Day in the Life

Nov 4, 1843

Journal Entry

November 04, 1843 ~ Saturday

4th Steem Boat arived in the morning took
their freight out of the lighters into the steem
Boat & went to Montrose stoped several
hours & crossed to the landing at the upper
stone house in Nauvoo & the Lord knows
if ever a soul was thankful to tread the soil
of Nauvoo it was myself I felt liberated
as from a prision I found Br Elias Smith
on the shore ready to receive me & also other
which I was glad to see. I had to Pay $3 for
Elder Rushton to get his goods on shore
& I had to Pay 2 1/2 cts more on a hundred
for freight than the agreement in consequen[ce]
of the sermon Preached by Elder Rushton
But I got all my goods on shore safe & 4
teams loaded down accompanied me to
the printing office whare I found my wife
& children all well except Phebe Amelia
who was troubled with the bowel complaint
but all looked cheerful & comfortable
we tumbled our Boxes into the house &
I spent the evening with my family once
more I took pleasure in presenting to
my wife & children some articles of clothing
& necessiaries which I had brought home
Distance from Pittsburg to Nauvoo 1500 miles

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Smith, Elias, b. 1804
6 Sep 1804 - 24 Jun 1888
190 mentions
Snow, Phebe Amelia Woodruff
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
341 mentions
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
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10 mentions

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Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes

back in Nauvoo . remained in printing office.

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

my freight and reached Nauvoo on the 4th of November and never felt anyone more thankful to tread its soil again than myself. The week after my arrival home I spent in looking after my affairs and found them in a bad condition. My house which I commenced before I left and expected to find reared and with its roof on I found built only a few feet from the ground

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

a year which I took with me and arived in Nauvoo on the . I spent the winter of 1843 & 4 in Nauvoo recieved my Endowments with the Twelve

Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

and arrived in Nauvoo on the . I spent the winter of 1843-4 in Nauvoo; re- ceived my endowments with the Twelve, and

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1844
Publication of "The History of Joseph Smith" in the Times and Seasons covering period up to January 7, 1832.

Nov 4, 1843