<​18​> Monday 18. . visited Bro R. Potter at <​19​> and retur[ne]d on Tuesday to .

About this time we had arriv[e]d near , when the roads were so bad, Hea[l]th so poor, & the time so fast spending when it was necessary for the committee to be in , that I started in the stage with , on the most expedit[i]ous route to , leaving , & to come on at their leisure in the carriage.—

<​22​> Friday 22 <​&​> co went to , where they waited for a steam boat until Tuesday.— & co. sold their horses and carriage at , & went on to by the canal. Railway. & Steam boats. from wrote me, on the 22d. directed to , from which I quote the following “<​“The churches​> X (L 77 78. 79 conditions” . <​Some time this month the first No of the “Tims & Seasons,” a monthly Religious paper in pamphlet form was publish[e]d at , Hancock Co Ill. by my Bro. , & under the firm of Robin[s]on & Smith publish[e]rs.—​>

<​26​> Tuesday 26 at 1. P. M. & co, went onbo[a]rd the Steamer Columbus, at , and arrived in <​26 <​27​>​> on Wednesday Morning 27th. <​went on towa[r]ds .​>

<​27.​> Wednesdy 27 about one oclock <​this mor[n]ing​> the wind arose, when went on deck, prayed to the Father in the name of Jesus & <​when he felt to​> comm[an]ded the winds and the waves, and let them proce[e]d on their journ[e]y in safety. The winds abated. & he gave glory, honor, & praise to the God who rules all things, and Arrived <​arriving​> in in the morning, they took the stage for Genva Geneva.

<​While on the mountain some distance from our coachman stopped into a public house to take his grog. when the horses took fright. & ran down the hill at full speed. I perswaded my fellow travelle[r]s to be quiet & retain their seats, but had to hold one woman to prevent her throwing her infant out, of the coach. The passenge[r]s were exceedingly agitated, but I used every persuasion to calm th[e]ir fealings— & openi[n]g the door. I secur[e]d my hold on the side of the coach the best way I could. & succeeded in placing myself in the coachmans seat, & <​in​> reining up the horses​> <​after they had run some 2 or 3 miles, and neathir [neither] coa[c]h, horses or passengers receiv[e]d any injury. This was <​My course was​> spoken of in the highe[s]t terms of commendation, as being one of the most daring & heroic deeds.” & no language could exp[r]ess the gratatude of the passengers when they found themelves safe & the horses quiet. There were some members of congress, with us who proposed, to name the incedent to that body beliveg [believing]. they reward such conduct, by some public act, but on enquiring my name, to mention as the author of their safety, & finding it to be Joseph Smith— the “Mormon Prophet,”— as th[e]y call[e]d it, I heard no more of their praise, gratitude or reward.​>

<​Joseph at ​> <​28​> Thursday 28 I arriv[e]d at this evening morning, & put up at the corner of Mo. & 3d streets.

This Eveni[n]g & Co. rode to in the steam cars, & from thence rode all night in a horse coach & arrived at 10 A M. on Friday 28 [29]. at Auburn N. Y.

The following is a copy of our pitition to Congress for redress of our difficulti[e]s, to The Honorable (X 35 pages) danger.

<​30​> Saturdy 30 went to Bro ’s, at Moravia, [p. 68]