W^m Skiddy with 10 1^st cabin Passengers,
16 2nd cabin & about 100 steerage. their
was 20 seaman, 3 mates, 2 carpenters, 2 cooks
2 stewards making about 156 in all. 8 of
us had one half of the second cabin by
ourselves, which we considerd a great privilege
our company consisted of myself & wife,
Elder Hiram Clark & wife Elder Dan Jones &
wife & Elders Milton Holmes & Leonard Hardy.
This was the second time, I had set sail to
fulfill a mission to England, to assist in esstablish-
ing & building up the Church of Jesus Chrish.
The We travelled all day under a stiff North-
west wind

December 9, 1844 ~ Monday

9^th We were nearly all a little sea sick, &
lay abed most of the day

December 10, 1844 ~ Tuesday

10^th We had a calm for several hours

December 11, 1844 ~ Wednesday

11^th Wednesday wind changed to the east
commenced blowing a gale, it was head wind
we were drove under bare poles through the day
& evening it made us all dreadful sick, the sea
was drea vary rough & piled up like hills. the
gale increased untill about 9 oclock in the evening
it appeared as though it must tear the yards
from the mast. We kneeled before the Lord
& prayed unitedly that the Lord would cause
the gale to scease & the wind to change that we
might go forward & not backward & in a little
time after the wind instantly sceased & finally
changed into the South West which gave us fair wind

December 12, 1844 ~ Thursday

12^th Thursday. It blew a gale from the South West
we shiped some heavy stern seas broke in all

Wm Skiddy with 10 1st cabin Passengers, 16 2d cabin & about 100 steerage. their was 20 seaman, 3 mates, 2 carpenters, 2 cooks 2 stewards making about 156 in all. 8 of Us had one half of the second cabin by ourselves, which we considerd a great privilege our company consisted of myself & wife. Elder Hiram Clark & wife Elder Dan Jones & wife & Elders Milton Holmes & Leonard Hardy. This was the second time, I had set sail to fulfill a mission to England, to assist in esstablishing & building Up the Church of Jesus Christ. We travelled all day under a stiff Northwest wind

December 9, 1844 ~ Monday

9th We were nearly all a little sea sick & lay abed most of the day

December 10, 1844 ~ Tuesday

10th We had a calm for several hours

December 11, 1844 ~ Wednesday

11esday wind changed to the east commenced blowing a gale, it was head wind we were drove under bare poles through the day & evening it made us all dreadful sick, the sea was vary rough & piled Up like hills. the gale increased untill about 9 oclock in the evening it appeared as though it must tear the yards from the mast. We kneeled before the Lord & Prayed unitedly that the Lord would cause the gale to scease & the wind to change that we might go forward & not backward & in a little time after the wind instantly sceased & finally changed into the South West which gave us fair wind

December 12, 1844 ~ Thursday

12th Thursday. It blew a gale from the South West we shiped some heavy stern seas broke in all