Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia
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Excerpt:November 17, 1836 ~ Thursday Nov 17th Went to Covington Crossed the Ohio River into Cincinnati visited the city & saw Conway & Webster who informed me that Brother Asahel H Woodruff had located himself in Terrehaute Indiania & traiding in Books in company with Robert Smith. I Also saw the Dead & wounded carried from off the Steem Boat FLORA. 3 dead & 10 scalded by the bursting of her pipes Spent the night at Cincinnati ...
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Excerpt:why yet remains a secret. He did not ask us our names untill we left next morning distance 10 m July 20, 1843 ~ Thursday 20th We walked 2 miles to Br Jackson who was cradling wheat we went with him to his house he gave us a sovreign to assist us on our Journey we then walked back to the City of Cincinnati & we were weary with our Journey making 15 miles we had walked 14 mi July 21, 1843 ~ Friday 21 [FIGURE] ...
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Excerpt:a dozen different languages Arabic &c &c who is preparing to go to Asia to Preach the gospel soon. Elder Levi Richards & wife arived in England safe. I feel thankful to my heavenly Father I recieve in the foregoing letters and for his blessings to his saints and his wonderful works among the children of men I also recieved Ny York Weekly Herald, which contained a copy of the Calafornia land Bill also the following before the House of Congress ...
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Excerpt:[upside-down text] & followed him & caught him in the River & cut his throut & broat him to shore passed big Sandy travled during the day & night to parkersburg at the mouth of the little penaugh [Kanawhah] River Distance of the day [in pencil] 162 = 17562 November 20, 1836 ~ Sunday 20th Sunday Travled from parkers burg f◊◊ri◊◊y 12 m from thence to Welsville During the day & night Capt. ^thomas^ Clark was in wheeling Virginia 187 miles ...