We drew out into the river Mercy & cast anchor in sight
of Liverpool & spent the day & night. It was with some
difficulty that we could get the baggage stowed away
so that we could make our beds however we lay dow
n & slep well

April 21, 1841 ~ Wednesday

21^st Wednesday the wind is favorable & we are all
vary busy in nailing down & lashing our baggage to
prepare for sea. The Anchor was hauled up & sails
spread at 12 o-clock & started on our voyage, ** we had
a good breeze through the day but most all the passengers
were sea sick & stacked up in heaps & vomiting at a
dreadful rate. We had a room built for our quorum
in the second cabin, the second cabin was mostly
occupied by the Saints the steerage by other passe
ngers. Fare was £3.15 We were allowed the privilege
of the Aft quarter deck. The Rochester is a fast
sailing vessel vessel of about 1000 tons we passed by
all the ships that went out of Liverpool at the time
we did, among the number was the Oxford of the line
the one that we sailed to England in in 1840

April 22, 1841 ~ Thursday

22^nd We arose quite weak by vomiting & sickness
it is a plesent morning we are nearly out of sight of land
but 10 sail are in sight of us I went among the
sick passengers & got them out of their births on deck
to take the air. Elder G. A. Smith was quite sick with
a severe cough through the night

April 23, 1841 ~ Friday

23^rd Cloudy & some rain contrary winds

April 24, 1841 ~ Saturday

24^th It commenced at midnight to blow a gale all
head wind. it blew away our fore topsail. We were
all dredful sea sick I could not get out of my
births all day it was a distressing time to us all

April 25, 1841 ~ Sunday

25^th Sea mountains high head winds ship rocking
& pitching dreadfully all sea sick I spent
some of the day on deck I was faint, I ownly
eat two backed potatoes in two days & that I
soon vomited up I spent a sick night which was the
case with most of us Sunday

April 26, 1841 ~ Monday

26^th Monday we got a little food in our stomacks
& got on deck vary feeble in body I never felt

We drew out into the river Mercy & cast anchor in sight of Liverpool & spent the day & night. It was with some difficulty that we could get the baggage stowed away so that we could make our beds however we lay dow n & slep well

April 21, 1841 ~ Wednesday

21st Wednesday the wind is favorable & we are all vary busy in nailing down & lashing our baggage to prepare for sea. The anchor was hauled up & sails spread at 12 oclock & started on our voyage, ** we had a good breeze through the day but most all the passengers were sea sick & stacked up in heaps & vomiting at a dreadful rate. We had a room built for our quorum in the second cabin, the second cabin was mostly occupied by the Saints the steerage by other passe ngers. Fare was £3.15 we were allowed the privilege of the Aft quarter deck. The Rochester is a fast sailing vessel vessel of about 1,000 tons we passed by all the ships that went out of Liverpool at the time we did, among the number was the Oxford of the line the one that we sailed to England in in 1840

April 22, 1841 ~ Thursday

22nd We arose quite weak by vomiting & sickness it is a plesent morning we are nearly out of sight of land but 10 sail are in sight of us I went among the sick passengers & got them out of their births on deck to take the air. Elder G.A. Smith was quite sick with a severe cough through the night

April 23, 1841 ~ Friday

23rd Cloudy & some rain contrary winds

April 24, 1841 ~ Saturday

24th It commenced at midnight to blow a gale all head wind. it blew away our fore topsail, we were all dredful sea sick I could not get out of my births all day it was a distressing time to us all

April 25, 1841 ~ Sunday

25th Sea mountains high head winds ship rocking & pitching dreadfully all sea sick I spent some of the day on deck I was faint, I ownly eat two backed potatoes in two days & that I soon vomited up I spent a sick night which was the case with most of us Sunday

April 26, 1841 ~ Monday

26th Monday we got a little food in our stomacks & got on deck vary feeble in body I never felt