8th Chapter of Zechariah and the 23rd verse the words where we will go with you for we have heard God is with you.

Monday, 11th
Nothing occurred this day worthy of remark except that walking about. Mr Thomson received a letter from the Brokers saying the ship was to be down at Gravesend on Wednesday. Received a letter from D Hope.

Tuesday, 12th
No signs of the ship moving. Mr and Mrs Cox came down to Gravesend and put up at the Rum Puncheon Inn, expecting to go on Board immediately as there appeared an advertisement in the Times paper that all passengers should be on Board on Sunday the 10th May, called on us as being passengers in the same ship they and the Dunns took tea with us. Received a small note through Mr Jones from my Daughter