Transcription of EC Richardson Journal
Transcription of EC Richardson Journal
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A blessing upon the head of Ebenezer Clawson Richardson, given in the House of the Lord in Great Salt Lake City, Utah, 1857, under the hands of Orson Hyde and W. Woodruff.
Brother Richardson, in the name of Jesus Christ, we lay our hands on your head and set thee apart on thy mission and calling, ever to go to South of Africa, and to the Cape of Good Hope, to minister the word of life to the people of that part of the globe. We say unto thee, be thou faithful and gird up the loins of thy mind, and give thyself unto the Lord and unto prayer and he shall bear thee up in safety, and the winds and waves shall have no power to harm thee. But thou shalt be preserved and the angel of God shall go before thee, and be round about thee, and will prepare the way before thee. Lift up thy heart, rejoice and be glad for thy labors are hazardous, yet thy blessings shall be equal and great, inasmuch as thou art faithful and shall magnify thy calling before the Lord. We seal upon thee all thy former blessings and that by thy faith and fellowship of Saints, thou shall go forth and labor and thrust in thy sickle and reap and bear a faithful testimony, and clean thy garments from the blood of this Generation, and inasmuch as thou art faithful; thou shalt live to behold the land where thou art destined to labor, even to the sunken in the sea. We seal upon thee the blessings which thy soul desires, that thy heart may be made glad before the lord and that thou mayest have power to rebuke transgression and sin, and power to overcome the devil, the world and the flesh, and lusts thereof, and the fruits thereof that thy joy may be in the Lord, and he will bring thy desires to pass, and give thee power to do great good, and to magnify thy calling in the South that thou mayest be had in remembrance before the Lord forever and ever. These blessings we seal upon thee in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. G. D. Watt, Recorder.
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Ebenezer Clawson Richardson
Journal
1857; 1863-1875
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Waldencian of Aberdeen
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[ed.: Built in 1856, the Waldensian was a steamship of the Rennie line that was lost on 13 October 1862 after it ran aground on rocks at Struis Point near Cape Agulhas at the southern tip of Africa en route from Durban to Cape Town. There was no loss of life. – Wikipedia] [ed.: See 116 /257 for reference to this ship.]
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E C Richardson
Aug the 18 1857
[ed.: The events of Tuesday 18 Aug 1857 are found on 84 /257]
[ed.: Spelling has been corrected for the ease of reading this journal]
April the 20 Monday [ed.: 20 Apr 1857 is a Monday. At times, however, he gets off. Where he is off for a stretch of days, the correct day of the week is indicated only on Sunday.]
E C Richardson started from Ogden City the 20 of April at eleven o’clock pm traveled to Centerville stopped stayed all night to George Dolton all night.
Tuesday April the 21
Started from the Dolton’s at 7 o’clock in the morning traveled to G S Lake City and stayed all night at my sister’s found them well got up in the morning April 22 went to the house of the Lord and ... my blessing and had my wife sealed to me done up my visiting and got ready to start on my journey
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April the 23 Wednesday [Note: 23 Apr 1857 is a Thursday]
Got up this morning met my brethren and sisters on the temple block and after receiving instruction from the twelve and others Bro Brigham came and requested the crowd to disperse and go about their business and for the handcart Co to start on their journey we bid farewell to our wives and children and took hold of our carts and started on our journey trusting in the Lord to give us health and strength we traveled to the mouth of Emigration there we stopped and took dinner rested awhile [then?] we started on did not travel [far?] before we broke our exeltry [ed.: axle tree? Term is also used on 23 and 38] to our cart we were loaded too heavy for the cart we traveled about one mile then Bro Egleston came along and we got him
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to take our load on his wagon he not being well I went and drove the team for him we went to the foot of the Little Mountain and camped for the night I stayed all night at Bro Killian’s
April the 24 Thursday
Started this morning doubled our team and went over the mountain and camped the Handcart Co passed us and went by and camped for now went to their camp and stayed until they started on we stayed all night
Apr the 25 Friday
Last night I had a dream the brethren Interpreted it we passed over the big mountain I drove four teams over the mountain that day I was tired
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that night drove to the foot of the mountain and camped on a creek that night
Saturday Apr the 26 [Note: 26 Apr 1857 is a Sunday]
Drove across Weber and camped distance sixteen miles the Handcart Company passed us and camped at the mouth of Echo Canyon
Sunday Apr the 27
Started at seven o’clock in the morning drove 23 miles and camped at the head of Echo Canyon camped at four o’clock passed the handcart company
Monday April the 28
Started at 7 o’clock traveled across Bear River nooned got our dinner and then traveled to poplar grove the whole distance 27 miles the wind blew very hard all day and was very cold
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Tuesday April the 29
The snow fell two inch deep last night it was a very tedious night the wind blew very hard this morning drove to Muddy nooned then drove to Bridger and stayed all night distance 18 miles
Friday April the 30,
Started from Bridger at noon drove to Smiths fork and camped distance 12 miles The snow fell one inch deep last night
May the 1 Saturday
drove to Blacks Fork distance 23 miles
Sunday May the 2 Sunday
Started and drove to Green River and nooned then went to Big Sandy 30 miles
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May the 3rd Monday [Note: 3 May 1857 is a Sunday]
Left Big Sandy 7 o’clock this morning drove to the ford on Sandy and crossed it again drove on to Little Sandy and camped for the night distance 24 miles I went afoot and hunted was tired that night
May the 4 Tuesday
This morning our horses left us and went back which hindered us till twelve o’clock we then found them and started on our journey drove to the Pacific Springs, and camped for the night
May the 5 Wednesday
I started this morning took the gun and went a hunting I had a very hard days tramp traveled till night came back on the road and traveled
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back till I met the company the train traveled fifteen miles and camped on Sweetwater the first crossing
Thursday May the 6
Laid by all day Albert Egelston and myself took the horses and went on a hunt went to the mountain see lots of game but killed nothing but one hare we being hungry we chased it and made a fire and roasted it and made a good meal on it Then went to the camp There were sixteen boys of the Shoshones Indians had camped with our train They were friendly we traded with them got some robes and deer skins They felt firs trade towards us
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Friday May the 7
Left camp this morning at 7 o’clock drove 12 miles and nooned then went to Sweetwater and then camped distance 18 miles
Saturday May the 8
Started at 8 o’clock in the morning Traveled twenty-five miles camped at the point of on Sweetwater with the handcart company
Sunday the 8th May
Here I gave up my seat in the wagon to bro Allen and I took to the handcart and I felt first rate was glad to make the change we traveled 28 miles camped on Sweetwater
Monday May the 10 [Note: 10 May 1857 is a Sunday]
Started five o’clock in the morning traveled to the Devil’s Gate distance 7 miles stayed there
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till the next day at 10 o’clock repaired our carts I then got me a cart and Joel Terry and me took the one cart and Bro Allen and T Browning took the other and then after making arrangement we got our supply of provisions and started on our journey on the eleventh about noon traveled to Greasewood Creek and camped we crossed Sweetwater over a toll bridge here I found money enough to pay my fare the first money that I got since I started from home and all that I had the distance 16 miles
Wednesday May the 12
Started at four o’clock traveled to Goose Creek four miles took breakfast, started on and traveled to dry creek and camped distance twenty-four miles
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Thursday May the 13th
