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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)

Edward Hunter letter

"Edward Hunter letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), July 17, 1850.

Having arrived at Kanesville in safety with my Brethern and friends about the second week in December I went to see most of the families I was to assist and bring out agreeable to your directions, and notified them to prepare themselves to join me in my company out the coming spring. Staid a few days in Kanesville and by the Council of Elder O. Hyde set out for Philadelphia to go to the United States Mint and make sales of our Gold Bullion – Returned in March to consummate my Missions –



 The first companies of golddiggers with Horse Teams had began to arrive – Those who afterwards passed through with ox Teams had bought up all the choice Cattle in the Country which occasioned a heavy rise in the price of cattle and the consequence was I had to delay in my arrangements in our emmigration to obtain cattle cheaper. I could not get broke cattle at any price. However by the strictest economy in making purchases in trades and sales I have succeeded in getting a tolerable good stock and a number of good cows. There has been an anxious excitement in Pottawatamie Co. St Louis and other places to get to the Valley at the expense of the Perpetual Fund – and I have had numerous calls from every quarter. Some I found necessary to assist who could not wait. to wit Widow Lyons [Sarah Bigler Lyons], Joseph Young, Isaac Decker, &amp; Solon Foster agreeable to the council of Elder Hyde. I received a note from Br. Hyde giving me instructions to organize all the remaining companies with mine as no other Company would start later by his counsel and calling upon J.L. [Joseph Leland] Heywood to assist. I had my cattle herded and kept in a yard in Stringtown. Our waggons began to assemble on the Welch Farm near by- June the 25th 1850 made a start for our Journey. Staid a few days at Bethlehem 1½ mile from the Ferry to obtain Blacksmith Tools &amp;c. July 2nd most of our Teams &amp; Waggons crossed the River at the Lower Ferry. July 4th At the 12 mile Creek we organized our Companies, where Edw[ar]d Hunter was appointed President of the Company[,] J.L. Heywood his Councillor. Rob[er]t Campbell Clerk. Benj[amin] L Clapp &amp; N[athaniel] H[enry] Felt Chaplains. E.D. Wool[l]ey 1st Captain. Lewis Wight, Jon[a]than C Wright. W[illia]m. [Mc]Pherson, Royal Barney, Jesse Haven, George Thompson and Andrew Burnham were made Captains of Tens. and the following is list of Families comprising our Camp Sisters Phiners, [Lydia Goldthwaite] Knight, Bro [Lewis William] Wight, [James A.] McCall, [Merritt] Rockwell, Sisters [Ann] Condit, [Mary Dull] McMinn[,] [Rhoda Ann] Fullmer, A[melia] Campbell, Walker, Sisters [Margaret Hall] Rushton, [Lydia] Knight. Brs J.C. Wright, [William] Pitt, [James Weaver] Palmer, Spilsberry [George Spilsbury], [Andrew] Burnham, [Jacob Flynn] Hutchinson, Silcox [Nicholas Thomas Silcock], [Miles] Romney, [Henry Miller] Parker, [Elijah] Fordham, Sis Stewart[,] Br Heywood, [Edwin Dilworth] Wool[l]ey, [Royal] Barney, [William Henry Harrison] Sagers, Meechum [Meacham], [James[ Lawrence, Sis [Margaret Major] Butterfield. Br. [Nathaniel Henry] Felt, Hamiston [Lyman Harmiston], [Sisson] Chase, [Oliver Hunt] Dudley, Sis [Ellen Stuart] Lockley, [Amelia Brown] Spencer, Brs [Jesse] Haven[,] [Benjamin Lynn] Clapp, [Mr.] Burlingame, Cluff, [Nahum] Bigelowe, Hewitt [Orin Taylor Hulet], [George] Thompson, [Joseph] Buxton, Sisrs Fanny Murray, Persus [Persis] Young, [Nancy Zerviah] Green &amp; Lydia Knight. The following is a Summary in round numbers of the strength of our Company[:]



Persons 261. Waggons 67. yk [yoke] of Oxen 106. Cows 113. Horses 10. Sheep 19. Dogs 19. Cats 6. Doves 6. Loose Cattle belonging to individuals 40



 Perp[etua]l Fund 5,554.41....



