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Sep 1, 1839

Journal Entry

September 01, 1839 ~ Sunday

Sept 1st 1839 This is the first day of fall Sunday. Elder Taylor felt much better we concluded to
spend the day in the place & preach to the people. It was a german settlement. I deliverd unto
them a discourse on the first principles of the gospel & other subjects Elder Taylor followed
me & spoke untill he was quite exhausted not realizing his bodily weakness, & I became chilled
myself & returned to Mr Waltz Inn & I immediately was taken with a shake of th[e] ague & was followed
by a high fever which lasted me mostly through the night

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Taylor, John, b. 1808
1 Nov 1808 - 25 Jul 1887
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Germantown, Wayne County, Indiana

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the day following, , being Sunday, Brother Taylor concluded to remain there for the day, and hold a meeting. It was a German settlement. He wished me to speak, and I spoke upon the first principles of the gospel. He followed me, and spoke until he was exhausted. After we returned to the inn where we were stopping, I was taken with a chill and fever, and had a very bad night. Brother Taylor was also very sick.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

On the day following , being Sunday Br Taylor concluded to spend the day & hold a meeting it was a German settlement Elder Taylor wished me to speak which I did upon the first principles of the Gospel Elder Taylor followed me & spoke untill he was quite exhausted not realizing his bodily [condition] we returned to the Inn where we were staying & stopping I was taken with a chill & fever & had a sick night and Br Taylor was quite

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the day following, , being Sunday, Brother Taylor concluded to remain there for the day, and hold a meeting. It was a German settlement. He wished me to speak, and I spoke upon the first principles of the gospel. He followed me, and spoke until he was ex- hausted. After we returned to the inn where we were stopping, I was taken with a chill and fever, and had a very bad night. Brother Taylor was also very sick.

Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)

Sept 1st 1839 This is the first Day of fall Sunday Elder Taylor felt much better we concluded to spend the day in the place & preach to the people, it was a Germon settlement I delivered unto them a discourse on the first principles of the gospel & other subjects Elder Taylor followed me & spoke untill he was quite exhausted not realizing his bodily weakness & I became chilled myself & returned to Mr Waltz Inn & I immediately was taken with a shake of the ague & was followed by a high fever which lasted me mostly through the night

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

The next day was the and Sunday Elder Taylor felt much better and we concluded to spend the day in the place and preach to the people. It was a German settlement. I delivered a discourse on the first principles of the Gospel and other subjects. Brother Taylor followed and spoke until he was quite exhausted not realizing his bodily weakness. I became chilled myself and we returned to the inn where we stoped when I was immediately taken with the ague followed with high fever which lasted most of the night. The next day Elder Taylor was worse and had a high bilious fever and could not continue his journey. It was now evident that brother Taylor would have to be left behind It was painful to think of parting from him and to leave him sick nor should I have done so had I been able to take care of him myself but this my health would not permit Elder Taylor advised me to continue my journey with Father Coltrin and make the best of my way to New York and I accordingly concluded to take his advise. After committing my companion in the ministry into the hands of God I parted from him in Germantown Wayne Co. Indianna leaving him in the hands of our Divine Master on whose work we were and in the care of a kind and benevolent family who promised to do everything in their power to make him comfortable until his recovery of which I had full confidence and faith that the friends who promised to care for him would keep their word. We started and rode to Richmond and out of the State of Indianna into the State of Ohio and passed through the town of Eaton on our way where my wife suffered with the brain fever last winter as we journeyed west. I noted the house in particular where Mrs. Woodruff was healed by faith and the power of God. We travelled this day 45 miles.

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November 1839
Times and Seasons, official Church newspaper, first published in Nauvoo, Illinois (continuously published until February 1846).

Sep 1, 1839