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Mar 7, 1839

Journal Entry

March 07, 1839 ~ Thursday

7th I made preperations to attend the conference in Springfield

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Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)
7th I made preperations to attend the confer ence at Springfield I wrote a letter to M Holmes 19 of March & the 25 of March to N Thomas sent a paper to E Carter & A Woodruff Received a letter 24th of March of Levy Taylor [upside-down text] Names of the Towns that I Willford Woodruff passed through in the Spring of 1834 while Journying with the camp of Saints from Kirtland Ohio to Liberty Clay Co Mo. I left Richland Oswego County N Y on the 11th day of April 1839 & travled in company with Brother's ^{shorthand}^ Seth Ingals & Harry Brown to Oswego 20 miles to Rochester 70, Leroy 25, Batavia 10, Buffalo 39 to Cataragua 30, Freedom 15 Westfield 15, to state line 11, Erie 19, to Elkcreek 15, Coneaut 14, Ashtrabula 14, Unionville 15, Painsville 15, to Kirtland Ohio 9 miles. I left Kirtland in company with the camp of the Saints & travled to Streatesborough 26 miles to Newportage 23, to Woster 30, Mainsfield 33, Gallion 16, Bucyrus 12, Little Sand- usky 15, Belfontain 41, Urbanna 18, Springfield 14, Dayton 25 to Eaton 25, Richmond 16, Centerville 6, Dublin 12, Raysville 18, to Greensville 14, Indianapolis 18, Green Castle 40, Clinton 38, Paris 17, Springfield 116 miles, to Jacksonville 35, Illinois River 22, Atlas 26, Louisana 7, to Salt River 49, from Salt River to Liberty 180 miles. Total from Richland to Kirtland 336, from Kirtland to Liberty 902 miles: The sum total is 1238 miles [end of upside-down text]

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Church leaders escape while being transported for trial with the help of their guards; Church members move to Commerce, Illinois and establish Nauvoo.
Wilford receives the official call to serve his third mission.

Mar 7, 1839