September 9, 1844 ~ Monday 9th Monday wind still in the north lake rough. we did not leave port but spent the day in Chicago September 10, 1844 ~ Tuesday 10th Left Chicago in the morning Passed Little Port New Port and arived at Milwakie in the morning September 11, 1844 ~ Wednesday 11th Wind still in the north we went into the river and spent the day and night September 12, 1844 ~ Thursday 12th Wind changed ...

various parts of the town it being the first time I ever was in the State of Mishigan it cleared off this morning & we had the sun again September 24, 1841 ~ Friday 24th We passed through Lake St Clair & St Clair River & Lake Huron to Mackinaw Straits we tarried here an hour saw many Indians who ketch many salmon trout in these straits which is the best blace for trout in America ...

standing on the bow of the boat next to them was 40 cords of wood piled up this with other loading kept the bow down in such a manner that it was judged their was 50 tons of water on her bow deck at a time at one time the bow run under water & some thought she would never right one wave that broke over set the asses afloat broke the petetion between them & the steerage cabin & washed two of the asses down threw into the births ...

September 27, 1841 ~ Monday 27th Monday left manitau Island at 7 oclock to try again to go to Chicago the wind soon arose & we had a rough sea we stoped at Millwaukie & left about 75 passengers & much baggage upon a small sloop toating upon the waves in a dredful manner no boat had been to them for three days ie the hand on the boat whether the passengers ever got to shore I know not September ...

On the 9th of September a little company consisting of myself wife and son and four others started on board the boat Sandusky for Albany. Our ultimate destination was Nauvoo w[h]ere we arrived on the 6th of the next month. While on our journey up the rivers and on board the Chesepeak bound for Chicago we stoped at Manitawou Island on account of rough weather where we lay by until 4 o'clock ...