September 27, 1841 ~ Monday

27^th Monday left manaitau Island at 7 oclock
to try again to Go to Chicago the wind soon
arose & we had a rough sea we stoped at
Millwaukie & left about 75 passengers & much
baggage upon sa small sloop toating upon the
waves in an dredful manner no boat had been to
them for three days ie the hand on the boat
whether the passengers ever got to shore I know
not

September 28, 1841 ~ Tuesday

^28^th^ we passed by Rhacene & arived in
Chicago at 1 oclock & truly rejoiced to get on
shore we put up for the night at the Illinois
exchange by J. Brown, recommend friends there
their was 50 teems in with wheat. we saw two
families from England got two teams to carry
them to Stephenson on the Miss[issippi] River the
whole distance we came from Buffalo to Chicago is
1047 miles

September 29, 1841 ~ Wednesday

289^th I hired Mr J. B Collins of Princes Grove
Illinois to carry me & Sister
Nelso & my family & 800 lbs of baggage to Nauvoo
for $21.00 or $2 dollars per cwt Mr Sidney Roberts
engaged a man to carry him at the same rate
we loaded our baggage & left Chicago at 10 oclock
had a vary bad road first 12 miles rode 27 miles &
spent the night at Mr Gates Inn 27 m[iles]

September 30, 1841 ~ Thursday

230^th We rode 33 miles passed through Napersville
Cain County & Kendle Co & spent the night
at the Inn of P. F. Hummel De Kalb County 33 m

October 1, 1841 ~ Friday

Oct 1^st We crossed the sammonook river Indian
creek passed by Paupau grove a 12 mile prairie
in Ogle County spent the night at Roth'^s Inn
distance of the day—Greenfield 38 mile
from Chicago we passed the Des plain River
Brush Hill, east branch of the Dupage, west branch

September 27, 1841 ~ Monday

27th Monday left manitau Island at 7 oclock to try again to go to Chicago the wind soon arose & we had a rough sea we stoped at Millwaukie & left about 75 passengers & much baggage upon a small sloop toating upon the waves in a dredful manner no boat had been to them for three days ie the hand on the boat whether the passengers ever got to shore I know not

September 28, 1841 ~ Tuesday

28th we passed by Rhacene & arived in Chicago at 1 oclock & truly rejoiced to get on shore we put up for the night at the Illinois exchange by J. Brown, recommend friends there their was 50 teems in with wheat, we saw two families from England got two teams to carry them to Stephenson on the Miss: River the whole distance we came from Buffalo to Chicago is 1047 miles

September 29, 1841 ~ Wednesday

29th I hired Mr J. B Collins of Princes Grove Illinois to carry me & sister Nelso & my family & 800 lbs of baggage to Nauvoo for $21.00 or $2 dollars per cwt Mr Sidney Roberts engaged a man to carry him at the same rate we loaded our baggage & left Chicago at 10 oclock had a vary bad road first 12 miles rode 27 miles & spent the night at Mr Gates = Inn. 27 m

September 30, 1841 ~ Thursday

30th we rode 33 miles passed through Napersville Cain County & Kendle co & spent the night at the Inn of P. F. Hummel De Kalb County 33 m

October 1, 1841 ~ Friday

Oct 1st we crossed the sammonook river Indian creek passed by Paupau grove a 12 mile prairie in Ogle County spent the night at Roth's Inn distance of the day = Greenfield 38 mile fom Chicago we passed the Desplain River Brush Hill, east branch of the Dupage, west branch