“I started with General , and about 175 men. On Sunday the 25th June at 8 P.M. in the direction of [HC 5:450] Peoria; travelled part of the night. about 1 o’Clock next morning Gen took 35 of the Company and <​continued​> towards Peoria. The 2 Laws with their Company started up the river road, in the direction of — we travelled till day light on Monday morning— crossed Honey creek, eat a cold breakfast and fed the horses, then continued on till noon when a consultation was held, and ten of the best mounted men viz , Peter W. Conover, , , , Henry Hoyt, , and , were selected to take the nearest road to , with instructions to continue until we found you. We took the middle road between Oquaka and , and continued on until Tuesday at 2 A.M. when we rested for one hour, then passed through Hendersonville on to the Prairie, about 9 A.M. at which time we met Col with your letter of instructions to Gen , we read the letter. was sent with the dispatch to , we then made a halt at where the Inhabitants refused to sell us food, here we held a Council, and sent and Henry Hoyt back to , with instructions to the brethren to wait there, until they got further orders, we then travelled ten miles and obtained some corn at a farm house. 1 p.m. left there and travelled on to the Prairies until we met your”