& logings in Clark street at the Bir-
mingham arms {and may the Lord henceforth deliver me from
such a place}. Distance from the middle of the Atlan-
tic Ocean to Liverpool England 1750 mi
12^th I wrote three Letters during the
evening one to Elder P. P. Pratt one to
Ilus Carter, & one to Phebe

January 12, 1840 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday I arose in the morning & took
(Breakfast shall I say) I eat it is true, & used
a peace of bread for a plate & my fingers
for a knife & fork & was charged high for
it at that. I herd some of the passengers boast
of the superior accomodations in England to
those of Americe I confess I could not
eat without smileing thinking if this is the
superior Englaish accomodations I do not
know what those of the next Nation will
be. I would not wish the reader to under
stand this to be a proper sample of English
customs, but ownly as we were strangers
we had the misfortune to be directed to
a place of the above description We paid
our Bill & retired. We walked to the shiping &

& logings in Church street at the Bir mingham arms {and may the Lord henceforth deliver me from such a place}. Distance from the middle of the Atlan tic Ocean to Liverpool England 1,750 mi. [FIGURE] I wrote three Letters during the evening one to Elder P. P. Pratt one to Ilus Carter, & one to Phebe

January 12, 1840 ~ Sunday

12 Sunday I arose in the morning & took (Breakfast shall I say) I eat it is true, & used a peace of bread for a plate & my fingers for a knife & fork & was charged high for it at that. I herd some of the passengers boast of the superior accomodations in England to those of Americe. I confess I could not eat without smileing thinking if this is the superior English accomodations I do not know what those of the next Nation will be. I would not wish the reader to under stand this to be a proper sample of English customs. but ownly as we were strangers we had the misfortune to be directed to a place of the above description. We paid our Bill & retired. We walked to the shiping &