 Loose Catttle in herd – P.F. 27 – X   # I have along with me Merchandize from England consigned to Prest Brigham Young and principally to N K Whitney[.] wt of Freight 4877lbs



 Mess[r]s Heywood and Wooley have made a start with us, with a heavy stock of Church Property. The strength of their teams was insufficient for their heavy burdened waggons and they found the necessity of drawing upon the resources of the Perpetual Fund till they arrive at Fort Kearney where they intend to hire; with that view I have turned them out – 3½ yoke of oxen and 2½ yoke of Cows. Up to the present we have got pretty well started and are getting along prosperously. At first we were visited  with constant and heavy storms attended with thunder and lightning which has made the roads very difficult to travel to say nothing of the sloughs and hollows. Many of our Cattle have suffered from Feet and sore necks but most of them are nearly well. While our Brethren were assembled on the 4th for organizing the Brethren with the mail hailed us with their presence. All well and in good spirits. Our anxiety for news from the Salt Lake City and to obtain Letters broke in upon the good order of our meeting and all were glad enough to adjourn. Br R Campbell from the Valley called over the Letter List after handing out a few letters stopt to get a few refreshments and left for Kanesville.



 July 6th overtaken by Elder O Hyde &amp; suits staid with us an hour and proceeded on. We have passed some 60 graves of the Brethren who have died of the Cholera and by the dates seemed to have died between the 15th of June and the 7th of July. It may be interesting to give some of their names[:] Marg[are]t Dana, Har[ie]t Dill, Ameroy Nicholls [Ambrose Nichols], John Smith, M M Norris, Alford [Alfred] Brown, Marg[are]t McDougal, Dr Brally [Jesse Charles Braley,] Rhoda Smith[,] Jane Gray, Wm. Fox, Calvin C Hall, Charl[o]tte Thompson, J. T. M. Sellan[,] E[mma]. E[liza]. Camp. Elisha Hawrist 32 yr. Geo Catlin, Sis E Malary [Elizabeth Kennedy Mallory] 50. Irinda Crandell [Crandall] 23[,] Mary Johnston 40. several others. We have reason to be thankful that we have been comparatively free from this dire calamity. One of our Company was taken severlly ill, but by strict attention and proper remedies soon recovered.



 July 16th had the painful task of recording the death of an interesting young man by the name of Washington Marshall teamster for Br[other Nathaniel] Felt. An accident occurred wherein Sister Stewart's Boy received an injury by 2 Waggon Hubs bruising him. As many of our Cattle were wild and unbroke I esteem it a marked providence that no other damage is sustained and that the Camp at the present time is in such excellent health and that some who started sick are fast recovering their health. Frequently meeting waggons from the Fort passing back for provisions.



 July 19th Overtaken by Col. Reese in his Chaise. He has 8 waggons back bound for the Salt Lake City. Each waggon 3000 wt of Goods. This morning too Mr. Thompson Clerk of the Firm of Riley left our Camp destined to overtake their goods bound for the same place. Sundays we set apart to rest our Cattle do washing – blacksmithing and have preaching – and camp instruction.



 30 Miles East Ft Kearney [Kearny]- Sunday July 21st 50



As Kincaid [Kinkead] and Livingston are in our immediate vicinity and about to proceed on with dispatch I hasten to bring this communication to a close. Our Camp is in a healthy state – none sick with us. We have travelled about 90 miles this week. Last Sunday we took into consideration the propriety of making 2 Divisions. it answers our purpose. Our Cattle improve on the road. Within 10 miles of us lies our 2nd Division all pretty well. Col. Reece's trains is a few miles back of us. We received the intelligence of a death from Cholera in his company. We design holding a meeting this afternoon and having a preach from Benj[ami]n L[ynn] Clapp. Nothing of any importance has occurred on our journey – Save all is health, peace and that a hope inspires us that we shall improve in the prosecution of our journey and hail our Brethren and friends in the Valley. I expect to make a full report of my mission when I reach you. Considering the high price of Stock and of Provender &amp; Provisions the Brethren generally have as good an outfit as I could anticipate. Wheat Flour $6.00 per 100 corn 2 to $2.50 per bu. Bacon from 6 to 9 cts Hay $1.00 per 100 – Groceries and other provisions equally high. Our waggons are most of them new and many are in good repair[.] We expect to reach Fort Kearney <strike>by</strike> or before the middle of this week. We would be remembered our friends in the Valley. and our prayers are for the prosperity of Zion



We subscribe ourselves ever yours in the everlasting Covenant



 Robert Campbell, Clerk.                                                                     Edward Hunter

Transcript for Edward Hunter and Robert Campbell letter to Brigham Young, 17 July 1850

Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877).

