. . . I was married to Sarah Priscilla Claley [Cluley] on the 20 of February 1853, and on the following day went on board the ship International. The next day we were towed into the river where we lay for two or three days then set sail for New Orleans. When about four days out we were in nice warm weather for five weeks. We had headwinds and our captain declared that we were only ten days sail from Liverpool and with the same wind he could bout ship and land us there in that time. It was agreed that we have a days fasting and prayer. At about 3 p.m. this day of prayer the wind changed and we reached New Orleans in three weeks. We had one storm in the early part of the voyage which lasted about two days. I was appointed to wash and scrape the hatchway steps every morning during the voyage which I done except on one occasion the second day of the storm. From New Orleans we go by steamer to Keokuk, Iowa, from this place we traveled with ox team, to Salt Lake City, distance 1300 miles. [p.4]

BIB: Greaves, Joseph. Diary. (Ms 1746), vol. 2, fd. 2, p. 4. Acc. #35519. (CHL)
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