July 5, 1843 ~ Wednesday

July 5^th My masons got together to comme
nce laying brick on my house but our door &
window frames not being made part of them
went home but some staid but performed but
little work

July 6, 1843 ~ Thursday

6^th I had an interview with Br Fidoe who has
taken a job of Building my house he informed
the fraims were not yet made & thought it
best to dismiiss the masons for a season we did so
& I prepaired myself in the afternoon to start on
my mission for the east next morning got my
trunk & things ready &c & sent them up to A
Morrisons landing &c
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July 7, 1843 ~ Friday

July 7^th I arose early in the morning laid hands
upon Mrs Woodruff & Blessed her & our daughter
Sarah Emma Phebe Amelia & went to Morrison
landing & spent most of the day at Br L. Wights
But at 3 oclock P.M we left A Morrisons
wharf on board of steem boat Rapids in company
with Elders B. Young G. A Smith, E P Magin &
his sister. It is a pleasent day & we are all in good spirits
fare to St Louis is $2.50. We arived in Warsaw in
two hours & ahalf & at Quincy in five & three duall
quarters of an hour. Sister Magin stoped at
Quincy.

July 8, 1843 ~ Saturday

8^th We arose in the morning all well. arived at
the mouth of the Illinois River a quarter befor
10 oclok making 19= 25 hours & 21 minutes from
Nauvoo. We arived at St Louis at 3 oclock P.M
making Just 24 hours from Nauvoo distance 800 mi