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Oct 15, 1837

Journal Entry

October 15, 1837 ~ Sunday

15 Sunday I preached at the house of Sister Sarah B Foss from
Job XIX ch [blank] which included the comeing of Christ {This is the
first time I ever preached before the household of my brother-in-law and neighbors in Scarborough} I receieved
an interesting and affectionate Letter from Brother Asahel H Woo-
druff, bearing date of Terre Haute, Sept 27, 1837. {Spent the night at Father Carters}. 2 m[iles]

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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1814
11 Apr 1814 - 18 Oct 1838
193 mentions
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Foss, Calvin
7 Apr 1800 - 28 Jan 1835
6 mentions
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Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
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Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
177 mentions
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Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

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Oct 15, 1837