November 17, 1836 ~ Thursday Nov 17th Went to Covington Crossed the Ohio River into Cincinnati visited the city & saw Conway & Webster who informed me that Brother Asahel H Woodruff had located himself in Terrehaute Indiania & traiding in Books in company with Robert Smith. I Also saw the Dead & wounded carried from off the Steem Boat FLORA. 3 dead & 10 scalded by the bursting of her pipes Spent the night at Cincinnati ...

at Elm street Between fifth & sixth st Elder Smith was quite sick through the night. I dreamed that Br Joseph was taken with another writ to be tried in Illinois Elder B Young also dreamed that we were called home the distance from the mouth of the Ohio to Cincinnati is 538 miles July 14, 1843 ~ Friday 14th We had an interview in the morning with Br Hedlock &

B. Young to Br Piews & spent the night July 16, 1843 ~ Sunday 16th Sunday we met at a privat house in the city with the Saints & I spoke to the peop- le & was followed By Elder B Young this is the first time that I ever attempted to preach in Cincinnati. At the close of the meeting Elder Young & myself went on to the ferry boat & crossed the River & took dinner with Br ...

It was quite a cold rainy morning, we passed the shot towers about 6 miles below the City on a steep Bluff we passed the rock tower at 6 oclock P M July 10, 1843 ~ Monday 10th We entered the mouth of the Bold Ohio about 2 oclok in the morning distance from St Louis to the mouth of the Ohio 180 miles we reached Padukah at 8 oclok & Smithland at 10 oclock at ...

Paid fare on the Alps to St Louis $2.50 had a rainy damp & a snow storm through the night October 27, 1843 ~ Friday 27th Arived in Louisville at 4 oclok in the morning I visited Kelloggs paper ware house bought a bottle of writing ink 54 cts 1[8]44 Almanack $2.00 I visited Morton & Griswold Paper Warehouse the largest one in the city & Bought 3 quire of marble paper at 75 cts pe[r] qr $2.25 got their samples of ...

SAVED FROM A STEAM-BOAT DISASTER. While returning to Utah in 1850 with a large company of Saints from Boston and the east, on my arrival at Pittsburg I engaged a passage for myself and company on a steamer to St. Louis. But no sooner had I engaged the passage than the Spirit said to me, "Go not on board of that steamer, neither you nor your company.'' I obeyed the revelation to me, and I did not go on board, ...

April 16, 1850 ~ Tuesday 16th We started in good season & continued over the mountains in good order arived at the canal at sunset the other two boats are behing [behind] we road all night Elder Boynton was taken quite sick April 17, 1850 ~ Wednesday 17th All well this morning cool but cloudy we cont- inued throug the day on the canal April 18, 1850 ~ Thursday 18 A plesant day we arived in Pittsburgh at 12 oclock All quite ...

the cornor of Vine & Maine street also upon Brother Miles the Presiding Elder I learned that most of the church had gone to Council Bluffs from this place I found Br Preston Here & took him on board with us making our company 213 April 26, 1850 ~ Friday 26th We left Cincinnati about 12 oclok we passed the residence of Gen Harrison we glide smoothly down the river there is a great rise in the River the water ...