. . . I resolved to go to America to Nauvoo hearing of some of my old shipmates was working at a new hall near Pocklington I sped my way thither as some of them had joined the Church. One sister the wife of William Watson had been confined to her bed nine months was promised if she would yield obedience to the gospel she should be healed. She was helped out of bed and taken to the river. As soon as baptized she told them she was better and walked home. She told me she saw a light all around her and felt it go through her whole system. She crossed the sea in the same vessel with me leaving Liverpool on the 13th of January 1844 and never complained more about it as long as I was with her. When I go to Pocklington I was well received and went to work with William Watson assisting to cut ten capitals of the Ionic order. When they were done I went to Liverpool. Rhubert Hadlock [Reuben Hedlock] was presiding, Thomas Ward was working in the office been at considerable expense I spent my last penny. I wrote to Father to send me one 1.00 pounds but not one penny came. I had paid my passage also assisting William Watson and family and gave my bed & bedding to a sister whose husband was in St. Louis. She had two children with her. I had a dream showing me I should go through all right. This I told before I left Liverpool. We left Liverpool January 13th 1844 in the bark Fanny of Boston. William Kay was president of the [p.8] company. I had to deal out the provisions to the Company. We arrived at Orleans March 6th. There was the "Maid of Iowa," Dan Jones Captain. This belonged to the Church, but when I saw the boat and engines & I said it would not do for me, but Brother Kay thinking to gain favor by taking her engaged the company No. 208. Though my fare was paid to Nauvoo, I told them I would go to work until I got money to go in a descent vessel. A brother, an engineer, said he would not trust his family on board, resolved to go on a boat named the "Henry" and if I would go he would lend me the money and I go with them. I accepted he apostatized soon after he got there in ten days. We was up there but the company was more than (5) five weeks and suffered much. . . . [p.9]
BIB: Lambert, Charles. Autobiography (Ms 1130 1), pp. 8-9; Acc. #36339. (Typescript) (CHL)
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