Wilford Woodruff Papers

Ohio falls passed through three locks arived at
Louisville at 6 P.M. Paid $2.50 cts passage aboard
the Havana, KETON Capt The Havana run
about 10 miles per hour distance of the day 100 m[iles]
their was 12 steamers at anchor at Luisville
Priest Turpin went aboard a bout for Cincinnati
& Elder Smoot & myself left Luisville to visit
his kinsman in Owington that he had not visited
since he was five years of age We took the Fran
kford turnpike rode walked 4 miles and put
up at a tavern for the night distance 4 miles

October 29, 1836 ~ Saturday

29 Walked to Middletown from thence to Boston to
Simpsonsville & Shelbyville spent the night in
Shelbyville at Mr Staples Inn distance 30 miles

October 30, 1836 ~ Sunday

30 Sunday Walked from Shelbyville to Mr Clemmons
ferry on the Kentucky river 25 miles below Frankford
crossed at the ferry to Mr William Rowletts spent
the night at his house he is an uncle of Elder Smoots
distance of the day 30 miles

October 31, 1836 ~ Monday

31^st Walked to widow Elizabeth Smoots Elder Smoots
sister in law it was an affecting meeting between
them as it was the first time they ever met[.] from
thence to col Joseph Rowletts another kinn
of Elder Smoots it was a happy meeting &
we me[t] a welcome reception distance 4 m

November 1, 1836 ~ Tuesday

Nov 1^st Spent the day in writing at col Rowletts

November 2, 1836 ~ Wednesday to November 4, 1836 ~ Friday

2 Spent 3 days at col Rowletts in copying my
Journal i.e. 2 3 & 4^th I had a number of interviews
within the time with Mr William Clements A
Revolutionary soldier aged 83 years

November 5, 1836 ~ Saturday

5 Spent the day at col Rowletts in perusing
a Book bearing the title PRINCIPLES OF
NATURE BY ELIHU PALMER [FIGURE] 1806
third edition on Deism see Page 100
I preached at col Rowletts at candle light