Started at four o’clock in the morning traveled to the Pacific Springs took breakfast distance 7 miles, then traveled to the ford on Platte River, nooned there then traveled down the river to the bridge we traveled over heavy sandy roads the last eight miles distance traveled today 25 miles
Friday May the 14th
Started seven o’clock paid fifty cents for cart I borrowed the money of Bro Terry we then started on and traveled to as Mule Creek and nooned then went and camped on Platte River distance 17 miles
Saturday May the 15th
Started half past four traveled to Fur Creek distance 7 miles the water was very cold and run very swift and deep the wind blew very hard and cold this was hard time on us we had to strip off our clothes
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Sunday May the 16th
Started half past four traveled to a creek four miles and took breakfast waded the creek and traveled on and broke an exeltry to one of the carts spliced it and went on to a creek called the LaBonte and camped for the night distance 23 miles. I stood guard for the first time the first watch
Monday May the 17th [Note: 17 May 1857 is a Sunday]
Started half past four traveled four miles and took breakfast crossed big LaBonte the water was wide and deep and cold we had to strip off our clothes we then traveled over a hilly country and sandy roads stopped on a hill and ate our dinner I took the gun and went a hunting did not overtake the company till nine in the evening was very tired camped on the Platte River
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Tuesday May the 18th
Took breakfast then traveled on our course met P Rockwell he was glad to see us we went home with him he had a station on Horseshoe Creek we stopped with him all night he gave us a deer that he had killed the night before it was thankfully received he has got a fine location for a station I wrote a letter to my wife at that place
Wednesday May the 19
The mail came to the station this morning George A Smith and Bro Vanhi... and several other brethren came with him we waited there some time and had a good talk with the brethren soon found out that the ... was not dead we then started on our journey with the blessings of the brethren we then shook hands
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and started on our journey traveled to Bitter Cottonwood Creek took dinner then went to Big Cottonwood distance 14 miles I hunted all the way there it thundered and rained very hard all day I got very wet slept on the ground rained till way in the night I had no tent
Thursday May the 20th
Started at 8 o’clock in the morning then stopped at Laramie and got our supply of provisions stayed there all night till noon the next day
Friday May the 21st
Started at twelve o’clock crossed the river and went down on the north side of Platte traveled ten miles and camped for the night
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Saturday May the 22nd
Started at daylight went five miles stopped and ate breakfast then went on till three o’clock then took dinner then went on until we struck Platte then we camped for the night distance 25 miles
Sunday May the 23rd
Went a hunting till noon then ate dinner traveled till five o’clock then stopped and ate supper then traveled till half past nine then camped for the night
Monday May the 24th [Note: 24 May 1857 is a Sunday]
Started at daylight went five miles took our breakfast then traveled past Chimney Rock stopped and stopped at five o’clock and took supper traveled till hard distance 35
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Tuesday May the 25
Started at daylight traveled two hours and took breakfast then traveled till noon and got our dinner then went to Crab Creek distance 25 miles
Friday May the 26
Started at daylight traveled three miles took breakfast stayed in camp one hour and a half then started on our journey traveled till noon and took dinner, then traveled till four o’clock and crossed Crab Creek six rods wide and two feet deep there I killed a sand hill crane we then traveled four miles and camped I dressed the crane and had it for our supper
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Saturday May the 27
Started at daylight traveled three miles and took breakfast started on over ridges and very heavy sand crossed Wolf Creek and several other creeks stopped on Camp Creek for dinner traveled to the Platt and camped for the night saw Indians boys, at a distance
Sunday May the 28
Started at daylight traveled five miles and met a large body of Indians they were friendly they wanted us to go and camp with them which we did and got some dried meat of them and some moccasins of them we stopped three hours with them then we went on our journey over sandy roads Distance 25 miles
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Monday May the 29
Started at daylight traveled six miles and took breakfast traveled on then took dinner stayed in camp one hour and a half then traveled till night and camped on the Platte met three trains of emigrants
Tuesday May the 30
The wind blew very hard this morning and it rained very hard and was very cold we stayed in camp and took breakfast then started on our journey we are now seventy-five miles from Kearney west started at eight o’clock traveled on I being cold I took my handcart and ran on seven or eight miles ahead of the company
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I then waited till the company came up we then met a train of emigrants we then traveled on till night camped on Platte distance 25
Wednesday
May the 31 Wednesday [Note: 31 May 1857 is a Sunday]
Wind and rain this morning stayed in camp and got our breakfast it is cold and very disagreeable very little or no wood we then started we started at eight o’clock and traveled till eleven o’clock broke an exeltry to our cart we then stopped and mended it hindered one hour then went on and met a train of emigrants we bought some flour and bacon and then traveled till night distance twenty-four 1/2 miles
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June the 1 Thursday
Started at daylight traveled about three miles and saw three buffalo I took the gun went after them but could not get near them I still went on and after walking some ten miles I saw at distance seven buffalo I ran and got in ahead of them and waited till they came up I was laying down close to the ground till they came in gun shot then I sprang up and shot and loaded and shot and killed two of them then went to the train and started five carts after them we then dressed them and took them in camp you may guess that I did some big eating about this time we then started
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on and traveled on 24 miles and camped
Friday June the 2
At the break of day we heard the sound of horses’ feet coming on the run and got our guns ready and waited to see the result soon came in sight two of our brethren Bro Shumway and Weamer they had ridden all night to overtake us they want us to wait till the teams come up they had flour for us but we went on he said they never could catch us with their horse teams they stayed and took breakfast with us we then traveled on past Kearney and camped for supper at four o’clock then started on and traveled till nine o’clock at night
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had Camp Prayers administered to two of the brethren and went to bed
June the third Saturday
Started this morning at daylight traveled 8 miles then got breakfast on Wood River traveled till noon down the same stream stopped and took dinner then traveled till night stopped and stayed all night on the same stream
Sunday June the 4
Stayed in camp and took breakfast then traveled till noon and ate our dinner waded a creek I carried over the creek Bro Allen and three of the brethren we then traveled over a large wet washy bottom it was a very hot sultry day several of the brethren gave out and could not haul their carts others had to haul them
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I got very dry Bro Terry got very tired we worked together I got in a hurry and I took the cart and started off on the run and gained five miles of the company came to the water and drank my fill and lay down and took a nap and waited till they came up, we then camped there all night cooked our meals by weeds for wood was not to be had distance traveled 25 miles
Monday June the 5
Started at daylight traveled till half past eleven and took our breakfast we had no water up to this date we then started on our journey we saw a raccoon on the prairie I took the gun and started after him and when I got up in gun shot of him the gun snapped I thought my legs did
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never shot so I took after him and soon overtook him I jumped on him and soon killed him and had a good supper then traveled on till night and some of the rest of the brethren killed an elk and we found well camped for the night distance 35 miles camped on the Loop Fork of the Platte
