Paris, Edgar County, Illinois

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    August 21, 1839 ~ Wednesday 21st I parted with Mr Carver & family & Br & sister Thomas & left Rochester & rode to the end of the seven mile prairie & stoped several hours as father Coltrin was vary sick from thence we rode to Br Chenia's & spent the night distance of the day 28 m August 22, 1839 ~ Thursday 22nd We crossed a twelve mile prairie & stoped several hours also a ...
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    August 21, 1839 August 22, 1839 August 23, 1839 August 24, 1839
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    = From Belfontain to Urbanna = 18 = Urbanna = Springfield— 14 = Springfield = Dayton— 25 = Dayton = Eaton— 25 = Eaton = Richmond— 16 = Richmond = Centerville = 6 = Centerville = Dublin— 12 = Dublin = Raysville— 18 = Raysville Greensville = 14 = Greensville = Indianapolis— 18 = Indianapolis = Greencastle = 40 = Greencastle =
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    December 14, 1838 ~ Friday Dec 14th We travled to Paris Illinois from thence we crossed a part of the grand prairie to the distance of 15 miles the weather was plesent & warm the roads smooth & dusty I saw the prairies on fire we spent the night at the Inn of Isaac Kellar 25 December 15, 1838 ~ Saturday 15 We crossed an 18 mile prairie & put up for the night at the house of John Camel on the east fork of the ...
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    December 14, 1838 December 15, 1838 December 16, 1838 December 17, 1838 December 18, 1838 December 19, 1838 December 20, 1838 December 21, 1838 December 31, 1838
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    While others walked down differant streets leaving the inhabtants wondering when that big company whould come along. May 22, 1834 ~ Thursday Thursday the 22nd. After traveling through the day, we encamped on a small stream of water in a grove near Blleville May 23, 1834 ~ Friday 23rd Friday. After a long days drive we encamped about four miles from Green-Castle May 24, 1834 ~ Saturday 24th. Saturday. We crossed the Wabash river at Clinton in ferry boats, in ...
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    May 22, 1834 May 23, 1834 May 24, 1834 May 25, 1834 May 25, 1834 May 26, 1834
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    of the Lord that the plague shall be staid from this hour & there shall not be another case of it and the Brethren covenaneted with uplifted to hands to keep the commands of God & to obey the council of the prophet & the plage was stayed from that hour there was not another case of it among the saints. Brother Lyman Wight had taken a Job of work of Col Arthur to make him 100000 Brick & to build him a House. I commenced work for Brother Wight about the first ...
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    January 1, 1834 July 1, 1834 July 7, 1834 July 9, 1834