16 [FIGURES] This was an interesting day
to the camp of Israel And the whole Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints four companies
of the volunteers were ready for marching
they were brought together into A Hollow square
by there captains And there addressed by
several of the quorum of the Twelve in
A vary interesting manner At the close of the
Addresses they marched in single double
file from redemption Hill for 7 miles across
the Missouri River Bottom to the ferry this
enlistment of 500 Latter Day Saints in the
service of the USA for one year was to
go to Santafe then to upper Calafornia
to take that country And occupy it And
prepare the way for there families who were
to come after this was by the direction of
the President of the USA. When this 500
men were called for they steped forth
instantly at the call of the President notwith-
standing the Ill treatment & sufferings we
had endured in the Persecutions of the
United States yes we steped forward as A
People while in the midst of a long journey
And left families teams waggons & cattle
standing by the way side not expecting to meet
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