Tuesday June the 6th
Took breakfast then started out to look for a ford we then divided the meat out to the camp to each mess we then started on our course down the river to the ford and met a messenger from the Loop Fork a brother they showed us the ford they met us with two wagons and some bread and some dried meat we were glad
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to get it for I had not had bread only once since I had passed Ash Holler it was gladly received we then traveled on and waded the river and went and got our dinners the president’s name I have forgotten was very kind to us and soon had our dinners we did some tall eating Bro Brooks and myself then bid farewell to the carts and took a seat in the wagon and started for Florence traveled twenty miles and camped two of the brethren went with us
Tuesday June the 7th [Note: 7 Jun 1857 is a Sunday]
Went two miles stopped and got breakfast stayed there till noon then started and then traveled 23 miles and camped we fared well we had a plenty to eat and had a merry time
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Wednesday June the 8
Started at daylight drove ten miles and got breakfast then traveled till we got to the Elkhorn there we stopped all night there we had a discussion with the settlers started on at daylight I drove to the Papis there we took breakfast then went on to Florence got there about noon got our dinners at William Parkers June the 9th
Friday June the 10
Went to the store and got me some clothing had some money gave to me by Bro Casper we went and visited the brethren and got some washing done and on the 12 we started for Omaha went down in the Stage we camped beside of a steamboat boiler all night
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Saturday June the 13 [Note: 13 Jun 1857 is a Saturday]
Went on board of a steam boat took cabin passage paid twelve dollars and a half to St Louis traveled to the river mouth there the boat laid up for the night, received alter from Bro Wakes the rain fell in torrents with very heavy thunder rested well through the night
Sunday June the 14
The boat started at daylight on her course, traveled down to within fifteen miles of St Josephs and tied up for the night and wooded
Monday June the 15
Started on at daylight passed St Joe before breakfast stopped at ten o’clock and took on wood a serious occurrence took place with the mate and one
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dock hands the mate knocked him down with a stick of wood and beating him in a brutal manner stopped at that place all night and wooded
Tuesday June the 16th
Started at daylight on as usual nothing transpiring of note traveled till night then they took on wood and then another of the hands was nearly killed by the steward not expected to live the steward left the boat for fear
Tuesday June the 17[Note: 17 Jun 1857 is a Wednesday]
Passed two boats this morning Alonzo Child and the Ostrilia [ed.; Australia?] the Alonzo Child ran across our bow and did some damage will end up in a law suit when they get in St Lewis here I saw a train of cars pass they did look nice the first ever I saw
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Wednesday June the 18
Passed St Charles twenty minutes past five the largest town on the river forty-seven miles above St Lewis we landed in St Lewis half past eight in the morning went to the Lummary Office found the brethren well and plenty of watchers around them we stayed there all day making the trip to Florence in five days had a meeting at night
Thursday June the 19
Started from St Lewis half past three sent a letter home to my wife then took stage rode to the railway station paid sixteen dollars and a half for a ticket to New York traveled all night
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Friday June the 20
Traveled all day and all night stopped at four o’clock in the morning at Buffalo
Saturday June the 21 [Note: 21 Jun 1857 is a Sunday]
Stopped in Buffalo till five o’clock in the pm then took the car for Hornellsville went to Hornellsville got there at nine o’clock at night stopped there at the hotel had supper lodging breakfast
here is a mistake in the day it should have begun on Monday instead of Friday
Monday June the 22
got up this morning and went afoot to Jackson King’s he being gone I missed him and Ester went to Hornellsville I went to Jackson’s and waited till they came home they did not know me we sat and talked a long time then
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Then I told them who I was then there was some talking done I stayed there all night and had a good talk
Tuesday June the 23
We got up in the morning and went up to Fanny’s stopped there and saw Fanny and talked with her she did not know me till I told her who I was while I was there William Richardson came in not knowing that I was there we sat and talked some time together he did not know me when I told him who I was he sprung and took me around the neck and kissed me and the tears rolled down his cheeks he said that he never expected to see me again we had a good time I went home with him and had a good talk he slept with me that night
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Wednesday June the 24
Got up this morning ate our breakfast I then went to John Drutcher’s had a good visit stayed there till night then went to my brother’s and stayed all night
Thursday June the 25
William had a lodging bee today commenced at twelve o’clock many of my old acquaintances were there I went and stopped a few minutes and saw them boy they had plenty of whiskey in the field they thought it was very strange that I would not drink with them I told them that I did not use the article Bro Brooks then went into the woods and knelt down and poured out his feelings to our God in praise then went to the house and stayed all night wrote a letter to my wife
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Friday June the 26
Stayed and talked with my brother and his family till noon on Prince ... then went down to Fanny’s Jackson King and wife were there went home with them bore my testimony to the truth of the gospel then stayed there all night they both went up to my brother’s and stayed all night
Saturday June the 27
We then started Jackson and wife and went to my brother’s and stayed there all night
Sunday June the 28
We then stopped at my brother’s till nearly night there were many [who] came in and we had a good talk on principle and the order of the kingdom
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then being requested to go home Benjamin Updike we concluded to go his wife belonged to the Church we went and had a good visit with them we then gave out an appointment to preach at the Schoolhouse on Dryden Hill but it rained so hard that there was not but a few came out to hear we then went to my brother’s and stayed all night
Tuesday June the 30
we then appointed a meeting it rained so hard that the people would not attend it rained very hard
Wednesday July the 1st
we got up this morning and got ready to start on our journey my brother wanted me to baptize him I then went
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and baptized him and ordained him an elder and gave him a mission to preach the Gospel in his neighborhood I received 23 dollars from him and his wife and brother-in-law we then bid them good-bye and I left the blessing of the Lord with them and started on our journey went to Fanny’s and bid them good-bye then went to Jackson King’s and stayed all night they proposed to go to the valley with me when I return to go home
Thursday July the 2
Got up this morning bid them good-bye then started on our journey went down to Bennet’s Tavern there we met Charles King stopped with him a short time then went to Hornellsville there took a car and went to Buffalo
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Got there at twelve o’clock at night went to the tavern and stayed all night
Friday July the 3
Took breakfast then started for New York City stopped at Bro Book’s brother’s and stayed there all night
Saturday July the 4
Stayed there through the day and saw them celebrate the day several Companies were paraded through the day bearing different banners or mottoes together with the fire companies and the fire engine they had the Onondaga Indians and their chiefs marched with them forty little boys dressed with white pants and blue and short coats represents the United States and territories and
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Columbus in the evening they exhibit their different kinds of fireworks we then went and stayed all night to Mr Brooks
Sunday July the 5th
