. . . In the morning of Sept. 3rd we took our baggage to the ship, but the ship not being ready to load, our baggage was not taken on until the evening. Getting all things properly managed we took our supper on the ship and Saturday, Sept. 4th, Brother Robert F. Goold paid a visit to me on the ship before our starting and took breakfast and dinner. At 6:30 p.m. of the same day we set sail for America on the steamship Nevada with over 300 Saints , passengers and as many or more strangers with 100 officers &c. On the first three or four days we were more or less sick but were kindly treated by the captains and the other officers of the ship, also by crew, especially those that were sick and the old too.

The missionaries were most kindly treated having food of all kinds in great abundance with servants to wait on them and all their calls. [p.20] The utmost good feeling prevailed among the Saints, there not being one word of action to mar our peace and harmony throughout the entire journey.

While at sea, on the 11th there was the death of an aged brother, 61 years of age, and he was buried up in the ocean the same day.

Sunday, the 12th there were meetings held in the three parts of the ship by the three nationalities, English, Danish, and Dutch or Germans. We also had a meeting of the Danish Saints in the evening.

Sept. 13th at 6 p.m. we landed in New York in the short space of eleven days from Liverpool, all in the enjoyment of good and with but one death, as above noted.

On the 16th we stopped at Castle Garden, the Saints headquarters, where we remained overnight.

On the 17th ourselves and luggage was transferred to the cars for Ogden and Salt Lake City. Passed through much fine country on our way through the States.

On the 22nd we passed over the channel of the Platte River which was entirely dry, but notwithstanding this fact, there were large droves of stock along its banks, probably from puddles or ponds in the river bed.

On the 24th at 4 p.m. we reached Ogden and the next day came to Salt Lake City, where we stopped at the Tithing Yard. . . . [p.21]

BIB: Neilson, Peter. Family record (Ms 5345), pp. 20-21. (CHL)
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