Peter W. Conover. “I Started with <​General​> , , & about 300 <​200​> <​175​> men <​on Sunday the 25th. June​>— at 8 P.M. marched— started for <​in the direction of​> — travelled part of the night. <​about 1 o clock next morning​> <​Gen​> took 1/2 <​about 35​> <​65​> <​35​> of the Company and went towards . The 2 Laws and Conover <​with their Company​> started up the river road, for <​in the direction of ​>— <​we​> travelled till daylight on Monday morning— crossed Honey Creek <​eat a cold breakfast​> to <​&​> feed <​fed​> <​the​> the <​our​> horses— <​then​> continued on till noon when a consultation was held, and 10 <​of the best mounted​> men were selected to take the nearest road to <​viz​> under , P. W. Conover , , , , Henry Hoyt, , & <​(& 3 others)​> <​were selected to take the nearest road to ​> with instructions to continue until they <​we​> found Joseph <​you​>. Laws Co. went to . We took the middle road between Oquaka <​&​> and continued on till Tuesday at 2 A.M. <​when we​> rested <​for​> one hour, then passed through Hendersonville on to the Prairie, about 9 AM. <​at which time we​> met <​Coll.​> with an express <​your letter of instructions​> to Gen s— we read the Brethren <​letter​>;—— proposed we all return to , , Conover, the 2 Coltrins & said <​replied​> they intended to go on <​forward​> and meet Joseph <​you​>— went <​was sent​> with the dispatch [p. 1]