Got this morning took breakfast then went out of the city traveled till I came to the woods I there sat down and meditated up on many things I then knelt down and poured out my feelings to my God in prayer got up and sang a hymn then returned back to the city had an argument with several of the visitors that came where I stopped on Mormonism then went to bed
Monday July the 6
Got up and ate breakfast then
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started and got on a car and went on our way for New York stopped at Albany at two o’clock landed in New York at twelve o’clock when getting off from the car had my pocket book stolen out of my pocket went and stayed all night to the tavern
Tuesday July the 7
got up and got our breakfast then went to the Mormon Office got money to bear my expenses to Liverpool went and took passage on the ship Dreadnaught paid 23 dollars for my passage took cabin passage
Wednesday July the 8
the ship still lies in the harbor they moved out in the river and cast anchor nothing
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of note transpired only one of the sailors fell overboard and came nearly drowning bought our rations for the week we expect to start tomorrow for Liverpool
Thursday July the 9
Boat sailed half past nine in the morning we saw a large drove of porpoise swimming along side of the ship we were towed out with a steamboat went thirty miles then unhitched they then cast anchor and stopped for the night the 10 laid at anchor all day
Saturday July the 11
there was a calm this morning very foggy about nine in the morning they hoisted anchor and raised sails and started on we had not gone far
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when the wind went down and they had to cast anchor and stopped all night
Sunday July the 12
the wind being fair they raised anchor and went on their way under full sail started at five o’clock in the morning had a fair wind all day and nearly all night
Monday July the 13th
No wind nothing took place thus far at eight o’clock in the morning calm all day we saw many porpoises playing along the ship and spouting water
Tuesday July the 14
A steamboat passed us for New York the wind raised and we went on our
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way we saw many kinds of fish and several sharks not far from the ship several whales were swimming along by the ship the wind was very light
Wednesday July 15
wind raised four o’clock this morning had a fair wind for two hours sailed eight miles per hour the wind then went down to a very moderate breeze traveled five miles per hour saw one shark today the wind raised and we had a fair wind sailed ten knots per hour
Thursday July the 16
a calm this morning the sails lay loose stands still at eleven o’clock the wind rose had a fair wind the rest
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of the day and night
Friday July the 17
Fair wind this morning southeast blows fair all day ran eight knots an hour we are near the Newfoundland banks
Saturday July the 18
The wind continued in the same direction traveled ten knots per hour very foggy had to blow the horn to let other ships know that we were coming stills grows darker you could not see four rods from you
Sunday July the 19
still foggy the ship tacks southeast had a light wind travels slow still
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foggy little or no wind the remainder of the day nothing of note transpired up to ten o’clock the wind changed stern wind all night but light
Monday July the 20
Wind in the stern but very light ship runs very slow then the wind raised we then had a fair wind all night ran eight knots per hour
Tuesday July the 21
Ship runs seven knots per hour the weather being fair the fog passed off we saw a ship heave in sight we were now fourteen hundred miles from New York had a fair wind all night
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Wednesday July the 22
wind fair but foggy this morning sailed seven knots per hour we drew our rations today for one week through the rascality of the officers we got only one half of what they agreed to let us have and what we paid for the wind was fair all day and all night
Thursday July the 23
The wind shifted to the northeast blew very hard threw the ship on one side the sea was very rough passed a ship on our left saw a steamboat on our right the water ran into the windows continued very rough all night
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Thursday July the 24 [Note: 24 Jul 1857 is a Friday]
very heavy wind the boat ran thirteen knots per hour I being sick did [not] notice much that was going on today I could not but think of the contrast with my situation today and the situation that I was in one year ago today I was in the midst of my brethren and sisters enjoying the richest of a celebration in my own mountain home with my wives and children enjoying all the comforts of life but now seven thousand miles from my wives and children in the midst of the mighty ocean surrounded with wicked men and women cursing and swearing and all kind of wickedness with the few of my brethren that are with me here
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Friday July the 25 [Note: 25 Jul 1857 is a Saturday]
the wind still continues to blow the sea is very rough I being not very well I did not sit up much therefore did not know but little that was going on the ship traveled 12 knots per hour all day and all night
Sunday July the 26
the wind fell to a moderate breeze the ship traveled 8 miles per hour I feel a little better but don’t sit up much yet ship position Sunday at 12 o’clock Lat, 46, 25 [ed.: 46 degrees, 25 minutes North] Longitude, 36, 6 [ed.: 36 degrees, 6 minutes West] 130,80 [ed.: 1308 or 1380 nautical miles] miles from Liverpool or ten hundred and eighty from Cape Clear [Ireland] nothing of note the wind moderate six knots per hour closes the day
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Monday July the 27
the day is fair very little wind only a light breeze from the south sea heavy dead swells I began to feel more natural in hopes to be well in a few days the wind changed blew a fair gale all night ran ten knots per hour all night
Tuesday July the 28
very moderate winds this morning rainy not wind enough to fill the sails and foggy the wind raised this afternoon had a fair wind all night
Wednesday July the 29
fair wind this morning sailing eight knots per hour the wind fell at or nearly noon to moderate breeze I witnessed a scene I never saw before that
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is a man whip his wife it occurred in consequence of a child nothing more
Friday July the 31
the wind blew a fair gale all night and still continues to blow the ship the ship runs 7 knots per hour the wind raised and had a fair wind all night
August the 1st Saturday
the wind fair this morning but low the ship runs six knots per hour at five o’clock the wind changed in northwest set sail and expected to have a high wind tonight but was disappointed the wind fell we only traveled 35 miles from eight o’clock last till eight this morning
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Sunday August the 2
The wind low the ship moves slow there was an excitement up last night a young lady lost her shawl there was a search made but the shawl was not found the wind raised at twelve o’clock at night ship traveled six knots per hour ship’s position at twelve o’clock in the day ninety miles from Cork and three hundred and thirty from Liverpool this afternoon had a meeting on the ship D Wilke and E Riece preached it appeared to have a good influence with the passengers
Monday August the 3
The wind raised two o’clock this
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night and we had a fair wind the ship sailed fifteen knots per hour and ran very steady we shall probably get to Liverpool tomorrow we saw land on our left it looked good to see land and see the grain along the shore we passed several lighthouses the hills looked like the hills on the west side of the Salt Lake we are now in sight of the Welch coast the wind changed and blew a very heavy gale the hardest that we have had since we started on the sea some got badly scared it was hard work to take in the sails we had to help take them in soon there came a pilot boat to us and piloted us in we were glad to set our feet on land we were more worn down than when we had come across the plains we were glad to get on shore but only for a few days then have to start on three times as long a journey alone but I trust the Lord will be with us and give us strength
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Tuesday August the 4
We had a tug boat tow us in to shore in the River Mercy we landed about noon went to the customs house and had our things inspected then we went with Bro John Kay to the office of Bro O Pratt’s we were kindly received we then went to a boarding house and I got our supper the first we had eaten today we had very hard fair on the boat not half rations it taught us a lesson that we won’t forget soon after supper went to bed and had a good night’s rest
