD 1846 And Also my birth
day. I Am thirty Nine years of Age this day
And Am still rolling upon the Atlantic
on board the Ashburton. There is much
Joy manifest on board the ship this morn-
ing in consequence of having A fair wind
the first we have had for many days I
am fearful it will not last long but still I
hope it may The cow had a fall last night
is sick And they are about to kill her today
we are running on her our course we have
been 37 Days at sea And I expected to
have been wimyth my friends before this
time when that day will come I know not
The probability is that the year now
lying before me will be one of the most
important years of my life whare the
next birth day will find me I know not
will it be in Calafornia with the Saints
And will my Parents wife And all my
children be with me time must determin

The old cow was killed at 1 oclok. And
such a scene I never before beheld A large number
of the steerage passengers mostly Irish who
had not had any thing to eat but oat meal
for many days they fell upon the carcase
of the cow as soon as her skin was off
And cut & tore her to peases like so many
wolves And in a few moments she was carried
away by peaces And scaarcely any thing left
of her but her entrails And the Irish immediately

March 1, 1846 ~ Sunday

MARCH 1st [FIGURE] 39 1846 Sunday

This is the commencement of spring in the year AD 1846 And Also my birth day. I Am thirty Nine years of Age this day And Am still rolling upon the Atlantic on board the Ashburton. There is much Joy manifest on board the ship this morning in consequence of having A fair wind the first we have had for many days I am fearful it will not last long but still I hope it may The cow had a fall last night is sick And they are about to kill her today we are running on our course we have been 37 Days at sea And I expected to have been with my friends before this time when that day will come I know not The probability is that the year now lying before me will be one of the most important years of my life whare the next birth day will find me I know not will it be in Calafornia with the Saints And will my Parents wife And all my children be with me time must determin The old cow was killed at 1 oclok. And such a scene I never before beheld A large number of the steerage Passengers mostly Irish who had not had any thing to eat but oat meal for many days they fell upon the carcase of the cow as soon as her skin was off And cut & tore her to peases like so many wolves And in a few moments she was carried away by peaces And scarcely any thing left of her but her entrails And the Irish immediately