[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 17th The coldest morning we have had on board. Sails & ropes froze stiff And Ice all over the Ship. Most of the passengers kept there beds untill late to keep warm. It is vary tedious upon the Sailors. Several of them are sick this morning through the exposures of the night.
There is but one of us in our state room out of bed at a time to watch & take care of things. We take turns & go bed to get warm. Any man that would sell a farm & go to sea for a living has A different taste from mine. But I cannot write more now for it is so cold & the ship rocks so bad it is with difficulty I can make A letter.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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