[Apostle Willard Richards Journal] Missouri River, east side. Some cloudy, and slight rain. The brethren were designing to go by land to Nauvoo, but Elder Little (and Brother Pierce who was going east) could get no passage and took carriage for Belvue to take the steamer, Â"General Brook,Â" then going down the river. About 8 a.m., Elders Hyde, Pratt, and Taylor, found it impossible to cross the Mosquito Creek, the water was so high and bridges gone. At one p.m. they left the Bluff in Elder TaylorÂ's carriage for Belvue, hoping to find a passage down the river. There they found Elders Little and Pierce, and they all went on board of a Mackenae boat with the missionaries who had come from Pawnee village about 5 1/2 [5:30] p.m., Presidents Young and Kimball being present.
Dr. Richards left a letter of commendation with the council for George W. Harris and Orson Spencer to go to England. Made out the Nauvoo and Mt. Pisgah mail, and at 3 p.m. started home, passing near the old barrack where he got a mess of garden sauce, and found William Clayton on the flat 1 1/2 miles from the ferry, to whom he committed the copies of the muster rolls of Companies A and B, on the east side of the river and returned to the ferry at sunset. The boat had crossed for the last time and he put up with Brother Bauch. Supper and lodging with Lorin Farr, who had been with him incidentally and waited for him. The night clear and air salubrious.
[source: Apostle Willard Richards Journal]
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