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passed through three locks arived at
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 went aboard a bout for
& Elder & myself left Luisville to visit
his kinsman in 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 to
& spent the night in
Shelbyville at Mr Staples Inn distance 30 miles
October 30, 1836 ~ Sunday
30 Sunday Walked from to Mr Clemmons
ferry on the Kentucky river 25 miles below
crossed at the ferry to Mr spent
the night at his house he is an uncle of Elder
distance of the day 30 miles
October 31, 1836 ~ Monday
31st Walked to widow Elder
sister in law it was an affecting meeting between
them as it was the first time they ever met[.] from
thence to col another kinn
of Elder Smoots it was a happy meeting &
we me[t] a welcome reception distance 4 m
November 1, 1836 ~ Tuesday
Nov 1st Spent the day in writing at
November 2, 1836 ~ Wednesday to November 4, 1836 ~ Friday
2 Spent 3 days at in copying my
Journal i.e. 2 3 & 4th I had a number of interviews
within the time with Mr A
soldier aged 83 years
November 5, 1836 ~ Saturday
5 Spent the day at in perusing
a Book bearing the title PRINCIPLES OF
NATURE BY [FIGURE] 1806
third edition on Deism see Page 100
I preached at at candle light
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"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," October 29, 1836 - November 5, 1836, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed February 2, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/rE