1866-07-18-Humbolt
From New York City LDS History
Autobiography of Olof Jenson
Jenson, Olof. Autobiographical sketch (Ms 11373), pp. 1-3.
… We were six weeks crossing the Atlantic Ocean and were glad when we reached Castle Garden, New York, where we stayed for three days. We all had to pass a doctor's inspection before landing. Had there been any contagious diseases on board, we would not have been allowed to land. We left New York City and went up the Hudson River in a boat to Albany, New York, where we put in very dirty cattle cars. …
