feeling and prejudice that exhisted against
us in Missouri in all quarters, but it gave
us great satisfaction to receive intellagence from him of the union and good feelings that
prevailed among the brotherin; as we were in
perrils and threatened all the while we were
muched troubled to get provissions, and had
to live on corn meal principly, and was glad
to get that. Here Dean Gould was baptized
by Lyman Wight.
~ Monday
Monday 16th,
Traveled too, ferried over, and encamped on
the bank of Grand River, the ferryman
intended charging seventeen dollars, the
brotherin said they whould not pay it,
but whould sooner make a raft and
ferry themselves over, he then agreed to take
them over for twelve dollars which we accepted.
This morning was exceedingly hot, no air
stirring, and traveling in the thick woods, a
thunder shower coming on, the brotherin caught
all the water they could on the brims of their
hats, and not catching enough to satisfy their
thirst, they drank out of horsetracks. Martin
Harris having boasted to the brotherin that
he could handle snakes with perfect safety,
While fooling with a blue snake with his
feeling and prejudice that exhisted against
us in Missouri in all quarters, but it gave
us great satisfaction to receive intellagence from
him of the union and good feelings that
prevailed among the brotherin; as we were in
perrils and threatened all the while we were
muched troubled to get provissions, and had
to live on corn meal principly, and was glad
to get that. Here Dean Gould was baptized
by Lyman Wight.
~ Monday
Monday 16th,
Traveled to, ferried over, and encamped on
the bank of Grand River, the ferryman
intended charging seventeen dollars, the
brotherin said they whould not pay it,
but whould sooner make a raft and
ferry themselves over, he then agreed to take
them over for twelve dollars which we accepted.
This morning was exceedingly hot, no air
stirring, and traveling in the thick woods, a
thunder shower coming on, the brotherin caught
all the water they could on the brims of their
hats, and not catching enough to satisfy their
thirst, they drank out of horsetracks. Martin
Harris having boasted to the brotherin that
he could handle snakes with perfect safety,
While fooling with a blue snake with his
