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Oct 3, 1839

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October 03, 1839 ~ Thursday

3^rd I spent the day at Fathers I was blessed with the happy privilege of once more administering
the ordinance of Baptism to one of my friends. I repaired to the water about the setting of the
[FIGURE] [sun] accompanied by a few friends & I administered the ordinance of Baptism to Cousin BETSEY COSSET
[FIGURE] Betsey Cossett in Farmington River In the Same Place whare father & his houshold & other friends
were baptized the year before

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

On the I baptized my cousin Betsey Cossett My uncle Adna died on the next day Thus my relatives were droping into eternity one after another. But thank God there is a power in the plan of salvation to redeem from the grave. I was baptized for my uncle

Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)

3rd I spent the day at Fathers I was blessed with the happy privilege of once more administering the ordinance of baptism to one of my friends. I repaired to the water about the setting of the sun acco mpanied by a few friends & I administered the ordinance of Baptism to cousin Betsey Cossett in Farmington River in the same place whare father & his hou sehold & other friends were Baptized the year before