North Bend. I took deck passage on the Alps The deck was crowded to overflowing October 23, 1843 ~ Monday 23rd Left wheeling at half past 9 oclok I learned this morning that I was travling in the midst of a family of the Saints By the name of Wm R. Durphy a family that I was acquainted [with] in england Canida in 1838 they appeared glad to find me out we traveld well through the day but the boat ...

Dec 25 1869 come from the presence of God the posterity of Cane are Black Because He commit Murder He killed Abel & God set a Mark upon his posterity But the spirits are pure that Enter their tabernacles & there will be a chance for the redemption of all the children of Adam Expcept the Sons of perdition. [John 17:12] W Woodruff made a speech upon aposticy and the Merchants ...

in him cannot hold the priesthood & if no other Prothet ever spake it before I will say it now in the name of Jesus Christ I know it is true & they know it the Negro cannot hold one particle of Government but the day will come when all the seed of Cane will be Redeemed & have all the blessings we have now & a great deal more but the seed of Abel will be ahead of the seed of Cane to all Eternity let ...

any man is a Citizens Black white or red and if the Jews come here with a part of the Canaanite blood in them they are Citizens & shall have their rights but not to rule for me or my Brethren those persons from the Islands & foreign countries know nothing about governing the people. The Canaan ite cannot have wisdom to do things as the white man has. We must guard against all Evil I am not going to let this people damn themselves as long as I can help it ...

were prophets of God & that we had many prophets of God I remember the time when we were to work hard to build the Temple in Nauvoo I remembered what Broth Brigham said that if we were faithful in finishing this Temple we should have our Endowmts if we had to get them in a Tabernacle in the wilderness we ar now in a tabernacle in the wilderness & getting our blesings He said he would lead us to a place wher we ...

half are supposed to be reported 4 died in one family with Cholera in that long House on Hamond Street East of us, Portland has been the scene of great confusion for several days by a mob of 500 men mostly Sailors fisher fishermen, capt. &c gathered against one King a Black man who keeps several bad Houses, the parties have fought with cannon & small arms. some have been shot dead 20 or 30 wounded two of the Houses burned down. The military are finally called out, & stoped it ...