23 Sunday Preached at Br Beaty's & Baptized 1 his Daughter Also. Ordained
Brother James Beaty to the office of A Priest he had been a christian Preacher
for several years communed with the Saints had a spiritual time & it was the
last meeting that I held in the South within the limits of the Tennesse conference
~ Monday
24 Took the parting hand with Priest Beaty & his family & travled with Elder Smoot & Priest Turpin to Paducah MCcracken County KY. Spent the
night at Br Benton's distance of the day 25 miles
~ Tuesday
25 For the first time in life I wen[t] aboard a Steam Boat to journey I took a birth
with my colleagues aboard the AID at 8 o'clock AM. Names of the Islands we
Passed through the day are as follows Tennessee, Cumberland, Three Sisters, &
the Golconda island Also Town's Smithland distance of the day About 100 miles
~ Wednesday
26 The Tempest past the Aid at 7 oclock AM While she was wooding we past the
following islands. CincinnatiTowhead, Wabash, Dimond's, Towns. Shawney, Mount Vernon, & Ivensville Remained at Ivensville over night about 20 miles
above the mouth of the Wabash River which we Past I Purchased A cloak of William. Smith one of the Deckhands on board the Aid I Paid him $5.00 dollars
for the same distance of the day (Paid on board the AID $2 for passage) 100 miles
~ Thursday
27 Left the Aid at 7 AM. & went aboard the HAVANA. We Past Sprinkelsburg Owensborough, Troy, Hayville, Clover, Rome, & cast Anchor about 12 oclock
at night in consequence of the fog Distance of the day 100 miles
~ Thursday
20 Oct Spent the day at Br Beaty's in writing or copying journal
23 Sunday Preached at Br Beatys & Baptized 1 his Daughter Also. Ordained
Brother James Beaty to the Office of a Priest he had been a Christian Preacher
for several years communed with the Saints had a spiritual time & it was the
last meeting that I held in the South within the limits of the Tennesse Conference
~ Monday
24 Took the parting hand with Priest Beaty & his family & travled with Elder
Smoot & Priest Turpin to Paducah Mccracken County KY. Spent the
night at Br Benton's distance of the day 25 miles
~ Tuesday
25 For the first time in life I wen aboard a Steam Boat to journey I took a birth
with my colleagues aboard the AID at 8 o'clock AM. Names of the Islands er
Passed through the day are as follows Tennessee, Cumberland, Three Sisters, &
the Golconda island Also Towns Smithland distance of the day About 100. miles
~ Wednesday
26 The Tempest past the Aid at 7oclock AM While she was wooding we past the
following islands. Cincinnati Towhead, Wabash, Dimond's, Towns, Shawney,
Mount Vernon, & Ivensville Remained at Ivensville over night about 20 miles
above the mouth of the Wabash River Which we past I Purchased A Cloak of
William Smith one of the Deckhands on board the Aid I paid him $5.00 dollars
for the same distance of the day (Paid on board the AID $2. for passage) 100 miles
~ Thursday
27 Left the Aid at 7 A.M & went aboard the HAVANA. We Past Sprinkelsburg
Owensborough, Troy, Hayville, Clover, Rome, & cast Anchor about 12 oclock.
at night in consequence of the fog Distance of the day 100 miles
"Daybook (31 December 1835 - 3 January 1837)," p. 47, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 22, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/Vnzz
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