why yet remains a secret. He did not ask us
our names untill we left next morning distance 10 m
~ Thursday
20th We walked 2 miles to Br Jackson
who was cradling wheat we went with him to his
house he gave us a sovreign to assist us on our Journey
we then walked back to the city of Cincinnati &
we were weary with our Journey making
15 miles we had walked 15 mi
22nd Saturday we left Cincinnati at 11 oclok
on board of the Adolade for Pittsburg
~ Sunday
23 Sunday A foggy morning passed by Kentucky
to virginia spent the night on a sand bar
~ Monday
24th Got of[f] a sand bar at half past 7 oclok
got along well through the day I dreamed at
night of seeing Mrs Woodruff & Elder Cordon
told me that I had a fine child I saw Br Joseph dressed in Military thought their was
to be a meeting in Nauvoo &c
~ Tuesday
25 Got along well through the day consider[in]g
the low water SusanCorneliaWoodruff
was born at half past 11 oclock
~ Wednesday
26th Passed wheeling stoped at Wellsville, Br Little & wife stoped here. We passed
a snag Boat employed by [the] Government to keep
the river clear of snags, we run onto a bar
sand at night & remained untill morning
why yet remains a secret. He did not ask us
our names untill we left next morning distance 10 m
~ Thursday
20th We walked 2 miles to Br Jackson
who was cradling wheat we went with him to his
house he gave us a sovreign to assist us on our Journey
we then walked back to the City of Cincinnati &
we were weary with our Journey making
15 miles we had walked 14 mi
22nd Saturday we left Cincinnati at 11 oclok
on board of the Adolade for Pittsburg
~ Sunday
23 Sunday a foggy morning passed by Kentucky
to virginia spent the night on a sand bar
~Monday
24th Got off a sand bar at half past 7 oclok
got along well through the day I dreamed at
night of seeing Mrs Woodruff & Elder Cordon
told me that I had a fine child I saw Br
Joseph dressed in Military thought their was
to be a meeting in Nauvoo &c
~ Tuesday
25 Got along well through the day considerg
the low water SusanCorneliaWoodruff
was born at half past 11 oclock
~ Wednesday
26th Passed wheeling stoped at Wellsville, Br
Little & wife stoped here. We passed
a snag boat employed by the Government to keep
the river clear of snags, we run onto a sand bar
sand at night & remained untill morning
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