[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 6th We Hoisted Anchor And A steemer took us in tow Also the Hugernots & brought us into New York Dock at 3 colok And I truly felt to thank God for the Privilege of once more walking on Terre Ferma & visiting the land that gave me birth. In company with Br Stratton & Mr Hastings we went to an eating House & got a Boll of oysters which we relished much after being confined to the ship 43 days.
Notwithstanding our hard Passage when we come to understand how it had been with other Ships we were satisfyed with our voyage for we assertained that the Rossius was out 55 days the Drollings 50 the Europe 50, some of which were Dismassted & all suffered much.
We spent the night at Br Beers at 42 Clarkson Street in the Rear And had A good nights Rest. Distance from Liverpool to New York 3,800 miles.
[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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