In 1855, April the 17th, we left Brighton for Liverpool, we left all of our furniture and carpets. All we took was our clothes and bedding, said good-bye to old England, sailing on the old ship Chimborazo, under the direction of Edward Stevenson. We went on the old tub as storage, and we did not have a very grand time; about the same as others had in those days on sailing vessels; sometimes with too much wind, and at other times not any at all. I was very miserable from the first day to the last. We landed at Philadelphia, had a good supper and breakfast.
I think the next we went by train over the Allegheny Mountains. It was very bad and dangerous traveling, as the train was pulled up by ropes some way, and we traveled in cattle cars. I do not remember where we went next, but in time went on a boat up the Mississippi River. Joined together as you may put two flat pieces beside each other; one as clear as could be, the other was thick mud. We landed in the night at St. Louis. In the morning I took my little boy from the berth and he said; "Mama, we will go on shore, go into a house and have some dinner." He was three and a half years old. I did not think it could be true as we did not know any one there, but a brother we knew in England came on the boat. I do to remember his name and took us back with him. We had breakfast, dinner and supper, so the child told the truth and we enjoyed it very much. The next day we went to the camping grounds called Mormon Grove. . . . [p.2]
. . . I arrived in Salt Lake City 25th of Sept. 1855. There was nothing to eat and no one had anything to spare, for the hoppers had eaten up everything. . . . [p.4]
BIB: Simmons, Mary Ann Ford. Life sketch, pp. 2, 4. (CHL)
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