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On Tuesday, December 4, 1855, William received the p, No.
49, Vol. 17. Listed in this edition were the names of the Elders who were released
to emigrate to the mountains. William·s name was among those released, with the
time of release set for February 1, 1856. His comments were, ´This gave me
satisfaction, as I was desirous to go home.µp
When his twenty-third birthday anniversary arrived on January 4, 1856,
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The rest of the month, he spent in preparations for leaving England, along
with the regular tasks. He didn·t have money to get the proper clothing and other
things which he felt he needed for the journey. On February 5, he states his
feelings, ´I was rather depressed in my mind, as I was going to the Valley, and
the way appeared dark.µ He was able to purchase cloth for an overcoat and suit
and vest. A tailor, Mr. Grove, made his suit ´gratis.µ Another tailor, Mr. Oliver,
made the overcoat. February 19, he purchased enough shirting to make four
shirts, and some of the Saints made them for him. On March 13, he received a
letter from a young man he had baptized, Michael Earl. He requested William to
come and be measured for a pair of boots. So the way had been provided
wherein he might have the things he needed for his trip back to America.p
On March 6, some of the Saints attended a meeting and received
information on emigration by handcarts. On the eighth, William received a letter
from Apostle Franklin D. Richards telling him not to sail on the first ship, but
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April 17th, 1856, was the day William received word to leave for Liverpool
immediately, and sail on the p . Elder Wheelock gave William ten
shillings, or the amount of $2.50, and he proceeded to collect his things at the
tailors, and some of the Saints. He was ready, and took a cab at 4 a.m. to Euston
Square. About 6 o·clock the morning of the 18th, he got on the railway car for
Liverpool. When he had paid his fare and luggage fee, he was left with only one
halfpenny, or one cent. That evening he saw Elder Richards, who gave him his
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On April 19 he left by tug for the ´ship p . . .µ a fine vessel of
1,898 tons register burthen. There were on board about 702 passengers mostly
Welsh the balance English, Irish, & Scotch. The whole under the Presidency of
Elders Dan Jones, John Oakley, & David Grant.µ The tug towed the ship down
the Mersey River, where it left them. The captain of their ship was Samuel
Curling, and he had already taken a shipload of Latter-day Saints to America the
previous year. Before nightfall, a council meeting was held, and the ship·s
company was divided into eleven wards with a president for each. Rules and
regulations were formed and work, prayer and meeting periods planned.p
For two days the sea was calm and they moved little. Then a good wind
came up and they began to move in the right direction. The 29th and 30th were
stormy and miserable. By the end of the second day of storm, the American
elders met together in prayer and asked for calm and a change of wind. They
decided to fast until they were called together again. The following day, May 1,
1856, the wind had changed, and the fast was broken after prayers of
thankfulness.p
On the fourteenth of May, they saw birds and fish, and estimated their
distance from Boston at about 900 miles. That night a great number of porpoises
played about their ship. On the twentieth, William said the weather was cold and
foggy and the ship lay still during the morning. The captain of the ship caught
four codfish. The next day, Cape Cod was in sight, and they prepared to try to
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May 23rd, a steam tug towed the ship into Boston Bay. After the inspectors
had checked the ship the following day, William was kept busy marking boxes as
they were hauled up the hatchway. The day of the 25th, William had the job of
guarding the ship from 3 to 6 a.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. Some of the Elders
preached on the deck of the ship during the day. The next day the passengers
prepared to leave the ship by railway cars or wagons.p
From Boston they traveled to Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Toledo. On
the way to Chicago, a small boy with whom William had been friendly on board
ship died, and he composed a poem to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Parry.
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It was Saturday, May 31, 1856, that they took the cars to Rock Island.
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and it was here that they saw the Mississippi River. Sunday, many of the people
bathed in the Mississippi while they waited to move on. They were not allowed to
travel on Sunday, but early the next morning preparations were made to leave the
cars. They boarded the ferry boat, " , and crossed into the state of Iowa
where they again boarded cars to take them to Iowa City. Arriving at Iowa City
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