July 24, 1848 ~ Monday

July 24^th Mrs Woodruff feels quite unwell to day I spent the day at re[st] [page covered]

July 25, 1848 ~ Tuesday

25^th Mrs Woodruff feels some better today in health she and her
sister Rhoda laboured hard all day at the wash tubs. While Br Car[ter] [page covered]
& myself was busy in makeing the grave stone for our child

July 26, 1848 ~ Wednesday

26^th I went out in the morning with Mr Scammans gun & shot
4 times & Killed 5 prairie chickens we hoed potatoes in the
Afternoon Mr[s] Woodruff expressed her feelings concerning the lo[ss] [page covered]
of her children & refused to be comforted because of her children
which were taken away

July 27, 1848 ~ Thursday

27^th I was unwell this morning spent the day quietly

July 28, 1848 ~ Friday

28 [FIGURE] Luther Scammans had 18 acres of stout wheat in
the shock which he wanted to stack so he rigged two teams
And I took them into the field And during this day I
pitched onto waggons the wheat which grew on twelve
acres of Ground & A young man loaded it for me. Brothers
Scammans & Carter put it into stacks as fast as we brought
it in. good judges of grain said it would yield 25 bushels to
the acre that being the case it would make 300 shock of
wheat that I pitched onto the waggons in one day making 3600
bundles, it was A vary hot day And I was not in good health
it was As much as A well man ought to have done in two days And
it was imprudent in me doing it As I had done no hard labour for
A length of time. At night I was sore from the crown of my
head to the souls of my feet I went to bed my nerves were so
unstrung I could not sleep at all

July 29, 1848 ~ Saturday

29^th I was sore with my labour yesterday yet I exercised some
Mr Scammans with two teams drew up the remaining 6 acres
of wheat to day & stacked it

July 30, 1848 ~ Sunday

30 Sunday I spent the day at Mr Scammans

July 31, 1848 ~ Monday

31^st Left Mr Scammans house to continue our Journey to Chicago
by land Mr Scammans carried us in his waggon we travled
28 miles & put up for the night

August 1, 1848 ~ Tuesday

Aug 1^st Travled 40 miles & put up for the night

August 2, 1848 ~ Wednesday

2nd We rode 32 miles Arived at Chicago at 2 oclock
distance from Lamoile to Chicago 100 miles

we went on Board of the Steemer Missouri St Louis
for Buffalo & spent the night expenses to Chicago $3.40
paid L Scammans for passage $5.50
[Total] $8.90

August 3, 1848 ~ Thursday

3rd A hard storm of wind & rain through the night
we left Chicago at 3 oclok

August 4, 1848 ~ Friday

4^th we touched at Milwake & other places during the day at
night the wind arose & the Lake was vary rough the Captain
said it was the roughtest time He ever saw in August
there seems to be some fatality attending my journeying

July 24, 1848 ~ Monday

July 24th Mrs Woodruff feels quite unwell to day I spent the day at rest

July 25, 1848 ~ Tuesday

25th Mrs Woodruff feels some better today in health she and her Sister Rhoda laboured hard all day at the wash tubs. While Br Carter & myself was busy in making the grave stone for our child

July 26, 1848 ~ Wednesday

26th I went out in the morning with Mr Scammans gun & shot 4 times & Killed 5 prairie chickens we hoed potatoes in the afternoon Mrs Woodruff expressed her feelings concerning the loss of her children & refused to be comforted because of her children which were taken away

July 27, 1848 ~Thursday

27th I was unwell this morning spent the day quietly

July 28, 1848 ~ Friday

28 [FIGURE] Luther Scammans had 18 acres of stout wheat in the shock which he wanted to stack so he rigged two teams and I took them into the field and during this day I pitched onto waggons the wheat which grew on twelve acres of ground & a young man loaded it for me, Brothers Scammans & Carter put it into stacks as fast as we brought it in. good judges of grain said it would yield 25 bushels to the acre that being the case it would make 300 shock of wheat that I pitched onto the waggons in one day making 3600 bundles, it was a vary hot day and I was not in good health it was as much as a well man ought to have done in two days and it was imprudent in me doing it as I had done no hard labour for a length of time. At night I was sore from the crown of my head to the souls of my feet I went to bed my nerves were so unstrung I could not sleep at all

July 29, 1848 ~ Saturday

29th I was sore with my labour yesterday yet I exercised some Mr Scammans with two teams drew up the remaining 6 acres of wheat to day & stacked it

July 30, 1848 ~ Sunday

30 Sunday I spent the day at Mr Scammans

July 31, 1848 ~ Monday

31st Left Mr Scammans house to continue our journey to Chicago by land Mr Scammans carried us in his waggon we travled 28 miles & put up for the night

August 1, 1848 ~ Tuesday

Aug 1st Travled 40 miles & put up for the night

August 2, 1848 ~ Wednesday

2nd We rode 32 miles arived at Chicago at 2 oclock distance from Lamoile to Chicago 100 miles we went on Board of the Steemer St Louis for Buffalo & spent the night expenses to Chicago $3.40 paid L Scammons for passage $5.50 $8.90

August 3, 1848 ~ Thursday

3rd A hard storm of wind & rain through the night we left Chicago at 3 oclok

August 4, 1848 ~ Friday

4th we touched at Milwake & other places during the day at night the wind arose & the Lake was vary rough the Captain said it was the roughest time he ever saw in August there seems to be some fatality attending my journeying