Wednesday August the 5
Ate our breakfast then went to the office registered of our names and received means to bear our expenses to our field of labor the brethren were set off to their fields of labor this morning by Bro Pratt and his
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council we went we then went and saw the curiosities through the city went back to our boarding house wrote a letter to my wife
Thursday August the 6
ate our breakfast then went to the depot from there to the office several of the brethren left this morning to go on their missions I am now at the Office I went with Bro Heriman and went in St George’s hall it was a splendid view the best building I ever saw it cost one million and a half dollars it is the best piece of architect that I ever saw we then went to the office Bro Pratt appointed me President of the South African Mission and showed me some letters that he had received from there I then went with Bro Kay and took a walk through a part of the city then went home and went to bed
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Friday August the 7
This being my birthday 42 years old and eight thousand miles from my home I felt well but lonesome I could not relish the curiosity although there was everything to please the eye of the traveler but I would rather have been home with my family than to have owned all that I see and heard it at my command and live here at night we went to the theater did not relish it I was homesick Bro Kay was very kind to me and did all that he could it did not make any difference to me I then went home to where I boarded went in to the bedroom and knelt down and prayed to my God that I might be reconciled and that I might enjoy His Spirit for which He heard my prayer I then went to bed and dreamt that
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I was at home with my family I felt in the morning as though I had been home
Saturday August the 8
I got up and ate my breakfast then went with Bro Kay to the office and from there we went and bought my clothes and went around the city and saw the curiosities and then returned to our boarding house and stopped all night
Sunday August the 9
we got up and ate our breakfast then we went to the station and got our tickets and got on a car and went to Upholland there we held a meeting the saints we glad to see us we held three meetings today had a good time the saints gave me some money went to the tavern and stayed all night it is sixteen miles from
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Monday August the 10
I expect we shall return to Liverpool tomorrow we went and saw the Abbey that Cromwell blew down there is a tree growing on the top of the wall twenty feet high from the ground we then went to the Upholland Church it is of ancient date the seats were dated 1635 we then took a walk over the farms then went to the tavern and stayed all night
Monday August the 11th [Note: 11 Aug 1857 is a Tuesday]
Got up and went two miles to one of the brethrens and took breakfast stayed there two hours had a good talk then started went through the country had a fine view it is a rich fertile country the crops looked first rate we traveled four miles then stopped at
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a brother’s and took dinner several of the brethren and sisters came in had a good talk then went on four miles further and stopped to Sister Barton’s stayed there till nearly dark ate supper then got on a car and rode on the first railroad that was ever made in the world we soon went home went underground part of the way from St Helens went home and found some of the brethren there that had just come over the sea we were glad to see them I then received a letter from my wife I was glad to hear from them we then ate our supper and went to bed
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Tuesday Aug the 12 [Note: 12 Aug 1857 is Wednesday]
Got up this morning ate our breakfast then went to the office and saw the brethren receive their different appointments to their respective fields of labors then went and took a walk through the city returned home and got our supper then went and held a meeting in the evening then went home and sleep with Bro Kay
Wednesday Aug the 13[Note: 13 Aug 1857 is Thursday]
Got up this morning felt first rate ate our breakfast then went with Bro Kay and Brooks took a walk in the Botanical Gardens saw the many curiosities then went home and went to bed we received before we went to bed from Bro Pratt two hundred and eighty-five dollars to bear our expenses to the Cape of Good Hope
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Aug the 13 Thursday [Note: This is the second entry for 13 Aug]
we got up and then went to the station and got a ticket for us to go to London to take shipping to the Cape of Good Hope went on the car forty-five minutes past seven o’clock in the morning landed in London at seven o’clock the same day we traveled over a beautiful country went underground nine times for many miles it was so dark that I could not see my hand before my face we got a carriage and went to the office on Quinn Street No. 35 found the brethren well got supper then went four miles rode in a carriage had four girls to go with us two of them lived at the place that we board at Bro Smith’s stayed all night
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Aug the 14 Friday
Had a good night’s rest last night got up and ate our breakfast and went to the office with Pasture Rooss received our letters of recommendation to the Cape of Good Hope we found we could not get a steamer from this place but that there was one going from Glasgow Scotland I then wrote to Bro Pratt this fact and told him we had not money enough for to meet the extra expense of traveling by railroad so he then sent me twenty-five dollars we then went home and went to meeting I preached we had a first rate meeting after meeting they gave one some money we then went home and went to bed
Aug the 15 Saturday
Got up this morning and went to office
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received four letters from Bro Pratt they were sent from the Cape of Good Hope we then went down to Bro Smith’s and stayed all night
Aug the 16 Sunday
got up this morning and went four miles rode part of the way in a carriage went and preached three times in different places had money given to me in each place we spent the day we had a good time some of the brethren and sisters went home with us they were very kind to us we then went to bed
Monday August the 17
got up this morning went to the office received a letter from Bro Pratt with twenty-five dollars for us to spend on our way I then wrote a letter to Bro Pratt and one to my brother in Greenwood
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Tuesday August the 18th
went to the office saw the brethren there then the brethren said I had better go and see more of the city of London Brother Bullock said he would go and show me all that I would want to see we went in many places went to the Crystal Palace and saw many things that I had never thought of the most splendid view that I did ever see went and saw them send up a balloon with two men in it then went to meeting had a good had money given to me then went home and went to bed
Wednesday Aug the 19
Got up this morning had prayers in our room then went down and ate breakfast then went up to the office had a talk with the brethren then went home and from
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there to the office then went to the hall and preached then went home received money at the meeting tonight some of the brethren and sisters went home with us
Thursday Aug the 20
Got up and had prayers then ate our breakfast did some writing then went and fulfilled my agreement and went and [had] a good visit with the sisters took tea spent the time first rate two of them went home with me we then had prayers and went to bed at Bro Smith’s
Friday Aug the 21
we got up this morning washed and shaved and had prayers then went to the store and bought some cloth for our garments then went and got Sister
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Pierce to make them then went home and did some writing then went and held a meeting in the Globe Chapel had a good time administered to three then two of the sisters went and showed us the way home then we went and took them home for complement sake
Saturday Aug the 22
Got up this morning ate our breakfast had prayers then went to the office found the brethren well Bro Bullock wanted that we should go to the Crystal Palace we went to the Bank of London and got some notes changed then went and took a car and went to the Palace distance 12 miles went in twenty minutes went into the garden saw the fountains of water and all kinds of serpents and beasts and birds and fish
