Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)
9th I visited Brother James Pratts family
in wats streat 69. I also visited Elder Jacob
W. Jenks, the captain & owner of Sloop Sea
gul, that plays continuely between New York
& singsing. Thus we begin to find the Saints
among the Slips &c. Elder Jinks informed me
that a letter had just arived from Jerrusalem to the
Jews in New York stateing that there is now stading
in Jerrusalem 144000 of the Jews {shorthand} 3 [miles]
