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Jan 18, 1835

Journal Entry

January 18, 1835 ~ Sunday

Left Mr Walkers and travled
to the Harmony Mishion from
thence to Mr Jeraud the Indian
trader being 15 miles a strait
course but we lost our way and
wandered in the woods untill in the
night but we found our way
to the trading house by the hooting
of some of the Osage tribe who
were at the hous we were kindly
receieved and well treated by
Mr Jerau and entertaned
by him through the night

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Harmony Mission, Bates County, Missouri

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Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

—We called at the Har- mony mission, and had an interview with the President, a Presbyterian minister. Although it was near sun- down, he would neither give us any- thing to eat, nor lodge us, because we were "Mormons." It was fifteen miles to the nearest house, which was Jerrew's Indian trading house. We asked the minister to direct us there. He gave us directions, but the Spirit said to me he was deceiving us. I asked him three times, and he declared he was telling us the truth. We followed his directions, and we came to the Osage river swamp, where we were lost in the darkness of the night. We followed the river, but as it is very crooked, we made but little pro- gress. After travelling through mud and water for one hour, we concluded to go out on the open prairie, and lie down in the grass until morning; but when we got out into the prairie, we heard the Osage Indians' drum and shout at the trading house, as they

Daybook (13 January 1835 - 26 November 1836)

Jan 18 Left Mr Walker and traveled to the Harmony Mishon from thence after long wandering to Mr Jerauds the Indian trader was kindly receieved by him being 15 miles

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

had to pass. On the we called at the Harmony Mission had an interview with the president of the mission a Presbyterian minister, it was near sun down he would neither give us any thing to eat nor keep us because we were mormons it was 15 miles to the nearest house which was an ^Jerrews^ Indian traiding house kept

Autobiography 1857 Draft 2

we called at the Harmony mission and had an interview with the President, a Presbyterian minister; althoug^h it^ was near sun down he would neither give us any thing to eat, nor lodge us, because we were Mormons, it was 15 miles to the nearest house, which was Jerrews Indian tready trading house; we asked the minister to direct us there; he gave us directions, but the spirit said to me, he was deceiving us, I asked him three times, and he declared he was telling us the truth. ) We followed his directions and we arrived ^came^ at ^to^ the Osage river swamp, where we were lost in the darkness of the night; we followed the river, but as it is one of the most ^very^ crooked in America, we made ^but^ little progress. After travelling through mud and and water for one hour, we concluded to go out on the open prairie and lie down in the grass until morning, but when we got out into the prairie we heard the Osage Indians drum and shout at the trading house as they were having a Pow-wow, we followed by the sound and went into their midst; As we approached, we were met by a dozen large savage looking dogs; they smelt us in a friendly manner, but did not attempt to bite nor bark; we arrived about midnight, covered with mud, hungry and weary, and were kindly received

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

—We called at the Harmony mis- sion and had an interview with the President, a Presbyterian minister. Although it was near sundown he would neither give us any- thing to eat, nor lodge us, because we were Mormons. It was fifteen miles to the nearest house, which was Jerrew's Indian trading house. We asked the minister to direct us there. He gave us directions, but the Spirit said to me he was deceiving us. I asked him three times, and he declared he was telling us the truth. We followed his directions and we came to the Osage river swamp, where we were lost in darkness of the night. We followed the river, but as it is very crooked, we made but little progress. After traveling through mud and water for one hour, we con- cluded to go out on the open prairie and lie down in the grass until morning, but when we got out into the prairie we heard the Osage In- dians' drum and shout at the trading house as they were having a pow-wow. As we ap- proached, we were met by a dozen large savage looking dogs; they smelt us in a friendly man- ner, but did not attempt to bite nor bark. We arrived about midnight, covered with mud, hungry and weary, and were kindly received and entertained for the remainder of the night by Mr. Jerrew, who had an Osage squaw for a wife; she prepared us a good supper, but marvelled that we did not drink coffee. She proffered us their best bed, which was highly ornamented, but we declined her kind offer, as we were wet and muddy; she made us a good bed of mackinaw blankets before a large fire, and we slept comfortably. May the Lord re- ward both Mr. Jerrew and wife, and the Pres- byterian minister according to their deserts.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

we travelled to the Harmony Mission we there had an interview with the President of the mission a Presbyterian Minister He knew we were mormons he looked upon us with scorn it was near sundow when we left him & it was 15 miles to the nearest house on the Osage River which was an indian trading House kept by A Frenchman named Jarew I asked the Missionary to give us the direction to the House. He said there was but one straitght road & that forked but once said the right hand fork was the one for us to take, the spirit said to me he was deceiving us I asked him the question tree times over And he affirmed each time that he was telling us the truth, we took his direction and it led us into the Osage River swamp and we were lost in the darkness of the night. we undertook to follow the river but it being about the crookedest one on Earth & we wallowing in mud & water we made but slow progress we finally struck out into the open prairie concluding to lie down till day light. But the Osage Indians were having a pa wa at the traiding post and by the sound of their drums, hoops, yiels, & shouts, we were guided into their midst near midnight vary weary & covered with mud, about a dozen large savage Indgian dogs surrounded us before we got into camp came & smelt of us in a friendly manner but did not either bite or bark. We were vary kindly received & entertained by Mr Jerew through the night He had an Osage Squaw for a wife. she got us a good supper but marvelled that we did not drink coffee. she offered us their best bed which we did not except off as we were as were covered with mud, she then made us a good bed before a large fire whare we slept till Morning. May the Lord reward both Mr. Jerruw & wife also the Priesbyterian Minister both according to their deserts

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