[William Clayton Journal] This morning I sent James and Corbitt to go and trade 3 horses and some harness for cows. About noon I started out with 2 wagons and left one and about 3 loads of stuff in care of two of the guard. After we had traveled about 3 miles I met a messenger from the Camp who handed me two letters one was from Diantha and one from Brother [] Whitaker concerning a piece of land. We went on about a mile and crossed a creek where we waited to rest our teams. When I read D[iantha]'s letter it gave me painful feelings to hear of her situation. After resting about an hour we went on about 4 miles further and camped near Father Baker's camp on a creek. It was night before we got supper over. I found several men going back to Nauvoo for their families.
[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]
[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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