David B. Dille reminiscences, 1886

David B. Dille reminiscences, 1886, Page 59-63.

I Star[t]ed from Be[n]tonsport in the Spring of 1850. I Brought with me a widow woman & her three children, two sons [Henry Jefferson Doffelmeyer and George Washington Doffelmeyer] & one daughter [Clarinda Jane Doffelmeyer] I come with a good fit-out. I had two wagons[,] three yokes of oxen and four cows one good mare. Plenty of clothing and Provisions[.] 24 miles this Side of Missouri my wife Harriet dide with the Colara [cholera] . . . . Our Company Buried Eight in the Same place . . . . 	
I then married the widow woman I <s>sop</s> Spoke of whose name was Louisa Dolfamine [Doffelmeyer], her maiden name was Louisa Hort, the Siramona [ceremony] was Said by Elder <s>Joth</s> Johnathan O. Duke[.] She did not prove true to me.	
Harriet Lucretias youngest daughter Mary died not far from Fort-Bri[d]ger. we got into Salt Lake City in good Season

Transcript for Dille, David Buel, His Life and His Family, Also Journal of His Mission to England, 1853-1857, Born 1812, 59-63

David B. Dille reminiscences, 1886.

Duke, Jonathan Oldham

Duke, Jonathan Oldham, Vol. 1.

traveled on in company with Br. Maler and Adams and Br Richard Smith to the Bluffs were we stayed about a week and moved down to the lower ferry with Br smith and joined Br Steven [Stephen Chadwick] Perrys ten in David Bennetts 50 in James Paces 100



Crossed the Missouri and started on the 13 of June and traveled 12 miles and camped at a point of timber[.] this night brother [Luther] Warner was taken sick with the Cholera



14th. Capt Bennett thought it expedient for the company to move on leaving our ten to take care of Br Warner Who died the same day[.] after intering him as decently as circumstances would admit this evening we held a &lt;prayer&gt; meeting in which while I was speaking the spirit of the Lord came upon me[.] I rebuked the destroyer and prophesized that inasmuch as our company of ten would be faithful the destroyer should have no more power over us



15. moved forward to overtake the comp[an]y who had forsaken us in so cowardly a manner when the destroyer first made his attack upon us[.] we had traveled more than 12 miles before we met David Bennett the Captain of our fifty who informed us that our beloved Sister [Margaret Kennedy] Dana the wife of Charles R Dana had fallen a prey to the destroying plague and that several more were at the point of Death[.] at this intellgence consternation or the soleminities of death were depicted upon many Countenances and many hearts were uplifted to God in prayer that he would spare his people from the power of the destroyer[.] we Camped early this afternoon near Bennetts Compy and several of us were called to assist in intering Sister Dille the wife of David Buel Dille a Woman of a meek and quiet Spirit whose &lt;loss&gt; is greatly deplored by her relatives and friends[.] at this place which we called Cholera Creek five of our brethern and Sisters were buried but blessed be God the power of the destroyer is in a great measure stayed



17. Camp moved on 6 miles and Stayed to bury Br. Keyes at our noon halt who had died on the road[.] traveled 8 miles further and Camped at a point of timber[.] this night the Indians stole 2 horses which belonged to Henry Kinsley [Kingsley]



18 trav[eled] 16 m[iles]



19. 4m and stayed to wash



20 trav 18m Camped at wood &amp; water



21 this evening married G B [David B.] Dille and Sister [Louisa Hortt] Doffermire [Doffelmeyer]



22 trav 18m



23: 15m Camped on Clear Creek



24. 8m Came with Br Paces Company and camped on the bank of Platte River



25 washed here[.] Sister Malery [Mallory] died allso a Child of Lees



26 moved for this night[.] Br Karnes and a boy of Br Keyes making 11 persons[.] for several days we have passed 3 or 4 graves a day of our bretheren or Sisters[.] among them was our beloved brother T Kirk of Pisga



27 we this day passed a large Indian village and camped on the south Branch of Platte



28. drove 14 m an C[amped] on R[iver] Bottom[.] plenty of wood



29: 6m C on R B[ottom]



