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Aug 11, 1839

Journal Entry

August 11, 1839 ~ Sunday

11th This is my day to be sick with the Ague & fever according to its usual course but blessed be the Lord
I have esscaped it this day. I have taken 14 of the sappingtons pills & they have entirely broaken
the ague entirely to all appearance. I attended meeting in the grove & herd a discours from
Elder John Taylor D. C. Smith & Samuel Smith & communed with the Saints and inasmuch as
we were without purs or scrip, they contributed to our necessities to the amount of $9.

Mr George Miller offered himself for Baptism after meeting. I rode to McComb firom then[ce] to
Father John Coltrins & spent the night. I was weak & feble with the exercises of the day distance 14 m[iles]

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Smith, Don Carlos, b. 1816
25 Mar 1816 - 7 Aug 1841
49 mentions
Miller, George
1794- abt. 1856
38 mentions
Coltrin, John
1775-1846
29 mentions
Sappington, John
1776–1856
2 mentions
Historical Figure
Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
1945 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Samuel
11 Jun 1807 - 28 Jun 1850
65 mentions
Family, 1835 Southern Convert

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Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois

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Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)
11th Sunday this is my day to be sick with the ague & fever according to its usual course but blessed be the Lord I have esscaped it this day. I have taken 14 of the sappington pills & they have cured me intirely of the ague to all app earance. I attended meeting in the grove & herd a discourse from Elders J Tailor, C. Smith & S. Smith & communed with the Saints & inasmuch as we were without purs & scrip they con tributed to our necessities to the amount of $9. One Mr Miller offered himself for baptism after meeting I rode to McComb fro m thence to Father John Coltrin's & spent the night was weak & feeble with the exercises of the day. Distance 14 miles

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Aug 11, 1839