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and in back everything you could think of and music and singing and many more thing that lived before the flood there were about twelve thousand people there we stayed till night then took a car and went home met ten trains of cars on the way home went to our lodging and went to bed
Sunday Aug the 23
got up this morning and went to the priest’s meeting received our appointment for the day to preach in three different places today went to our second place there was a stranger who came in and commenced talking I was a speaking I stopped answered a few of his questions but found that he wanted to break up the meeting I then told him to walk out of the house or he would get helped out he then left
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we then continued our worship had a good meeting we then went and got our supper then went to the next place and filled my appointment and then went home and went to bed
Monday Aug the 24
Got up this morning bid farewell to Bro Smith and family and went to the office we had one pound and a half given to us by Brother Boss we then bid farewell to the brethren and started on our way to Bro Bullock’s found him home we then went with Bro Bullock and went and saw Primrose Hill and took and took dinner on the top of it then went in the Zoological Gardens and saw all kinds of beasts and fouls and fishes stayed there till night then got on the car and
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started for Glasgow bid farewell to Brother Bullock and started he was very kind to us left London at eight o’clock in the evening and got to Glasgow at nine in the morning distance 400 miles
Tuesday Aug the 25
Landed in Glasgow nine in the morning got a car went to the office saw Bro Gibson had a talk then went to Bro Lows and got our dinner and made it our home while we stayed here in this country
Wednesday Aug the 26
Got up this morning went up to the office Bro Low went with us then went to the ship agent and secured our berth on the ship it will probably start the fifteenth of Sept then went back and got our dinner then
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took a car and went fifteen miles to see the ship went on to it they are preparing it for the trip we then got on a steamboat and traveled up the River Clyde into Glasgow got there at night got our supper then went and held a meeting we had a good meeting the sisters gave us some money they were very kind to us we then went to Brother Low’s and stayed all night
Thursday Aug the 27
got up this morning ate our breakfast then did some writing and in the afternoon went and made a visit to one of the brethren he came after us we had a good visit then went and held a meeting had a good time after the meeting one of the sisters shook hands
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with me and left some money in my hand I don’t know that I have held a meeting but someone has given me money after meeting we went home with Bro Low
Friday Aug the 28
got up and prayers then went to the office and left our letters that we wrote for our wives then went with the brethren and saw the boats race there were seven thousand people there we then went home and went to bed
Saturday Aug the 29
Got up this morning then went to the office stayed awhile then went back and got our supper then wrote some then went back to our agreement and spent the evening there were some of the brethren and sisters there
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we spent the evening we had apples and beer and cakes to cut we then went home and went to bed
Saturday August the 30
Got up this morning dressed ourselves had prayers ate our breakfast then to meeting had a good meeting had some money given to me then went to the office with Pr Gibson got some refreshments then went to meeting at the same Hall in Glasgow City had a good meeting after meeting I was invited home with one of the brethren had a good dinner we administered to two of the saints one young lady and a child for young ladies came in and stayed and went to meeting with us one of them gave me half a crown before we started then went to meeting Bro Ure preached we had a full hall
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there was a good many Gentiles in had good order I think it will result in good after meeting I had when shaking hands they would leave money in my hand I had three half Crowns besides many other pieces of money given to me they were exceedingly kind to me here in Glasgow they do all that they can for me here we then went home and had prayers and went to bed
Monday Aug the 31
We got up this [morning] feeling well had prayers then ate our breakfast did some writing then went to the store and bought cloth for me a pair of pants took them to Bro Low’s and had him make them for me and then went to one of the sister’s and took tea then went at eight o’clock and baptized a woman got home at 12 o’clock at night then went to bed
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I have not been without friends ever since I left home the Lord has blessed me and my labors ever since I started on my journey If I could forget home I should enjoy myself with the saints much better than I do the saints are trying to do all they can to get away from here and gather with the saints in the valley of the mountains they are poor but honest if they will do as they are told when they get to the valley as well as they do as they are told to do here they will do better than any I have seen there in the valley they are a good people here I take pleasure in their society here If it were in my power to furnish them with means I would send them home in a hurry
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Where they could do something for themselves and for the building up of the kingdom of God on the earth I shall be glad when the time comes that I can come home and live with my family and friends once more I had rather be at home and live on bread and water than to stay here and have all my heart could wish for here I have a plenty to eat and wear and money in my pocket they don’t live here as they do in the valley you would be surprised to see the wickedness in this country they will believe ten lies to one truth the devil is trying to hinder the rolling forth of the work of the Lord in this land many thousands will not receive the truth but will fight against truth and knowledge
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September the 1 Tuesday
Got up this morning went to writing wrote nearly all day then started and went to Greenock held a meeting then with one of the brethren we had a good meeting they gave us one pound and ten shillings we then went to bed
Sept the 2nd Wednesday
We had a good night’s rest last night we got up this morning dressed ourselves had prayers then ate our breakfast then did some writing then went to one of the sister’s and ate our dinner then went to another sister’s and took supper then walked three miles and preached had a good time then went home to one of the brethren’s and stayed all night
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Thursday Sep the 3rd
got up this morning ate breakfast then went and visited to one of the brethren and took dinner went to Sister Elizabeth Horner’s had a good visit then had prayers and then went to Bro Dock ate dinner then administered to his child then got on a car and went to Greenock there held a meeting we first went to Bro McFarlin’s took supper with him then went to the hall and preached we had a good meeting after meeting went home with Bro Robert Baird had a good visit stayed all night had a good night’s rest
Friday Sept the 4
Got up this morning had prayers then went to the docks and saw the boat that we sail on to the Cape
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she will start the 15th of this month we then went up to the McFarlin’s found them well sat and talked with them went down and saw them launch a new ship Margaret Smith as she moved from the dock and struck the water she run against a ship that was a passing by just at the time and broke their yard arm it was a splendid view there was a young lady [who] stood in the front of her bow with a bottle of brandy that when she started the lady broke the bottle against the bow of the ship to christen it launched at twelve o’clock Sep the 4th we then went back to Brother McFarlin’s he gave us five shillings we then went to the station got our tickets and went to Glasgow then went to Bro Low’s got dinner I then went and bought me a coat and gloves and neckerchief paid fifty 4 shillings
