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Day in the Life

Aug 11, 1840

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August 11, 1840 ~ Tuesday

[FIGURE] Aug 11^th {Elder Benbow loaned Elder Turley} 20 {pounds and gave me} 15 {for our London mission}
We took the parting hand with Elder Turley who
started for Liverpool to prepare a ship for about 80
Saints to emegrate to America 40 of which Elder J
Benbow takes with him & pays their expenses to
America out of Mercy to the poor Saints Let the
Blessings of Almighty God rest upon him forever &
ever He Gave Elder Turley £100 to secure the
Passage of the Saints. We took the parting hand with
Brother & Sister Bendbow & the Saints at Froms
Hill to see them No more untill I meet them in
NAUVOO U. S. A. Aa they are about to emegrat
there, we walked to Ledbury, & spent the night
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to B Young & one to Elder Glover 7 [miles]