30 3m Sunday[.] had meeting was called on to speak



July 1st. passed a bad Slue [slough.] C on the paraire



2nd. 16m. bad water



3rd. opposite fort Kearney



4th. 15m. got wood by Crossing a slue on the River



5. 15m. C on the River



6. 11m. C on a branch of the river opposite timber



7 had meeting Sunday the 3rd. General Epistle of the First Presidency was read and the minutes of the Conferance was read. a good Spirit prevails in our camp



8. 12m. this mor[n]ing[.] for the first time we saw some Buffalo[.] Several Started on pursuit wounded one. did not get it



9. 20m. C 1½m. from River



10 drove 15 mile[.] C on R B near a Slue[.] plenty of dry willows[.] Camped in sight of a herd of Buffalo's[.] this night Sister Agnes Norde died of the bloody flux.



11th. 10m. C 4m. from R by a beutifull Creek and springs of water



12. 14m[.] C on the same creek near a good spring[.] this night Sister Jane Russell died of diarea



13. 12m. C on R B 1½m. from the R[.] today Br Dille shot a Buffalo[.] carried home 50 lb[.] Ephraim Smith &amp; George Grin[n]ell each shot one



&lt;had&gt; service sunday[.] James Smith[,] Charles Dana[,] Sylvanus Hulett [Halett] killed one and brought 50 lbs to camp where upon Capt Bennett gave orders that none should go hunting without orders and not to kill anything withouta probability of getting the same home to camp



15th. 15m.



16th. 15 mile camped at the middle ford of Platte[.] here Ephraim Smith and George Grinell killed a deer



17 Crossed the River and went 4m. and C opposite the old fort.



18. 18m. C at the mouth of ash hollow[.] late this night Br Orson Hyde came to camp on his way to the Valley



19 moved 1m. to the River for the purpose of washing and setting tire



20th. 3 tens moved 5 mile[.] Br Dille's and Murdocks tens staying to finish setting tire



21 Sunday[.] when they came up we were called together for to hold meeting[.] when Br Bennett Called upon me to preach which I did[.] here a vote was taken to establish Br Dana in his office as journalist of the company



22nd. trav 12m. a sandy road C by the River



23. 16m. C by the R[.] good feed



24. 16m. C on R



25. 18m. Camped opposite C&lt;himney&gt; rock[.] had prayer meeting this evening



26 visited Chimney rock and trav 7 mil[.] C on River



27 <s>Sunday</s> rainey remained in Camp



28. 16 mile Camped between Scot[t]s bluf[f.] night cold



29 14m. Camped in R Bottom[.] &lt;this day had a sever[e] hail storm[.]&gt; good feed took right hand road to feed



30. 15m. Camp 1 mile from a trading house



31 14 mile Camped 3 mile from &lt;fort laramie&gt; an indian village



August 1[.] Crossed Loring Creek visited the fort[.] took the right hand road[.] Camped 4m. from Larimie [Laramie]



2nd. left the river crossed a mountainious country trav and C in a small creek of good water Called Cottonwood Creek



3 trav 10m Left the road and Camped on the river[.] feed good



4. &amp; 5 repaired waggons



6 Crossed horse Shoe creek 13m. Camped opposite red rock



7. 8m. C on a bottom near the river[.] feed good



8 our ten tarried behind the Com Setting tire untill 10 A m then went 5 mile[.] Killed 2 Buffalo



9 trav 16m C on the Labontie [La Bonte]



10 the Comy started on leaveing us again[,] one of our steers being missing[.] followed on about noon Camped ½ mile to the right of road at bason spring[.] wood and feed



11th. Started on came up with 3 waggons of Murdocks ten and camped with them



12 monday morning[.] started very early overtook Bennetts Comy before they started and was gratly hurt in my feelings at hearing that Bennett had proposed to take all the strong teams and move forward and leave the weak teams to come on as well as they could. we all trav on to deer Creek w[h]ere we all remained for 2 days



15 the Comy moved forward 10m C at Muddy Creek



16: 8m C on R Bottom



17. 14m Crossed the upper ford and Camped



18 Sunday Cold and rainey[.] 10m took the left hand road or new route and C on Platte Bottom[.] this was our last caming place on Platte River



19 very wet and cold[.] remained in camp



20 trav on to within 2 mile of willow springs



21. 7m Camp on a small Creek to the left of road



22 James and myself went to the Salerates Lakes and got a good Supply of Salerates and camped on Sweetwater



23 Some Brethren went to hunt Buffalo[.] James [Duke] was among them but when he returned to camp this evening he was very sick, with Mountain Fever. he was sick nigh unto death.



