7th, I took my leave of my family & friends & started
with my company of Pioneer waggons & in all & left
winter quarters for the Journey when we were
on the top of the ridge west of the City I took a
view of the place & looked at my wife & children
through my glass I then led the company to the
old camp ground from thence on the Punkaw
road about 7 miles & camped for the night about
10 miles from Winter quarters we had excellent
stables for our horses in a valley near a small stream of
water we had not been camped long before Br
Pratt & his company arived & vary soon President
Young & his company so we all camped together about
25 waggons. It was a vary windy night 10 m
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