and shut me up fast, ^between the bolster and tongue^ but in such a manner
that my head and shoulders dragged on the ground
my horses took fright and ran out into an open
prairie and thus dragged me in this possession ^position^
for about half a mile. I managed to guide them
with my left hand, so as to run them into a corner ^of a high worm^
of the fence, where we landed in a pile together. I was
considerably bruised but escaped without any broken bones.
On the 23rd July 1842 Prest Joseph Smith sent
me to S from Nauvoo to St. Louis to procure a
stock of paper. I went down upon a steamboat was
6 days on the way, during which time I was severely
attacked with billious fever. The day I made my
purchase, the fever was so high I was scarcely sensible
of what I was doing, as soon as I made my
purchase, and got my freight on board, I took my
birth [berth] and lay there until I arrived at Nauvoo, which
was on the 10 of Aug.^st. I was confined to my bed 40
days and passed through the most severe fit of
sickness I ever endured, my life was dispaired
of by many of my friends; I was administered
to by Prst Smith and the Twelve: my life was
preserved by the power of God. I took a relapse
twice after I began to recover, once while in council
with the Presidency & Twelve, my strengths left me
my breath stoped and I felt as though I was
struck with death.
On the 12th Sept ¹², 1843 I left At 5 o'clock p.m. I
left Boston, on the express train for Portland
while passing through Chester woods 6 miles south [of]
Kennebunk some person having pried up ^raised^ the ^one of the^ rails
and put under them ^rolled^ a log, ^under it^ and it being dark
the we struck it at full speed and landed in
a pile of ruins. 3 cars were filled with passengers

and shut me up fast, between the bolster and tongue but in such a manner that my head and shoulders dragged on the ground my horses took fright and ran out into an open prairie and thus dragged me in this position for about half a mile. I managed to guide them with my left hand, so as to run them into a corner of a high worm fence, where we landed in a pile together. I was considerably bruised but escaped without any broken bones. 23rd July 1842 Prest Joseph Smith sent me from Nauvoo to St. Louis to procure a stock of paper. I went down upon a steamboat was 6 days on the way, during which time I was severely attacked with bilious fever. The day I made my purchase, the fever was so high I was scarcely sensible of what I was doing, as soon as I made my purchase, and got my freight on board, I took my birth and lay there until I arrived at Nauvoo, on the 10 of Aug.st. I was confined to my bed 40 days and passed through the most severe fit of sickness I ever endured, my life was dispaired of by many of my friends; I was administered to by Prst Smith and the Twelve: my life was preserved by the power of God. I took a relapse twice after I began to recover, once while in council with the Presidency & Twelve, my strength left me my breath stoped and I felt as though I was struck with death. Sept 12, 1843 At 5 o'clock p.m. I left Boston, on the express train for Portland while passing through Chester woods 6 miles south of Kennebunk some person having raised one of the rails and rolled a log, under it and it being dark we struck it at full speed and landed in a pile. 3 cars were filled with passengers