. . . Sept. 8 - I baptized Nathanial [POSSIBLY Nathaniel] Ludlow and Martha Ann Narsbitt and confirmed them. I also ordained the former to the office of elder. Both emigrate next ship. I now close for present and set sail on the 14th for Zion.
September 14 - Set sail for New York in the steamer Wyoming, making the voyage in 10 days and 5 hours. One male over 70 years old died on board and was consigned to a watery grave. We made the trip across the continent in 7 days arriving on the evening of the 3rd of Oct., making an absence from home on my mission of one year and eleven months. . . . [p.147]
BIB: Evans, Charles D. Diary (Ms 1522), vol. 2, p. 147. (CHL)
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