[William Clayton] This A.M. we have a perfect calm. The captain and some of the cabin passengers have been swimming and afterwards took a short voyage in a small boat. The weather is extremely hot to day almost to much for us to bear. Brother Samuel Bateman caught a young Shark during the calm near a yard long. The infant child belonging to Brother and Sister Green of Manchester died this evening and was buried in the deep. We have spent this P.M. in arranging for payment of potatoes. The whole cost is about £28 which amounts to 3/1 per head or adult persons. Elder Turley has from time to time spoken much concerning the sisters keeping themselves from the sailors. Sister Mary Ann Holmes from Herefordshire has made great freedom with them which has been a grief to us. This night Elizabeth Wilson, Elizabeth Lambert and Eliza Prince all from Manchester and Sister Crampton from Bolton was making very free with one of the mates and 2 of the cabin passengers. Brother Cope says th
ey were drinking wine with them. Elder Turley sent Sister Poole to request them to come [away] but they returned very indifferent answers and said they could take care of themselves. (1)
-- 170 years ago - Sep 29, 1840. Tuesday.
Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith met with the high council and acted in defense of and pleaded for mercy for those who had been accused of offenses against the Church. (2)
-- 175 years ago - Sep 29, 1835
[Black History] Elijah Abel, grandson of Elijah Abel, is ordained an Elder (Modern Microfilms document). (3)
-- 75 years ago - Sep 29, 1935
1 - George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith
3 - Crapo, Richley, Chronology Pertaining to Blacks and the LDS Priesthood, http://www.mormonsocialscience.org/node/62
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