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this evening was sent for to come and spend the evening with them we went and had a good visit the sisters gave us five shillings we then went home and went to bed
Saturday Septe the 5th
Got up this morning had prayers ate our breakfast stayed around the house till evening then went to Sister Margaret Buchanan and to supper there were two ladies living at the same place we had a good talk we then went back home to Bro Low’s and stayed all night
Sunday Sept the 6
Got up this [morning] had prayers ate our breakfast then went to Institution Hall and preached had a good congregation then went to the office
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With Bro Gibson and took dinner then went back to the hall and held a meeting in the same hall then went home with Bro Right and took supper they gave me money we then went to the evening meeting we had a full house after meeting I had twelve shillings given to me by the sisters we then went home several of the brethren and sisters went home with us we then had prayers and went to bed
Monday Sept the 7
Got up this morning took our breakfast I went in our room and sat down to write in my journal while writing Bro Mure came in and threw down half of a sovereign on the table I thanked him for it I stayed at the house nearly all day in the evening I went on a visit to Bro McPierson’s and spent the evening then went home and went to bed
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Tuesday Sept the 8
Got up this morning had company this forenoon spent the forenoon in talking then went to the store and bought a coat for Bro Brooks paid 38 shillings for it and bought myself and umbrella paid nine shillings for it then went to the theater and spent the evening then went home and had prayers and went to bed
Wednesday Sept the 9th
Got up this morning stayed home till four o’clock then went with Bro Gibson to fill an appointment twelve miles from here meeting at Bro Bert’s we had a good meeting stayed there all night got eleven shillings given to me by the brethren
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Thursday Sept the 10
Got up this morning and went about one mile and stopped at Bro Lawson took breakfast then started for Glasgow got in Glasgow at ten o’clock stopped at Bro Low’s till six in the evening then got on a car and went to Greenock in car with Bros Gibson and Brook and held a meeting in the evening then went home with a brother and stayed all night he gave me one shilling
Friday Sept the 11
Got up this morning went and saw the ship that we will sail on to the Cape then got on a car and went to Glasgow got there in time for breakfast distance twenty miles stayed to Bro Low’s in the evening we had company [who] spent the
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evening in singing and partaking of refreshments consisting of candy apples, pears, and beer I then went with one of the sisters returned to Bro Lowe’s and stayed all night
Sept the 12 Saturday
Got up this morning had breakfast then President Gibson came in and wanted me to go with him twelve miles this evening and preach which I consented to do we then [went] at six o’clock to the office and went and took a car and went to Kr...ant Tillock stayed all night at Sister Busby
Sunday Sept the 13
Got up this morning took a walk and came back and got breakfast
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then traveled 4 miles and had meeting went to one of the brethren and took dinner had money given to me stayed all night at Samuel Gray’s had the brethren and sisters come and spend the evening with us
Monday Sept the 14
Got up this morning Sister Elizabeth Scott came here after us to go with her and eat breakfast with her we did so had a good breakfast several of the brethren came in and visited with us they gave me money we then shook hands with them and started for Camry and stopped all night at Sister Busby had the room full of the brethren and sisters we had a good visit sat up till eleven o’clock had prayers and went to bed
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Tuesday Sept the 15
Got up this morning had prayers ate our breakfast had some of the brethren come in had a talk stayed till noon then went to the station got our tickets Bro Andrew Busby paid for them they were very kind to us we then shook hands and started for Glasgow went to the office of Bro Gibson from there to Bro Low’s got our dinner then I lay down and slept till Bro Gibson came awoke me and wanted me to go and preach that night I did so we got into a carriage and rode to the place of meeting had a good meeting had some money given to me then went home and went to bed
Wednesday Sept the 16
Got up this morning feel well ate our
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breakfast then went to the office of Bro Gibson to see what we should do next we then went and held a meeting went two miles had a good meeting had money given to me then went home three of the sisters went home with us we then went home with the sisters went back to Bro Low’s had prayers and went to bed
Thursday Sept the 17
Got up this morning two of the sisters came in one of them took the measure of my head said she was going to make me a cap her name is Janett Gardner we then went to the office had a talk with Bro Gibson then went home and got our supper then I went and had a meeting three of the sisters met me and showed me the way we had a good meeting then
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went home with three sisters to Bro McPierson administered to his wife then went home and went to bed
Friday Sept the 18
Got up this morning ate our breakfast and shaved myself and fixed for going to Edinburgh distance fifty miles it is the capital of Moscow we started half past ten landed in Edinburgh at five o’clock in the evening went to President McComie found him at home took tea then took a walk through the city it is a beautiful country and beautifully situated the streets are clean and nice I expect to meet Bro Ure and Bro Hubbard tonight or tomorrow morning at this place the brethren came tonight
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we had a good talk Bro Hubbard slept with me
Saturday Sept the 19
Got up this morning had prayers ate our breakfast then Bro H and Bro Brooks went and took a walk through Edinburgh stopped at a brother’s and got dinners then continued our walk we then went to Bro Mc... stayed there till meeting time then went to the council meeting then went to Pr McComie and stayed all night
Sunday Sept the 20
Got up this morning feel well ate our breakfast then went to meeting they had a quarterly Conference we
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had a very good meeting in the morning met again at two o’clock we met according to appointment and had a good meeting after the meeting one of the brethren put a crown in my hand and another half crown and some smaller pieces we then went to President John McComie and stayed all night
Monday Sept the 21
Got up this morning ate breakfast had prayers received twelve shillings from Bro Ure we shall start this morning for Glasgow to get ready for to start on our mission there were several of the brethren [who] went with us to the station Bro Ure gave us in all thirty-two shillings Bro Hubbard
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nine shillings and several of the brethren gave us money and blessed us and [they] shook hands with us and we got on the car and started for Glasgow went to Bro Low’s got supper then went to the office then went to Bro McPierson’s and spent the evening had a good visit five of the girls went part way home with us one of them put her likeness in my pocket we then went to Bro Low’s and stayed all night
Tuesday Sept the 22
Got up this morning and went to the office and saw Pr Gibson then went to the ship agent to pay our passage to the Cape but he was not at home we then went and bought each of us some shirts then we went to
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Bro Low’s and got dinner then started for Johnstown went on over stopped at Bro John Thornton and preached in the hall we had a good meeting the saints felt well we then went to Bro Thornton’s the brethren went with us there we had a first rate visit we sat up till two o’clock and talked when they shook hands with us and left in tears we then had prayers and went to bed had a good night’s rest
Wednesday Sept the 23
Got up this morning went to Sister McCise and took breakfast sat and talked awhile then got up and shook hands with them and then started for Paddy we left them in tears it is like starting from home they went some of the [way] with us and saw us
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start on the car they gave us money we then went to Greenock saw the boat then went and took dinner with Prs McFarlin then went back to Glasgow went to Bro Low’s there was a young lady there she brought me a nice fine shirt and marked the rest of my shirts she stayed the evening
