at Elm street Between fifth & sixth st
Elder Smith was quite sick through
the night. I dreamed that Br Joseph
was taken with another writ to be tried
in Illinois Elder B Young also dreamed
that we were called home
the distance from the mouth of the Ohio to Cincinnati is 538 miles
~ Friday
14th We had an interview in the
morning with Br Hedlock & Jerman
& spent the day walking about the city Elder Grant informed me that
he had sent a Barrel of Plaster to
Br Taylor to Nauvoo we all wrote
letters to our wives & sent them 15th we saw By Br Far who was goi[n]g
direct to Nauvoo
~ Saturday
July
15th Saturday I called upon Mr J. W. Eley
in Cincinnati & carried him the deeds &
papers from E Robinson of Nauvoo &
Mr Eley excepted them & fulfilled his contr-
act by Doing up the goods in Boxes & shiped
them to A Johnson in care of A. Morrison
Nauvoo. He sent $30 reams of paper for
the Times his price in trade was $5.50;
for cash $4.50 He forwarded 20 Reams
for the neighbor trade Price was $4, for
cash $3.00 After seeing the goods Boxed
up & shiped on Board of the Lancet to St Louis
at 20 cts per cwt I went in company with Elder
at Elm street Between fifth & sixth st
Elder Smith was quite sick through
the night. I dreamed that Br Joseph
was taken with another writ to be tried
in Illinois Elder B Young also dreamed
that we were called home
the distance from the mouth of the
Ohio to Cincinnati is 538 miles
~ Friday
14th We had an interview in the
morning with Br Hedlock & Jerman
& spent the day walking about the
city Elder Grant informed me that
he had sent a barrel of Plaster to
Br Taylor to Nauvoo we all wrote
letters to our wives & sent them
By Br Far who was goig
direct to Nauvoo
~ Saturday
July
15th Saturday I called upon Mr J. W. Eley
in Cincinnati & carried him the deeds &
papers from E Robinson of Nauvoo &
Mr Eley excepted them & fulfilled his contract by doing up the goods in boxes & shiped
them to A Johnson in care of A. Morrison
Nauvoo. He sent $30 reams of paper for
the Times his price in trade was $5.50;
for cash $4.50 He forwarded 20 Reams
for the neighbor trade Price was $4, for
Cash $3.00. After seeing the goods boxed
up & shiped on board of the Lancet to St Louis
at 20 cts per cwt I went in company with Elder
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