20th In company with Elder Badlam I rode to Bethlehem
& was weary when I arived home 18 miles
~ Tuesday
21 I spent the day at home Ilus Carter took the boat & went
to St Josephs to buy oxen took with him $1300. A. O. Smoot
took $400 to buy cows. R C Petty took $300 to buy oxen
23rd , 25 I spent the time preparing the waggons for the
Journey
~ Sunday
26th Sunday I spent the day writing there was a meeting in camp
~ Monday
27th The Brethren are buying oxen & paying forom $45
to $80 per yoke
~ Tuesday
28th I spent the day in camp
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
29, & 31st I spent the time in camp labouring hard
~ Saturday
June 1stIlus Returned home at night had bought 19
yoke of oxen & two Horses had a hard time in Driving
~ Sunday
2nd I preached to the people in the evening at Bethlehem
~ Monday
3rd In company with Br Bird I rode to Kanesville & spent
the night with Br Hardy. 18 mil
~ Tuesday
4th I Attended the sale of 40 yoke of oxen & bought two
yoke was in the rain & mud all day I dined with Br T. D. Brown, & spent the night with Br Hardy
~ Wednesday
5th I had a hard ride often lost cattle found them
& drove them to Bethlehem 18 mils
Elder O. Hyde went down & organized some companies
~ Thursday
6th I rode to Mr Modys & bought 5 yoke of wild oxen
& drove them Home 12 [miles]
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
7 & 8th I was quite unwell but worked in camp
~ Sunday
9th Sunday I spent the day at home at work in
Journal writing
~ Monday to ~ Friday
10ththth & 14th I spent the time labouring hard
to prepare the camp to cross the ferry
16th I receeved instructions tofrom Elder Hyde to organize our
company whether they were few or many I organized
in part, but could not in full untill I crossed the River
16th Sunday we finished crossing the river to day it was
a tedious job
~ Monday
20th In company with Elder Badlam I rode to Bethlehem
& was weary when I arived home 18 miles
~ Tuesday
21 I spent the day at home Ilus Carter took the boat & went
to St Josephs to buy oxen took with him $1300. A. O. Smoot
took $400 to buy cows. R. C. Petty took $300 to buy Oxen
23rd 24, 25 I spent the time preparing the waggons for the
Journey
~ Sunday
26th Sunday I spent the day writing there was a meeting in camp
~ Monday
27rom $45
to $80 per yoke
~ Tuesday
28th I spent the day in camp
~ Wednesday to ~ Friday
29, 30 & 31st I spent the time in Camp labouring hard
~ Saturday
June 1stIlus Returned home at night had bought 19
yoke of oxen & two Horses had a hard time in Driving
~ Sunday
2nd I preached to the people in the evening at Bethlehem
~ Monday
3rd In company with Br Bird I rode to Kanesville & spent
the night with Br Hardy. 18 mil
~ Tuesday
4th I Attended the sale of 40 yoke of oxen & bought two
yoke was in the rain & mud all day I dined with Br
T. D. Brown, & spent the night with Br Hardy
~ Wednesday
5th I had a hard ride often lost cattle found them
& drove them to Bethleham 18 mils
Elder O. Hyde went down & organized some companies
~ Thursday
6th I rode to Mr Modys & bought 5 yoke of wild oxen
& drove them Home 12
~ Friday to ~ Saturday
7 & 8th I was quite unwell but worked in camp
~ Sunday
9th Sunday I spent the day at home at work in
Journal writing
~ Monday to ~ Friday
10th 11th 12th 13 & 14th I spent the time labouring hard
to prepare the camp to cross the ferry
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," May 20, 1850 - June 16, 1850, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/jRVB