This great meeting, or I should have said these big lions, <​in concert with​> with the consent of the little ones beside , sent out near one hundred & fifty to differnt parts of the land, to carry a proclametion of pardon to the sinner, & those who had faith in their doctrines, and they were very particular to select such places as wanted, & had requested preachers to be sent to them, or, to places where their elders had never been, & not intrude themselves where they are not wanted. They are very modest about this, & perhaps there is some policy, but I discoverd nothing unwarrantable <​censurable​> in their movements. It was reportd & p[r]oved that one of their elders abroad had been guilty of some bad conduct <​abroad​> & he was cut off from <​ummade​> thir fellowship his office in less than 1/2 the time it took to make. him. a

All the States (except , for they are cautious are jealous of their old friends yet.) may c & <​th[e]​> Conida’s [Canadas] may expect a swarm of these peahers [preachers] soon, fore they have not done sending out their heralds, but in the midst of their besiness on wednesday— A steamer was discovrd coming up the . <​& meeting adjournd.—​> which proved to be the Amar[a]nth, loaded with Sa[i]nts, & notice was given that they would meet the new brethren at the thurday mrning, Meeting adjornd & repaird to the landing, & there was the p[r]ophet & the & hundreds of othe[r]s, & before those 250 were dispursd of the “Maid of Iowa” was landing

<​These Mormons are determind to be the fi[r]st in every thing. The Steamer p[r]oved to be the Amoranth, followed the same day by the “Maid of Iowa— both direct from , loaded with Saints. These were the first arrivals at the this Spring, one four the other 16 days from <​having [to?]​> fighting <​ag[ai]nst​> with <​the​> ice all the way.— The 450​> [p. [2]]