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Pioneers Journals

Pioneers Journals. Some Fish and a Tooth. William Clayton-April 20 th 1847

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Pioneers Journals

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  1. Pioneers Journals

  2. Some Fish and a Tooth William Clayton-April 20th 1847 • “John S. Higbee, Luke Johnson, S. Markham, and some others, started ahead of the camp about noon, and went about two miles farther than this place to a lake with the boat and seine. They took over 200 very nice fish, and arrived with them about the time the camp was formed. The fish were distributed around the camp according to the number of persons in each wagon, generally two to a wagon, and the brethren enjoyed a good supper on fish. • I went to the river and washed my feet which were very dusty and sore. I also washed my socks as well as I could in cold water without soap. After Brother Luke Johnson had got through distributing fish, I went and asked him to draw my tooth. He willingly agreed and getting his instruments, I sat down in a chair, he lanced the gum, then took his nippers and jerked it out. The whole operation did not take more than one minute. He only got half the original tooth, the balance being left in the jaw. After this my head and face pained me much more than before. I ate but little supper and then lay down, but could not sleep for pain till near morning. The evening was very calm and pleasant.”

  3. Example Pioneer Journal for Wagons West April 9, 1848 My name is Annie Gumshun. I am 17 years old and the oldest child in my family. It’s not always easy being the oldest in a family, especially if you are a girl. I am usually helping Mom with most of the cooking and cleaning and babysitting my younger siblings. Sometimes I wish I could be the baby of the family. I have two younger siblings. Their names are Susie, the next child just after me and she is 15, and Tom. He’s just barely 8. Susie acts like she knows everything. Mom says it’s just her age. When Mom and Dad are gone, she tries to tell me what to do. She can be really kind sometimes, too, but it’s rare. We like to go out on walks sometimes together, though, and that is good. Tom loves playing ball games and wants to be on a team. He is really sweet and usually helps around the house, if he can.

  4. Mom and Dad are both so kind and loving. Dad is a printer and owns his own printing shop in town. He is pretty quiet, but he will always listen if you want to talk or have a question. Mom takes care of us at home and sometimes does laundry for neighbors to help pay our bills. She is a really hard worker and wants us to grow up and be good citizens. She makes sure we go to school everyday. They both work really hard. We love our life here. Even though we love it here, Mom says that it is time for us to move somewhere new. We have just joined the Mormon Church and all of us have to move West, because of the people in Illinois. We just settled here at Winter Quarters, but the people that lived here before us are mad that so many Mormons are here now. We are starting to collect our things and food to start moving West. I am afraid to leave Winter Quarters.

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