Nov 6th Sunday Rode to William Smoots Preached at
his house distance of the Day 7 miles
~ Monday
7th Sold one Book of Mormon & Rode to Owenton
Owen County KY on the day of the election to
vote for President &c at first the Judges endeav-
o^u^red to deprive Elder Smoot & myself from
voting but after employing some Judges &
Col Rowlett in our favor we gave our vote for
Mr Martin Vanburen for President & Col R. M. Johnson for Vice President we then
returned to Mr Reed Smoot{and spent the night} 16 m[iles]
~ Tuesday
8th Walked to Col Rowletts spent the day {writing} 2 [miles]
13th Preached at Col Rowletts on Sunday &
Procured 2 subscribers for M & Ad
~ Monday
14th Rode to Owington & Preached in the court
house at night to a large congregation Spent
the night at the inn of William Browns 6 mile
~ Tuesday
15th Took the Parting hand with Col Rowlett &
walked to Esq Hues 5 miles south of the big
bone lick distance 25 miles
~ Wednesday
16th Visited the big bone lick in Boone County
KY. which is the Place whare those large bones of enormous size were dug from the
earth & have been exhibited in many Parts of
America & Europe it is conjectured that
those animals while in the lick got mired &
Perished it is said or judged from the measurment
of those bones that the animal was 36 feet
in length & 15 in highth No reccord yet gives
us an account of those animals will not
some record of the Nephites yet tell us
Spent the night with Mr Sandford{Distance} 25 miles
~ Sunday
Nov 6th Sunday Rode to William Smoots Preached at
his house distance of the Day 7 miles
~ Monday
7th Sold one Book of Mormon & Rode to Owenton
Owen County KY on the day of the election to
vote for President &c at first the Judges endeav
oured to deprive Elder Smoot & myself from
voting but after employing some Judges &
Col Rowlett in our favor we gave our vote for
Mr Martin Vanburen for President & Col
R. M. Johnson for Vice President We then
returned to Mr Reed Smoot{and spent the night} 16 miles
~ Tuesday
8th Walked to Col Rowletts spent the day {writing} 2 miles
14th Rode to Owington & Preached in the court
house at night to a large congregation Spent
the night at the inn of William Browns 6 mile
~ Tuesday
15th Took the Parting hand with col Rowlett &
walked to Esq Hues 5 miles south of the big
bone lick distance 25 miles
~ Wednesday
16th Visited the big bone lick in Boone County
KY. which is the Place whare those large
bones of enormous size were dug from the
earth & have been exhibited in many Parts of
America & Europe it is conjectured that
those animals while in the lick got mired &
Perished it is said or judged from the measurment
of those bones that the animal was 36 feet
in length & 15 in highth No record yet gives
us an account of those animals Will not
some record of the Nephites yet tell us
Spent the night with Mr Sandford{Distance} 25 miles
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," November 6, 1836 - November 16, 1836, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 12, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vm