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Oct 26, 1839

Journal Entry

October 26, 1839 ~ Saturday

26 I spent the day at Sister Grahams I wrote a letter to Sister Eunice & In the evening I attempted to
A hand pointing to the right visit Br Burge in king st 41 I walked from Bowery to Broadway & took stage to stop at king st
but the driver did not understand me & he left me a mile from Br Burge & in walking to the 4
place being weak In body I was flung into a great perspiration & I took a severe & dangerous cold which
settled upon my lungs I spent the evening at Brother Burge Br Parley & a number of other Eldrs wer present

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3 mentions
Webster, Eunice Hart Woodruff
19 Jun 1821 - 14 Jun 1853
271 mentions
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Pratt, Parley Parker
12 Apr 1807 - 13 May 1857
547 mentions
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Burdge, Richard
abt. 1787 - 1858

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Oct 26 I spent the day at Sister Grahams [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Sister Eunice, & in the evening I attempted to visit Brother Burge in King street 41. I walked from Bowery to Broadway & took stage to stop at King st but the driver did not understand me & he left me a mile from Brother Burge & in walking to the place being weak in Body I was flung into a great perspiration & I took a severe & dangerous cold which setteled upon my lungs I spent the evening at Brother Burge Brother Parley & a number of other Elders was present

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

Oct 26, 1839