July 5, 1843 ~ Wednesday

July 5^th My masons got together to comme
nce laying Brick on my house but our door &
window frames not being made part of them
went home sbut some staid but performed but
little work

July 6, 1843 ~ Thursday

6^th I had an interview with Br Fidoe who has
taken the job of Building my house he informed
the fraims were not yet made & thought it
best to dismiiss the masons for a season we did so
& I prepaired myself in the afternoon to start on
my mission for the east next morning got my
trunk & things ready &c & sent them up to A
Morrisons landing &c
[FIGURE]

July 7, 1843 ~ Friday

July 7^th I Arose early in the morning laid hands
upon Mrs Woodruff & Blessed her & our daughter
Sarah Emma Phebe Amelia & went to Morrison
landing & spent most of the day at Br L Wights
But at 3 o'clock P.M we left A Morrisons
wharf on Board of steem Boat Rapids in company
with Elders B. Young G. A Smith, E P Magin &
his sister. It is a plesent day & we are all in good spirits
fare to St Louis is $2.50 We arived in Warsaw in
two hours & a half & at Quincy in five & three duall
quarters of an hour. Sister Magin stoped at
Quincy.

July 8, 1843 ~ Saturday

8^th We arose in the morning all well. arived at
the mouth of the Illinois River a quarter Befor
10 o'clok making 19=25 hours & 21 minutes from
Nauvoo. We arived at St Louis at 3 oclock P.M
making Just 24 hours from Nauvoo distance 800 m

July 5, 1843 ~ Wednesday

July 5th My masons got together to comme nce laying brick on my house but our door & window frames not being made part of them went home but some staid but performed but little work

July 6, 1843 ~ Thursday

6th I had an interview with Br Fidoe who has taken a job of Building my house he informed the fraims were not yet made & thought it best to dismiiss the masons for a season we did so & I prepaired myself in the afternoon to start on my mission for the east next morning got my trunk & things ready &c & sent them up to A Morrisons landing &c [FIGURE]

July 7, 1843 ~ Friday

July 7th I arose early in the morning laid hands upon Mrs Woodruff & Blessed her & our daughter Phebe Amelia & went to Morrison landing & spent most of the day at Br L. Wights But at 3 oclock P.M we left A Morrisons wharf on board of steem boat Rapids in company with Elders B. Young G. A Smith, E P Magin & his sister. It is a pleasent day & we are all in good spirits fare to St Louis is $2.50. We arived in Warsaw in two hours & ahalf & at Quincy in five & three quarters of an hour. Sister Magin stoped at Quincy.

July 8, 1843 ~ Saturday

8th We arose in the morning all well. arived at the mouth of the Illinois River a quarter befor 10 oclok making 19= 25 hours & 21 minutes from Nauvoo. We arived at St Louis at 3 oclock P.M making Just 24 hours from Nauvoo distance 800 mi