[William Clayton Journal] President Young also sent me two yoke of Oxen, wagon and Brother [] Jones the owner to assist me. We divided the load out of the spare wagons putting a yoke of Oxen to each and about 11 o'clock started on our journey. Mother [] was very sick and could not bear to ride. She walked all the way. I felt very unwell myself having much pain in my limbs. The roads were bad, but we arrived in camp about 2 o'clock and got on good ground. After getting our tents fixed fires made &c I went to wrestling, jumping &c to try to get well. I over-exerted myself without any symptoms of perspiration and was so sick after I had to go to bed.
[source: George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
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