24 Camped this night at Devil's Gate.



25 Sunday. Remained in camp.



26 Camped on Sweet Water and crossed it twice.



27 Moved forward and camped on the Sweet Water [Sweetwater] at ford #3. Here James was so ill that we tarried behind on the 28th to give him a lobelia ameta. Bro. Richard Smith and family tarrying with us. We moved on in the evening 3 miles and camped with Bro. Riddle.



29 Traveled 7 miles and overtook the camp who were waiting for brothers Bennett, James and Rufus Smith who had gone out the day before and had not returned.



30 18 miles. Camped on Sweet Water.



31 James continued very sick so we traveled in the rear of the company. Camped on Sweet Water.



Sept. 1st. Traveled over the mountain and camped on the Sweet Water.



2 Traveled behind the company. Bro. Smith accompanying us.



3 Stopped for the night where the camp made their noon halt. Brothers Stevens and Elisha Malery [Mallory] staying with us. Passed Twin mountains 1 mile and took the right hand road to find a camping place and found the camp on Sweet Water so stayed with them.



4 Nooned at Pacific Springs and took the left hand road which was the new route and camped on a small to the left of the road. feed good.



5 Traveled 22 miles and camped on Big Sandy.



6 Crossed the creek near our camping place and struck the [text missing] in 2 miles. Drove 10 miles and camped on Big Sandy. Feed poor and sage for fuel.



7. 18 miles. Camped on Green River 1 mile above the ford. Here was James Pace's 50.



8 Had meeting. Bro. Pace called on me to open the meeting and speak to the people.



9 20 miles. Camped on Black Fork.



10 moved 5m up the Creek



11. 15 mile Camped on Black Fork



12. 15m Camped opposite fort Bridger



13 Took the new route or right hand road and C on a creek in a Valley after coming down a Steep decent



14. 5 teams had the priviledge of going ahead of the train because our teams were weak[.] C on Sulpher Creek



15 came up with the Comy on Bear river but with the consent of the cap passed on and C on yellow Creek



16 trav 10 mile and C in Echo Kanyon [Canyon] where we were overtaken by the train



17 trav with train and C near [...] fork of Weber river



18 moved 6m camped on Weber were Paces 50 were[.] this evening had a dance



19 camped this night on Kanyon [Canyon] creek



20 trav 10 mile and camped



21 lost many of our cattle and did not start till late[.] got upon the mountain at sun sit and had for the first time a view of the Valley of the great &lt;Salt L&gt; and decended the mountain that night[.] it was quite dark before we got down the Mountain[.] we camped 13 mile from G S L City



22 we got into the Valley early in afternoon and camped on the bench, w[h]ere if it had &lt;not&gt; been so misty we should have had a good view of the City



I now feel to give thanks and praise the God of Israel for his goodness unto me and my family in bringing us into this place to be associated with the best men of the Earth and also that my son James is recovering his health and that according to my faith my cattle have been preserved.

Transcript for Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

Duke, Jonathan Oldham.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 5.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

John H. Redd diary

John H. Redd diary, June 1850.

Transcript for John H. Redd diary, 1850 June-August

John H. Redd diary.

Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887

Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887, 79-92.

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1. Having made the best araingments I could for the trip, made my wagon laid in my flour Meal bacon Candles shugar coffee tea clothing &amp;c &amp;c. on the 9 day of June 1850: we Set out for the Grate[Great] Salt Lake Val[le]y the place We had long desired to See



2.My team was one yoak of good little oxen lond [loaned] me by my friend Alonzo P. Rament [Raymond] and one yoak of cows; a tolarable light wagon and a vary good fit out for the journey[.] my cows had never bin yoaked before an did not go vary well of corse but they soon got lirnt[learnt] so I could drive them without leading.



