under the open canopy <​of heaven​> and from which cause he <​I​> he has <​have​> every reason to believe she died a premature death. the only consolation they received <​From the mob,​> under these circumstances was G——d d——n you do you believe in <​Joe smith​> the book now The saith that during this whole time <​the​> <​s.d​> Joseph smith sen lived in in the Town of according To the best of <​my​> his knowledge & belief, a distance of 1100 miles from Missouri & Thinks that the church in <​there​> had but little correspondnc with him during That time. The further saith we now mostly found ourselves in some in negro cabins some in Gentlemen’s kitchens some in old cabins that had been out of use for years, and others in the open air without any thing to shelter them from the dreary storms of a and <​cold & stormy​> stormy winter, thus like men of servitud we went To work To obtain a scanty living among the inhabitants of every advantage which could [p. 8]