"DEPARTURES. . . . The Ellen Maria sailed on the 17th of January, having been detained in port several days by contrary winds. We shipped 332 souls on board of her, under the presidency of Elder Moses Clawson. Amongst the number were Elder Thomas Pugh, late counsellor to the president of the Church in Wales; and Elder George Kendal, late president of the Derbyshire Conference. These three brethren have labored faithfully in these lands, and depart from these shores with our blessing upon them; and we pray that they with the whole company of Saints may be safely wafted to their desired haven."
MS, 15:6 (Feb. 5, 1853), pp.89-90
"SIXTY-FIRST COMPANY. -- Ellen Maria, 332 Saints. The ship Ellen Maria sailed from Liverpool, January 17, 1853, after being detained in port several days by contrary winds. On this vessel the presidency of the British Mission shipped three hundred and thirty-two Saints, under the direction of Elder Moses Clawson. Among the number were Elder Thomas Pugh, late counselor to the president of the Church in Wales, and Elder George Kendall, who had presided over the Derbyshire Conference.
The voyage proved a pretty rough and stormy one, especially during the first eight days after leaving port, and considerable sickness prevailed among the Saints. Among others, President Clawson was sick nearly the entire voyage. Five births and five deaths occurred on board, and two marriages were solemnized. On the sixth of March, 1853, the Ellen Maria arrived with her precious cargo in New Orleans, making the passage from Liverpool in forty-seven days.
From New Orleans the emigrants continued the journey to St. Louis, Missouri, where they arrived March 18, 1853, and later proceeded up the river to Keokuk, in Iowa, from which place the journey across the plains was commenced. (Millennial Star, Vol. XV, pp.90, 253, 282.)"
Cont., 13:10 (Aug. 1892), p.460
"Mon. 17. [Jan 1853] . . . The ship Ellen Maria sailed from Liverpool, England, with 332 Saints, under the direction of Moses Clawson. It arrived at New Orleans March
6th, where Elder John Brown acted as church emigration agent that season. The emigrants continued up the Mississippi River to Keokuk, Iowa, which had been selected as the outfitting place for the Saints crossing the plains in 1853."
CC, p.47
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