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started again quite cold this has put an end to the flies stopped at the 9? miles house for breakfast stopped at noon in Bloomington Grove Crossed the Kickapoo the first running stream of water I have seen on the prairie To morrow we expect to see the end of our journey I am rejoiced at the idea I am completely worn out with travelling nights especially. Teusday 23rd I? and his father left us in Bloominton while they proceeded on horseback to view the county and select a place for our future home. Thursday returned having bought on improvement they proceeded immediately to Springfield and entered for 360 acres

Saturday 28th This morning I was taken ill with the chills and fever Monday 30th our people returned from Springfield and Tuesday we started for our home 30 miles from Bloomington the day was cold and stormy passed through Dry Grove Staats Grove stopped at in Mackinaw a small town on the river of the same name a more unpleasant night I never saw the rain came in torrents and the wind blew violently the house was poor and the rain beat in we could obtain but one bed and that a wet one sick and worn out with fatigue I thought I could hardly live through the night in so uncomfortable a situation, the worst water here I ever tasted in my life, Next morning crossed the Mackinaw River which was fordable and in the afternoon reached our destined home today I had so severe a headache that it