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Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889

Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889.

<p xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In the month of March my brother Ezra whom we parted with at Dubuque came up with us[.] He had come with the intention of going to California &amp; wished us to take him as far as Salt Lake which we <s>did</s> agreed to allthough we did not need his help atale [at all] as Welch was on hand to go with us &amp; Mr [John] Wood eyes were entirely recovered he having been administered to by the Elders during the winter.</p>



<p xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">There were several families there on their way to Utah who like ourselves wished to make an early start so Mr Wood &amp; they arrainged to make up a small company of indapendants[.] There were six families of us[,] nine waggons &amp; eleven men[,] rather a weak outfit for those days[.] <s>We left</s> The names of the men were one Richy, one Bacon, one Daniels, one Howel, Aron Brichford, John Wood[,] Fountain Welch, Ezra C[arter] Chase[,] Elija Shaw, Thomas Bacon &amp; one whose name I forget[.] We left Kanesville about the middle of May &amp; reached Salt Lake valley on the 23 day &lt;1853&gt; of July[.] It was considered a quick trip considering that we traveled with oxen</p>

Transcript for Naomi C. Wood autobiography, circa 1889

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