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Aug 31, 1839

Journal Entry

August 31, 1839 ~ Saturday

31st We still felt disposed to try to continued our Journey we passed through Cambridge & Dublin
at which place Elder Taylor procured some medicine of Dr Farnham he was vary sick we
continued to Germantown & was oblieged to stop & spend the day & night in consequence of

Elder Taylors sickness he suffered much he appears now to have the billious fever settelled upon
him I felt quite Ill myself this was a dark & gloomy day may the Lord have mercy upon us & not
suffer our way to be hedged up I pray 14 m[iles]

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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
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31st We still felt disposed to try to continue our journey we passed through Cambridge & Dublin at which place Elder Taylor procured some medicine of Doct Farnham he was vary sick we continued to Germontown & was obliedged to stop & spend the day & night in

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Times and Seasons, official Church newspaper, first published in Nauvoo, Illinois (continuously published until February 1846).

Aug 31, 1839