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Oct 13, 1838

Journal Entry

October 13, 1838 ~ Saturday

13th This was a serious day to me I arose in the morning with a severe cold & commenced walking up the
foot of the green mountains I was soon attacked with a painful dissease resembling the collery
I stoped into a house while going up the mountains for about two hours during which time I was constantly
vomiting & purging after which I went to bed in my waggon & Elder Holmes drove my horse for me
I called upon the elders to lay hands upon me they did so & I was healed. we put up for the night at Mr
Stephen Averetts Inn. Distance of the day all the way up the green mountains 18

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Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
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Maine Mission
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Green Mountains, Vermont

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the , while crossing the Green Moun- tains, I was attacked with something resembling the cholera. I was very sick. I stopped at a house for about two hours, but the Elders administered to me, and I revived.

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

13th this was a serious day to me I arose in the morning with a severe cold & I commenced walking theup the foot of the green mountains I was soon attacked with a painful dissease resembling the collery I stoped into a house while going up the mountains for about 2 hours during which time I was most constantly puking & purging after which I went to bed in my waggon

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

& Elder Holmes drove my horses for me I was in great pain while the waggon was jutting over the rocks as we were climing the green mount- ains we stop & put up for the night at Mr Stephen Averetts Inn distance of the day 18 miles right up the mount- ain Expenses of the day $4.70 18 m

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the , while cross- ing the Green Mountains, I was attacked with something resembling the cholera. I was very sick. I stopped at a house for about two hours, but the Elders ad- ministered to me, and I revived.

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Oct 13, 1838