It was quite a cold rainy morning. We passed
the shot towers about 6 miles below the city
on a steep Bluff we passed the rock tower
at 6 oclock PM

July 10, 1843 ~ Monday

10^th We enterd the mouth of the Bold Ohio
about 2 o'clok in the morning distance from St Louis
to the mouth of the Ohio 180 miles

We reached Padukah at 8 oclok & Smithland
at 10 o'clock at the mouth of the Cumberland R.
we passed the Rok Cave & had a fair view of it

July 11, 1843 ~ Tuesday

11^th A cold Rainy day we felt quite unwell
esspecially Elder Magin. The River rose during the
night

July 12, 1843 ~ Wednesday

12^th A cold raw morning we passed Albeny Ia
at 7 oclok. When we arived at Louisville at
the foot of the canal Elder Young &
myself walked into the city of Louisville
about 2 miles we called & visited the man
called the Kentuckey Baby By the name
of [blank] Porter his hight was 7 feet
7 inches—a thin spare man his wait was
250 lb we spent about 2 hours in
Louisville I visited a paper ware house
& prised their paper & could obtain good
printing paper for 10 ct. per lb & good
Book paper from 12 to 20 cts per lb
lb

July 13, 1843 ~ Thursday

13^th We passed Vevey at 8 oclock, we
had a plesant view of President
Harrison's Tomb as we passed along
We reached Cincinnat at half past
5 oclock spent the night at Br Timothy Bakers

It was quite a cold rainy morning, we passed the shot towers about 6 miles below the City on a steep Bluff we passed the rock tower at 6 oclock P M

July 10, 1843 ~ Monday

10th We entered the mouth of the Bold Ohio about 2 oclok in the morning distance from St Louis to the mouth of the Ohio 180 miles we reached Padukah at 8 oclok & Smithland at 10 oclock at the mouth of the Cumberland R. We passed the Rok Cave & had a fair view of it

July 11, 1843 ~ Tuesday

11th A cold Rainy day we felt quite unwell esspecially Elder Magin. The River rose during the night

July 12, 1843 ~ Wednesday

12th A cold raw morning we passed Albeny Ia at 7 oclok. When we arived at the foot of the canal Elder Young & myself walked into the City of Louisville about 2 miles we called & visited the man called the Kentucky Baby By the name of [blank] Porter his hight was 7 feet 7 inches - a thin spare man his wait was 250 lb we spent about 2 hours in Louisville I visited a paper ware house & prised their paper & could obtain good printing paper for 10 ct. per lb & good book paper from 12 to 20 cts per lb

July 13, 1843 ~ Thursday

13th We passed Vevey at 8 oclock, we had a plesant view of President Harrison's Tomb as we passed along We reached Cincinnat at half past 5 oclock spent the night at Br Timothy Bakers