their Oxen, their Horses their Tents their armour and moove towards Zion as the children of Israel accordi- ng to the command of God as follows Arose in the morning at Br Camps & breakfasted at his house after which we repaired to the bank of a stream whare Prayers were offer'd up unto God when President Marsh led a young man into the waters of baptism & he was confirmed upon the bank of the stream under the hands of Presidents Marsh Patten &

the latest news. The Editor Paid $45 dollars for the steem boat to bring him down to the ship to get the news we have been 29 days from Liver- pool to our casting anchor this morning, we raised our anchor in the afternoon & went in with the tide on to the quarentene ground & again droped our anchor the physician came on board searched the passengers & found them well, But we shall be quarrenteened untill tomorrow now is the time we need much patience & long ...

May 11, 1844 ~ Saturday 11th We travled across the prairies this day to Br Justice Ames on Ceder Creek within 3 miles of Galesburg, it was the first time I had been on his farm he had a plesent place of 100 acres & 40 acres in corn & wheat they all appeared glad to see me we spent the night with them I talked with them untill about midnight. In the morning before we left, we lade hands upon Br Justice Ames & his Son ...

May 28, 1844 ~ Tuesday 28th We rode to Kalamazoo the finest town we saw since we left Nauvoo, the improvements are after the eastern fashion, from thence to Comstock a small village we turned to the right to cross a logway about a mile long through a ceder swamp our nigh horse stept between two polls & sunk in the mire & fell we laboured hard to get him out for near 15 minutes we had fears he would break his leg ...

January 3, 1842 ~ Monday Jan 3rd I spent the day drawing wood for Albert Smith from the Island across the Missisippi river on the Ice January 4, 1842 ~ Tuesday 4th I drew wood from the Island for myself. One man while crossing the river broke through the Ice & lost his whole esstablishment under the Ice ie horses harness & slay January 5, 1842 ~ Wednesday 5th I spent the day drawing wood for Br

April 11th 1834 Less than an hundred it was the will of the Lord that the yong men & middle aged what could be spared should go up to Zion. I told Brother Parley our circumstances he told me it was my duty to try to prepare myself and go up to Zion. And accordingly I used evry exertion to settle my accounts arange my affairs and prepare myself to join my Brethren to go to Missourie and on the 10th of Aprail Brother Harrey Brown & Brother

A visit to the ^MeUW◊◊S or Pimlico &^ Stables of her Majesty Queen Victcoria The first stable we nentered contained her state horses composed of 12 in number which were the most Beautiful cream colloured Hanovarians We also saw 12 Arabians. The Hanovarians were the most Kind & intelligent for Horses or any thing of the Brutal creation I ever saw, they were about seventeen hands high & well proportioned we visited all the stables containing her horses which were 150 in number, which were kept in the most perfect ...

Scotland & Ireland, supporting the Imperial Crown of Great Britain, and holding in their hands the sceptre sword of state, and ensigns of Knighthood their bodies are adorned with festoons of laurels, which fall from thence towards the four corners. The inside of the Body is - lined with rich scarlet embos^s^ed velvet, superbl[y] laced and embroidered with gold as follows: In the centre of the Roof is the star, encircled by the collar of the Order of the Garter and surmoun- ted by the ...

of the church in Quincy voted that Elder Jonathan Dunham be reproved for calling a conference in Springfield but more esspecially for cherishing & fellowshiping that wrong spirit of Brewsters they also voted that that Elder Dunham make confession & satisfaction to the church in Springfield before he procede on his Journey. The council then adjourned untill early candle light at which time they met & continued untill midnight & then adjourned. I returned to Br Hales & spent the night March 18 ...

was called to the chair & Elder Edwin P. Merriam clerk I opened the meeting by prayer & address ed the church in great plainness one hour as Elder Dunham had transgressed openly before the church I rebuked him openly & protested against the spirit he possessed & maintained during the Springfield Conference ie the Brewster spirit Elder Simeon Carter followed me & maintained the principle with me & so did the others that spoke Elder Jonathan Dunham arose & confessed his fault & asked ...