within two miles of his house & wished us
to go home with him & spend the night we
did so, & found him in a valley a little
like the valley of Peidmont their was three
or four families with him that had come
up with Elder Blakesley & all got out of
money on the way & they had gone up
in that valley near the licking river to
cut wood to Boat down to Cincinnati
Market to Get money to go to Nauvoo, they
all appeared glad to see us we had a meeting
in the evening & Blessed their children, 8 in
No. Elder Blakesley had got money & gone on to
Nauvoo had just arived when we left, we
had a hard shower of rain during the
evening & night which made it much cooler

July 18, 1843 ~ Tuesday

18^th We left the valley of Peidmont or
Mormontown as the Elder called it & we
tooked a skiff in company with Br Pemberton
& rode down the licking river & crossed to
the city of Cincinnati. Called upon Br
Maryweather who has the charge of the
sale of Brandworths Pills on 3rd st Between
Walnut & Main. She offerd us $1 each I told
her to give it to Elder Smith & she did so 10 m

July 19, 1843 ~ Wednesday

19^th I took canal packet in company with Elder
B Young rode to Lockland fare 50 ct each $1.00
stoped & spent ^the night^ (upon a pinch) with Mr David
Martin He had been baptized into the Church but
was fearful & unbelieveing we had the privilege
however of spending the night with him & lying
upon a patent Bedstead wupon which it is said that
neither a Bedbug or flea will stay on it But the reason

within two miles of his house & wished us to go home with him & spend the night we did so, & found him in a valley a little like the valley of Peidmont their was three or four families with him that had come up with Elder Blakesley & all got out of money on the way & they had gone up in that valley near the licking river to cut wood to boat down to Cincinnati Market to Get money to go to Nauvoo, they all appeared glad to see us we had a meeting in the evening & blessed their children, 8 in No. Elder Blakesley had got money & gone on to Nauvoo had just arived when we left, we had a hard shower of rain during the evening & night which made it much cooler

July 18, 1843 ~ Tuesday

18th We left the valley of Peidmont or Mormontown as the Elder called it & we took a skiff in company with Br Pemberton & rode down the licking river & crossed to the city of Cincinnati. Called upon Br Maryweather who has the charge of the sale of Brandworths Pills on 3rd St between Walnut & Main, she offerd us $1 each I told her to give it to Elder Smith & she did so 10 m

July 19, 1843 ~ Wednesday

19th I took canal packet in company with Elder B Young rode to Lockland fare 50 cts each $1.00 stoped & spent the night (upon a pinch) with Mr David Martin. He had been baptized into the Church but was fearful & unbelieveing we had the privilege however of spending the night with him & lying upon a patent Bedstead upon which it is said that neither a bedbug or flea will stay on it but the reason