November 19, 1854 myself and wife and mother with the rest of the family left our home (I may say I had being married four weeks) and arrived at Liverpool. Nov. 23 went aboard the ship Nov. 27th set sail Nov. 29th were back in the River Mersey on account of a heavy gale and had to stay on account of contrary winds. December 6th we the Saints appointed a fast for twenty-four hours to call upon our Heavenly Father [p.2] to prosper us on our journey. Dec. 7th the wind changed and we were again tugged out to sea and landed in New Orleans on the 11th of January, 1855, arrived at Great Salt Lake City, Utah, September 6, 1855. . . .[p.3]
BIB: Smith, Ralph. Reminiscences and Journal, (Ms 1721), pp. 2-3 (Typescript) (CHL)
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