ready to leave at night it was A Hard days work I settled
up all my busines And the boat started at dark And Broth[er]s
Leonard Hardy & Russell was left on shore they afterwards
came down & the Captain took them on. I went to bed
worn down & nearly sick. I bought $40 dollars worth of
groceries & provisions one ton flour, one stove, took on
bord 11 waggons for I. F. Carter learned that He had
arived with the goods & gone to Council Bluffs on
the Mary Blane all had gone well. distance from
Pittsburgh to St Louis [blank] Miles

May 3, 1850 ~ Friday

3rd We travel slow against the corrant & are loaded to the
guards. Some were afraid of the cholera on the boat as we had
one death on board, I told the brethren not to have fears
about it but to keep clean, exercise take the air & be faithful
& watch unto Prairyer & all would be well

May 4, 1850 ~ Saturday

4^th We find we are blessed with a good captain & officer[s] [page covered]
on board of the Sacramento which I consider A great
blessing to us we travel slow. It is cold weather

May 5, 1850 ~ Sunday

5^th Sunday at 5 minutes past 6 PM Br & Sister Branch
had their ownly child Irvin Henry Branch Die He had been
sick with the worm fever for 10 days. at 7 oclok we past
Jefferson City the capitol of Mo. We saw the place whare
our Brethren that died on the Monroe were buried on the
bank of the River they were afterwards taken up &
put in the burying ground. the State House stood upon
an Eminance vary conspicuous.

May 6, 1850 ~ Monday

6^th We stoped about 2 Hours at Bloomfield & Brother Branch
went to the grave yard with two or three other Brethren had a
grave dug & buryed his child I obtained A paper Here which
gave an account of the barren state of the plaines No
grass & oxen could not live some were turning back

May 7, 1850 ~ Tuesday

7^th ItWe have A severe cold rain storm most of the day quite
a number on board of the boat are much troubled with a
Bowel complaint I am troubled with it myself. Brother
W. H. Brown has been sick some 10 days but is getting better
slowly we have thus far been blessed while on this River
which is full of snares & dangers And I pray the Lord to
preserve us unto the Engd

May 8, 1850 ~ Wednesday

8^th We still travel slow we passed a large perairie & A flock
of swan which was quite a sight to those who had never
seen either before. I addressed the saints in the evening & had
to reprove some

May 9, 1850 ~ Thursday

9^th I am quite unwell today we are passing to day along
the Banks of Jackson & Clay Counties whare the saints
have received such severe persecutions in former
days may the Lord Reward there persecuters according
to their deeds.

ready to leave at night it was A Hard days work I settled up all my busines And the boat started at dark And Brothers Leonard Hardy & Russell was left on shore they afterwards came down & the Captain took them on. I went to bed worn down & nearly sick. I bought $40 dollars worth of groceries & provisions one ton flour, one stove, took on bord 11 waggons for I. F. Carter learned that He had arived with the goods & gone to Council Bluffs on the Mary Blane all had gone well, distance from Pittsburgh to St Louis [blank] Miles

May 3, 1850 ~ Friday

3rd We travel slow against the corrant & are loaded to the guards some were afraid of the cholera on the boat as we had one death on board, I told the brethren not to have fears about it but to keep clean, exercise take the air & be faithful & watch unto Prayer & all would be well

May 4, 1850 ~ Saturday

4th We find we are blessed with a good captain & officers on board of the Sacramento which I consider A great blessing to us we travel slow. It is cold weather

May 5, 1850 ~ Sunday

5th Sunday [FIGURE] at 5 minutes past 6 PM Br & Sister Branch had their ownly child Irvin Henry Branch Die He had been sick with the worm fever for 10 days, at 7 oclok we past Jefferson City the capitol of Mo. We saw the place whare our Brethren that died on the Monroe were buried on the bank of the River they were afterwards taken up & put in the burying ground. the State House stood upon an Eminance vary conspicuous.

May 6, 1850 ~ Monday

6th We stoped about 2 Hours at Bloomfield & Brother Branch went to the grave yard with two or three other Brethren had a grave dug & buryed his child I obtained A paper Here which gave an account of the barren state of the plaines No grass & oxen could not live some were turning back

May 7, 1850 ~ Tuesday

7thWe have A severe cold rain storm most of the day quite a number on board of the boat are much troubled with a Bowel complaint I am troubled with it myself, Brother W. H. Brown has been sick some 10 days but is getting better slowly we have thus far been blessed while on this River which is full of snares & dangers And I pray the Lord to preserve us unto the End

May 8, 1850 ~ Wednesday

8th We still travel slow we passed a large prairie & A flock of swan which was quite a sight to those who had never seen either before. I addressed the saints in the evening & had to reprove some

May 9, 1850 ~ Thursday

9th [FIGURE] I am quite unwell today we are passing to day along the Banks of Jackson & Clay Counties whare the saints have received such severe persecutions in former days may the Lord Reward there persecuters according to their deeds.