November 4, 1838 ~ Sunday

Nov 4^th Sunday we travled through the Catearaugus swamp had a view of the lamanite settlment
we had a vary bad road we travled through Fredonia & put up for the night at the Inn of Mr Standly
near the Church of Latter Day Saints at Pomphret under the care of Elder Benjamin Brown's {Distance} 20 [miles]

November 5, 1838 ~ Monday

5 I had an interview with Elder Brown Sister Brown sent Phebe a small present. he sent $1 by me
to get the papers for himself he let me have the 4^th No of the Journal our interview was interesting Elder
Brown had Baptized 18 in the pomphret church during the past season. We travled to Portland & while
on the road we were called to pass through a trying scene. Brother Nathaniel Thomas has had two
sick children for sever^a^l days & this afternoon one of them Clara Newel began to fail they immedia-
tely stoped into a house near the village of Westfield Chatauqua Co N Y & the child Died at 3 oclock PM
on the 5^th Day of Nov 1838 we immediately removed the corps one mile to westfield village to Mr J L Sprague's
Inn whare we made preperations for burying the dead Brother & Sister Thomas bore this affliction
with uncommon fortitude {Distance of the day} 15

November 6, 1838 ~ Tuesday

6^th C. N. T. We spent the morning in byurying CLARA NEWEL THOMAS who was aged 5 years 9 months &
16 days after attending to these duties we harnessed our horses & proceded on our journey it was
a cold morning we had to travel through mud & snow. we travled out of the state of N Y into the
state of Pensylvania we past through North East & put up for the night at W^m B Dickson's {an ungenerous man} 17

November 7, 1838 ~ Wednesday

7^th We had a snow storm during the night Our company seemed much discouraged about getting along. I fell
through a horse stable onto the horses but without much injury. We started on our journey & it commenced
raining from the N E we drove 7 miles in the mud, rain water & wind I suffered much in travling through this
beating storm we put up for the day & night at an Inn 7 m

November 8, 1838 ~ Thursday

8^th We travled to Erie Penn[sylvania] from thence to Mill creek & put up for the night at Andrew Nickelson 13

November 9, 1838 ~ Friday

9 A dubious looking morning for the air is full of snow & a cold winters day this is tedious journing for
horses, men, women & children. How or when we shall get to Zion the Lord ownly knows the Lord is sending
snows upon the earth. We travled through snow & mud to an Inn 3 miles east of Elk Creek & spent the night
which was freezing cold 5 miles

November 4, 1838 ~ Sunday

Nov 4th Sunday We travled through the Cataraugus swamp had a view of the lamanite settlment we had a vary bad road we travled through Fredonia & put up for the night at the Inn of Mr Standly near the church of Latter Day Saints at Pomphret under the care of Elder Benjamin Brown's {Distance} 20

November 5, 1838 ~ Monday

5 I had an interview with Elder Brown Sister Brown sent Phebe a small present. he sent $1 by me to get the papers for himself he let me have the 4th No of the Journal our interview was interesting Elder Brown had Baptized 18 in the pomphret church during the past season. We travled to Portland & while on the road we were called to pass through a trying scene. Brother Nathaniel Thomas has had two sick children for several days & this afternoon one of them Clara Newel began to fail they immediately stoped into a house near the village of Westfield Chatauqua Co NY & the child Died at 3 oclock PM on the 5th Day of Nov 1838 we immediately removed the corps one mile to westfield village to Mr J L Sprague's Inn whare we made preperations for burying the dead Brother & Sister Thomas bore this affliction with uncommon fortitude {Distance of the day} 15

November 6, 1838 ~ Tuesday

6th [FIGURE] C. N. T. We spent the morning in burying CLARA NEWEL THOMAS who was aged 5 years 9 months & 16 days after attending to these duties we harnesed our horses & proceded on our journey it was a cold morning we had to travel through mud & snow. we travled out of the state of NY into the state of Pensylvania we past through North East & put up for the night at Wm B Dickson's {an ungenerous man} 17

November 7, 1838 ~ Wednesday

7th We had a snow storm during the night Our company seemed much discouraged about getting along. I fell through a horse stable onto the horses but without much injury. We started on our journey & it commenced raining from the NE we drove 7 miles in the mud, rain water & wind I suffered much in travling through this beating storm we put up for the day & night at an Inn 7 m

November 8, 1838 ~ Thursday

8th We travled to Erie Pennsylvania from thence to Mill creek & put up for the night at Andrew Nickelson 13

November 9, 1838 ~ Friday

9 A dubious looking morning for the air is full of snow & a cold winters day this is tedious journing for horses, men, women & children. How or when we shall get to Zion the Lord ownly knows the Lord is sending snows upon the earth. we travled through snow & mud to an Inn 3 miles east of Elk Creek & spent the night which was freezing cold 5 miles