3. My fitout I made all in the spring of 50 not having any thing towards it 3 months before[.] the first night we stoped at Bro. Tiffanys 4 miles from wher we started from[.] The next morning We bid good by to our friends that was going with and went on down the river to a place cald Bethleham and camped to wate the arrival of others &amp; for to be organised for traveling &amp;c. Bro. Tiffany went along ways with us and when he turnd to go back our feelings ware such that we could not bid him good by but he knew our fealings, for he felt the same



4. the company That Left Springville when I did ware



Samuel Williams sen: 
Samuel E. Williams son 
Nurman [Newman] B Williams 
Mary Williams 
Wife of S.E. Williams 
and the Second wife of Samuel Williams sen: 
Jarymiah [Jeremiah] Hatch and family &amp; 2 sisters 
Lorenzo D. Hatch 
Abrham Hatch 
Phinius Pettegrew and Wife 
Alonzo P. Rament



5. In a few days Bro. O Hide [Hyde] and Bro. Joseph Young and some others came down and examond our wagons and our fitout[.] Organised us into 10s[,] 50s &amp; 100s apointed Captens. &amp;c. Bro. David Evins [Evans] was captin of the first 50. &amp; John Bair of the 2.d 50.[c] thier ware [were] 105. wagons in all.



6. We crossed the River vary well without axcedente [accident] except an Old Cow that was fool enough to jump over bord and came near upseting the boats and caused us to drift down Stream a long ways below the landing but we toed up and got a Shore



 



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7. The Omehaw [Omaha] Indians ware about thier vary plenty and some ware afraid of them but they manifested no disposesion to do any body any harm or their property[.] We went 6. miles from the river and campd on a small Creek whare the Musquetoes [mosquitoes] ware So thick they like to run us all crazy



8. On that knigh [night] the Colera [cholera] apeard among us[.] one Joe Millet that was with the Hatch Boys was taken sick about dark and was vary bad through the night but nobody seemd to tak much Notice of him and did not know what aild him[.] the next day he got prity near over it and we went on for sevral days.



9. We had not gone far before we saw a grave with the mame [name] of Charlote Thornton on the head bord[.] a young woman with which we was well acquainted. We soon came to a Camp whare 2 or 3 had died. one the Wife of D. B. Dilly [Dille]



10. at this many ware much alarmd but this done no good for we had to face the Colera[.] if we turnd back and if we went on we could [not] run away from it[.] after traveling a day or 2 we came to the old pawnee Village on the South side of the Platt[e]. River[.] heier[here] we Stoped Eirly in the after noon and Samuel Williams and his Bro and my self went to examen the Vilage and gut some wood for night &amp;c.



11. Thair Wigwams or houses ware built quite Substantial of Ceder wood they had floted Down the Platt[e] from grand island a good many miles above[.] thier was not timber in sight of the Vilage. thier ware peices of ground that they had cultivated and raised much corn but had no fences[.] thier ware large holes like wells dug into the sandy soil whare they had deposited thier Corn. The indians ware all gone having bin Driven away by the Sioux or Siows Indians



12. While we was looking about I began to feal cold and a dethly feeling came upon me and I got 2 small Sticks of wood and Started for camp a distance of perhaps forty or fifty rods. but before I got thier I droped my wood and made my way the best I could for the wagon and when thir I told my wife that something aild me and I thought it was the C[h]olera



13. She was alarmed at this of corse and thought she should be left a widdow in short order. She asked me if she could do any thing for me[.] we had a wooden match box full of some kind of pills[.] I told hur to give me Some of them[.] she gave me the box and I took one haf of them at once and had Father Williams come and adminester to me with some others and for a few hours I suferd much but after that I seemd to feal a little beter and told my wife I would take the balance of those pills and did so &amp; in the morning I was comfortable again but through the night I was so restless that I could not Lie in one posision a single minute but rold and tumbled in the wagon and finely that was not big anough[.] I got out upon the ground and rold thier for hours.



14. At the time I was the worst the day before Mr. Robart G. Williams a brother of Phinious Pettegrews Wife was lying in the wagon nere ours who had the Coleria and died[.] I saw him breath his last but it did not alarm me at all as I thought of dying while I was sick. In the morning I was able to letter a [t...] bord of Seader that Bro. P. Pettegrew had shaved out in good style for that perpos.



15. Thier was some 5. or 6. died of this Diseas in our Company on the fore part of our journey[.] the names of which I will give as far as I can remember



1. Chalette Thornton 
2. Sister D[avid]. B[uel]. Delley [Dille] 
3. Mr. Robart G. Williams 
4. Miss Emeline McArther 
5. Sister [Eliza Jane Evans] Hinkley[,] Wife of Ira Hinkley &amp; Daughter of Bishop David Evins [Evans].



