<​s Letter—​> Extract of a Letter from to — Dated “ Sept 27— 1838. “The forces X (see Doc p. 34) alarmd.”

<​28​> Friday 28 I was about home until near sunset when I rode out.

<​Camp.​> This day the camp passed but 2 houses, Travelld 17. mi & tented at Parson’s Creek, Lynn Co. This pa[r]t of the county is well supplid with wild-Turkies, Prairie hens, Quails, Patriges wild, geese, ducks, & Snipes, Deer, Raccoon, & squirul which the brethrn sometine suceed in getting for food. Green Parrots Eagles, Owls, Turkey buzzards and Crane are fou[n]d here also.

<​’s camp​> Elder arrivd at with his Canada camp some time this week.

<​Camp—​> <​29​> Saturday 29th The camp travelld 15 mi. passed through Chilicothe, & encamped on the prairie 1 mi west. of the town. Bros. . & Holme’s waggons upset. & hurt several, & bro y and several were sick.—

I rode out on horseback— and, retunig [returning] about 3. P.M. spent the evening at home.

<​30​> Sunday 30th. I left home about 10 o clock. A M.

<​Camp​> The camp crossed , passed Utica, crossed & tented on the west bank in <​(15 mi)​> on <​the farm of​> Bro Oliver Walkers farm. who gave each one a large pumpkin, & plenty of shell beans, and the brethrn felt as though they had ente[re]d the land of promise

<​October 1​> Monday October 1s 1838, I retund home about 5. o clok P. M. & spent the where I tarri[e]d the remainder of the day & evng [evening].

<​Camp​> The camp travelled 20 miles, crossed crossed Brush creek and encamped on the west bank. left the camp this morning, and went on to<​wards​> To , which which the coun Camp disapproved of by unanimous vote in the evening.

<​Mob at ​> The Mob having left , (after they were incor organized into militia by , & & disbanded) went to carrol County, and gatherd around , threatnig vengeance to the , without regard to age, sex, or condition. so that , for a season, was [p. 20]