~ Monday
Oct 1st It is unusally warm for the season. I conveyed Sister Rhoda Scamans home in a waggon we
are still waiting in great anxiety for the camp to arive. O how slow they moove 10 miles
~ Tuesday
2nd Elder Townsend has this morning started for the east to look up the camp of the Saints to see
whare they are & what they are about that they do not get along
I wrote a letter to Mr
William Simonton for Mr Whitley. I spent the day in diging potatoes for father Carter
~ Wednesday
3rd ^{Abram}^ Glory be to God at 2 oclock PM the camp of Saints hove in sight. I immediately accompinied
them to Sister Fooss house, & a busy scene insued. The names of the company were as follows from
South fox Islands Brother Charles Brown, wife & children from North Island Priest Nathaniel
Thomas, wife & 3 children, Brother's Ephraim Luce, wife & 5 children Cyrus Sterrett wife & 3 children
Ebenezer Carver wife & 5 children. From Camden Daniel Whitley wife & 4 children. From Scarborough
Elder Willford Woodruff wife & 1 child & Elder James Townsend wife & 4 children & a young man from
the Island by the name of Alonzo Thurstin. The whole number of the camp was 45 persons we had
10 waggons & 19 horses. We immediately commenced nailing & painting the waggons covers & preparing
them against stormy wether I disco^v^erd they needed a leader & order among them I laboured with them
untill in the night & then returned to father Carters & spent the night with my family It was a trying
time to Phebe as she was to part with all her relatives. But the Lord will support her in every trial
I wrote two Letters one to Elder T. B Marsh in Zion & the other to Elder M. Holms
May the Lord enable us to reach Zion in peace & prosperity & spedily I pray
~ Thursday
4th We spent most of the day in painting & preparing our waggons for the Journey at about 2
oclock in the afternoon I took the parting hand ^
^ with Father & Mother Carter & their household
tears were shed but Mrs Woodruff manifested great fortitude in parting with her friends after
bidding them farewell and also parting with Sister Sarah Foss & many neighbours that were present I
made a commencement of leading this camp of the Saints on their long journey. This camp of the
Saints consisted of the following persons From South fox Island Brother Charles Brown & family
From North fox Island Priest Nathaniel Thomas & family, Brother Ephraim Luce & family Cyrus Sterrett
~ Monday
Oct 1st It is unusally warm for the season. I conveyed Sister Rhoda Scamans home in a waggon we are still waiting in great anxiety for the camp to arive. O how slow they moove 10 miles
~ Tuesday
2nd Elder Townsend has this morning started for the east to look up the camp of the saints to see whare they are & what they are about that they do not get along [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Mr William Simonton for Mr Whitley. I spent the day in diging potatoes for father Carter
~ Wednesday
3rd {2 illegible words} Glory be to God at 2 oclock PM the Camp of Saints hove in sight. I immediately accompinied them to Sister Foss house. & a busy scene insued. The names of the company were as follows from south fox Islands Brother Charles Brown, wife & children from north Island Priest Nathaniel Thomas, wife & 3 children, Brother's Ephraim Luce, wife & 5 children Cyrus Sterrett wife & 3 children Ebenezer Carver wife & 5 children. From Camden Daniel Whitley wife & 4 children. From Scarborough Elder Willford Woodruff wife & 1 child & Elder James Townsend wife & 4 children & a young man from the Island by the name of Alonzo Thurstin. The whole number of the camp was 45 persons we had 10 waggons & 19 horses. We immediately commenced nailing & painting the waggons covers & preparing them against stormy wether I discoverd they needed a leader & order among them I laboured with them untill in the night & then returned to father Carters & spent the night with my family It was a trying time to Phebe as she was to part with all her relatives. But the Lord will support her in every trial FIGURES I wrote two Letters one to Elder T. B Marsh in Zion & the other to Elder M. Holms May the Lord enable us to reach Zion in peace & prosperity & spedily I pray
~ Thursday
4th We spent most of the day in painting & preparing our waggons for the Journey at about 2 oclock in the afternoon I took the parting hand [FIGURE] with Father & Mother Carter & their household tears were shed but Mrs Woodruff manifested great fortitude in parting with her friends after bidding them farewell and also parting with sister Sarah Foss & many neighbours that were present I made a commencement of leading this camp of the saints on their long journey. This camp of the saints consisted of the following persons From south fox Island Brother Charles Brown & family From north fox Island Priest Nathaniel Thomas & family. Brother Ephraim Luce & family Cyrus Sterrett