16. As we past along the grate mumber [number] of new graves by the road side was truly astinishing[.] We met Scartring [scattering] remnents of companies going back as so many had died. the few that was left had tirnd back for home thinking that they had got quite enough of gold hunting



17. Many of the bodies of those jentiles ware Dug up and eatin by the Wolves (which ware most numerous in the Platt[e] country.) and eaton and their bones lay to bleach in the Desart[.] this was a litteral fullfillment of Some of the predictions of the Prophet Joseph as vary meny of those vary men ware the ones that had Driven the Saints from Missouri and murderd and plunderd them. thire the names of these ware on the bords at the head of their graves and I had the satisfaction of kicking thare skulls about and trampling upon thier ribs and other bones that the wolves had left bare



18. I Shall not indevour to give a vary perticuler account of the journey across the plaines but of any circumstances worthy of any note that might be interesting to my readers. After I had the Coleria we past on day after day[.] we saw many graves of the California Emegrants &amp; to many of our people that had Started before us.



19. Nothing of note accurd untill we got near the South fork of the Platt[e] whare one of the oxen of Bro. A.P. Raments that I had lay down while traveling along and died in five minutes[.] this left [us] in a bad situation as thair ware vary few spair cattle in the Company.



20. For a few days Bro. Rament put on another yoak of his oxen but soon found his load to heavy for to spare any team and the captin took a cow of Ethin Borrows [Barrows] that was able to work and let me have hur to work with the other ox for quite a long distance untill we got up to Scotts Bluffs whare one night as I was on gard an ox came limping in to our camp[.] I took him and tied him up and in the morning examond him but could see nothing the matter of his foot but he walkd quite lame.



21. Captin Evins told me to take him along to a traiding post that was a short distance ahead and traid him for a cow or something that would help out for a team[.] I did so &amp; got for the ox a cow and put hur into the yoak and worked hur on for abut 300 miles when hur feet got vary sore and I put hur into the loose hird and Bro. Evins let me have a two year old heifer untill we got to the Valy[.] all the cows feet got vary bad[.] I used to throw mine down and clean out the durt and gravel and cloth &amp; tur and nail on S...et iron shoes[.] those would Stay on about a week when I would have to do the same again



22. I had min [been] told of the vast hurds of Buffalos along the platt[e] so that the teams could hardly git along for them but we did not see any thing of the kind[.] Some few ware seen along the road and one or two kild but they ware verry wild and hard to ketch.



23. We expearenced some of the most terrable storms along the Platt[e] that I had ever known in any Country. but still we recived no particular damage by them. Vary few Cattle died out of the Company and the helth of the people was good after we got away from the Colaria [cholera] which was about 200 miles from the Missouri River.



24. We had jeneraly peace in the Camp &amp; vary little difaculty or contensions between Brethern as had in some instances accurd. After we past the South Pass as it is cald the captin told his Company that if they felt like dancing to dance and injoy themselves as he felt as though we was deliverd from under the hands of our Enimies who would not have the power to abuse us as they had before done.



25. Maranda and Mary was sick almost all the way through and requird the attension of my wife most of hur time but Rosette [Campbell] was a splendid hand to help on the way so that Jane had but vary little to do but see to the children and take care of hir self.



26 The distruction of property on the plains this year was emence in concequance of the much sickness and so many starting out that did not know any thing what they needed on such a trip or how they could git along best[.] I am speaking of the jentiles



27. Wagons wagon irons [-] guns chains beds shirts quilts pants tools of almost evry discription cays barrels &amp;c. &amp;c. &amp;c. vare strued along in grate abundance[.] I saw 12 Riffel barriels in one place that had bin broken and bent and the stalks nockd of to prevent the mormons from bing benefited by them



28. We ware just three monthes on our journey across the plains[.] a long tedious time of it as Every one will know that has crosst those plains with ox teams or hand carts as many have done. Our provisions held out well and our cows gave a little milch [milk] all the way. and in short we got along vary wel I supose but it was the hardist 3 months of my life up to that time.

Transcript for Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887, 79-92

Nelson W. Whipple autobiography and journal, 1859-1887.

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