Thursday Sept the 24
got up this morning wrote a letter to Bro Pratt then went to the office and paid fifty pounds sterling for our passage to the Cape then went to Bro Low’s and stayed all night
Friday Sept the 25
Got up this morning wrote a letter home to my wives and children then got ready to
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[go to] Greenock to take our things on board of the ship Waldencian for the Cape of Good Hope we then went and got our extras for our fitout we then went to Bro McFarlin’s and stayed all night
Saturday Sept the 26
got up ate our breakfast then started from Greenock went to Bro Low’s in Glasgow went to the store and bought us some shirts then went to the council meeting at the hall then went to Bro Low’s and stayed all night
Sunday Sept the 27
Got up this morning and got ready to go to the conference had a good conference I preached in the forenoon had fifteen minute intermission then commenced our worship had a good time in the evening Bro Ure preached had the hall full of spectators tried to have a row [i.e., a noisy disturbance or quarrel]
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through the aid of the police we kept order had a good meeting we then went to Bro Low’s and stayed all night
Monday Sept the 28
got up had breakfast bid farewell to our friends in Glasgow left some of them in tears and started for the station to take a car for Greenock Judge of our feelings when we parted with last of our friends till we sail fourteen thousand miles on a dangerous sea our trust Is in our God for protection we went aboard of the ship at eleven o’clock at night went to bed had a good night’s rest
Tuesday Sept the 29
The weather being fair and pleasant mediocre situation more pleasant the Capt and officer are very kind to us we have a good room and convenient situations on the ship
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The ship left the port of Greenock on the 29 of September the engine struck her oars precisely at twelve o’clock she runs very steady we have a fair prospect of a pleasant voyage the wind raised and blew very hard rained the hardest the Capt said that he had seen the officers and crew were nearly all sick we landed at Plymouth Friday morning at daylight I went aboard of a ...all and bought some fruit and other things then wrote a letter to Bro Pratt that ended the day
Oct the 2
Oct the 13 Tuesday
I will now sit down and make out my journal for these last eleven days we left Plymouth on the 3 of Oct at five o’clock in the evening sailed all
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all night nothing of note occurred for several days then there arose a terrible storm tore the sails in the strings broke the ropes and tackles and made them fly like dry thistles blow in a whirlwind the passengers were nearly all sick and scared nearly to death the water ran all over the ship six feet deep put out the fires stopped the engine and filled the ship half full of water and the pumps were out of order so that they could not be worked and the ship was carried away with the storm nearly five hundred miles way on the coast of Spain I being sick did not go out of the cabin I could not sit up our cabin was on top of the deck but the water raised three feet on the door but when the swells would pass off we would dip the water out and make ready for another
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we continued in this way for five days I never knew what it was to suffer till then after five days the storm ceased and we had good weather I got better am feeling very well at this time but am weak I hope to get my strength in a few days this fills up the time till Oct the 13 we entered in to the northeast trade winds today at twelve o’clock Oct 13
Wednesday Oct the 14
we passed the [Madeira] Island [ed.: 32.75 deg N, 17.0 deg W] two other islands [ed.:33.07 deg N, 16.35 deg W AND 32.50 deg N, 16.50 deg W] were in sight it was a fine view
Tuesday Oct the 20
I’ll commence my journal from Oct the 20
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Nothing particular took place up to this date only we caught three turtles floating on the water and one of the hands was put in irons for bad conduct I butchered six sheep and one hog on the ship we are getting along first rate I am well and enjoy myself well at the present
Oct the 21 Wednesday
At sunrise we got in sight of land or so near that we could see the cloud that hung over it in the Island of Cape [Verde] [ed.: Porto Novo, Cape Verde] we passed the island at two o’clock landed in St Vincent’s Bay [ed.: Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, 16.89 deg N, 25.00 deg W] at three o’clock I went ashore it is the [most] barren land that I ever saw the natives are Spanish and Portuguese two-thirds of the inhabitants are
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blacks we returned to the ship at dark conveyed in a boat by blacks this ends the day of Oct the 21
Oct the 23 Friday
we started from the island half past one before starting we went on shore found some shells we got some oranges and [bananas?] they speak the Portuguese language it is a very hot climate
Saturday Oct the 24
hove in sight of several islands we shall stop at St ... and get a fresh supply of provisions landed at one o’clock [ed.: In traveling for only one day (approximately 150 nautical miles), they would still be among the Cape Verde islands (16 deg N, 24 deg W)]
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Sunday Oct the 25 [1857]
Got on boat and went ashore the blacks carried me on their shoulders through the surf the water came to their arms we went and took a walk through the town went to a Catholic’s funeral then went in to their gardens and saw all kinds of fruit oranges and lemons figs sugar cane coconuts then returned to the ship
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Received Josiah Richardson sheep eleven in number on shares half the wool one-half the lambs
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Received twelve sheep from George A Richardson on shares / half the wool and half the lambs
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January the 12 1875
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Huntsville ... 8
Received of E C Richardson nine hundred dollars in full of a note given on Sept the 27 56 for four hundred and fifty bushels of wheat in hand paid by me E C Richardson
C Crismon Jr
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January the 12 1875
Geography is the description of the earth surface the earth is the planet or body on which we live and is composed of land and water the earth has three names the world globe sphere the shape of the earth is nearly round the surface of the earth is
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the outside part how much of the earth surface consists of land one fourth how much of the earth surface consists of water three fourths what is meant by natural division those formed by nature such as oceans continents lakes islands what is meant by political division those formed by man such as republics
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kingdoms empires and states what is natural division of the land continents islands peninsulas isthmuses capes mountains and plains
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Oct the 8th / 67
This is to certify that EC Richardson is to have the use of my wagon to use eighteen days working days for which I have received pay in full
... W Simpson
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Huntsville Weber Co Aug the 23 / 67
For value received I promise to pay E C Richardson on order one hundred bushels of good merchantable barley to be paid the first day of October next
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Weber Co Huntsville
Aug the 23 1867
For value received I promised to pay EC Richardson on order fifty bushels of good merchantable wheat to be paid the first day of October next
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March 14 / 73
Albert Richardson
To flour
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on the banks of
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Albany is the capitol
Albany
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Albany is the capitol of New York
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Levi Richardson
Plain City
Weber
I am of county
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Richardson
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E C Richardson sheep
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40,13 ... Nov 1 1872
Received from E C Richardson 40,13 ... bushels of wheat
James P R...
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