August 28, 1844 ~ Wednesday

Aug 28^th A vary busy morning packing up goods
preparing to start, recieving blessings, blessing People
biding friends farewell, which occupied nearly the
whole day. at 4 oclok in the evening I parted with
the quorum of the Twelve at the Temple and star-
ted on my Journey again for England, our company
consisted of W. Woodruff wife and two children
Hiram Clark & wife, And Capt [blank] Jones and wife
& three Brethren that went came with their teams to
convey us to Chicago. We rode to Br Kelloggs & spent
the night 15 miles from Nauvoo.

August 29, 1844 ~ Thursday

29^th Rode to Laharp & spent the afternoon & held
a meeting in the evening with the Saints, they gave us
$2.15 cts to help us on our Journey I spent the night
with Elder George Coulson

August 30, 1844 ~ Friday

30^th Rode to Monmouth and spent the night

August 31, 1844 ~ Saturday

301^st Rode through Hendersonsville and spent the
night with Mr Robins.

September 1, 1844 ~ Sunday

^Sept 1^st Sunday^ 31^st Saturday rode to Br. Gailords and took breakfast
fed our horses, saw Elder Phineas Wright on his
way to Nauvoo we rode to Toulon and spent
the night with Elder Perry It was the hotest day
we had experienced during the season but we had
a heavy storm in the evening. Elder G. A. Smith and
myself had held a meeting in the court house in
this place once once before this season on our way
east

September 2, 1844 ~ Monday

2nd Continued our journey

September 3, 1844 ~ Tuesday

3 Rode to Spoon River could not cross went up the
river 2 miles forded and returned to the road spent
about 3 hours in gaining 1 mile, crossed the low prairie
to Providence spent the night at Cushion's Tavern

September 4, 1844 ~ Wednesday

4^th Paid the Bill $3. Rode through Princeton after
crossing Beauro near Indiantown passed Dover and
stoped for the night with Br Simpson B. Huffaker

August 28, 1844 ~ Wednesday

Aug 28th A vary busy morning packing up goods preparing to start, Recieving blessings, blessing People biding friends farewell, which occupied nearly the whole day. at 4 oclok in the evening I parted with the quorum of the Twelve at the Temple and started on my Journey again for England, our company consisted of W. Woodruff wife and two children Hiram Clark & wife. And Capt [blank] Jones and wife & three Brethren that came with their teams to convey us to Chicago. We rode to Br Kelloggs & spent the night 15 miles from Nauvoo.

August 29, 1844 ~ Thursday

29th Rode to Laharp & spent the afternoon & held a meeting in the evening with the Saints, they gave us $2.15 cts to help us on our Journey I spent the night with Elder George Coulson

August 30, 1844 ~ Friday

30th Rode to Monmouth and spent the night

August 31, 1844 ~ Saturday

31st Rode through Hendersonsville and spent the night with Mr Robins.

September 1, 1844 ~ Sunday

Sept 1st Sunday rode to Br. Gailords and took breakfast fed our horses, saw Elder Phineas Wright on his way to Nauvoo we rode to Toulon and spent the night with Elder Perry. It was the hotest day we had experienced during the season but we had a heavy storm in the evening. Elder G. A. Smith and myself had held a meeting in the court house in this place once once before this season on our way east

September 2, 1844 ~ Monday

2nd Continued our journey

September 3, 1844 ~ Tuesday

3 Rode to Spoon River could not cross went up the River 2 miles forded and returned to the road spent about 3 hours in gaining 1 mile, crossed the low prairie to Providence spent the night at Cushion's Tavern

September 4, 1844 ~ Wednesday

4th Paid the bill $3. Rode through Princeton after crossing Beauro near Indiantown passed Dover and stoped for the night with Br Simpson B. Huffaker