Day in the Life

Dec 26, 1840

Journal Entry

December 26, 1840 ~ Saturday

26th Saturday I wrote a letter to Br Wm Pitt
A hand pointing to the right Had an interview with Doctor Copeland then
walked to Mr Sangiovanni, 23 Nassau Street
we found him quite unwell. We Dined with
him & his wife the Dinner was composed
of Italian Maccaroni, (Lasagna) Beef Plum
Puddings, Nut Cakes, Porter, wine oranges &c
we spent quite a plesent evening in conversing
with Mrs Susannah M Sangiovanni, concerning
the gospel & the Kingdom of God She received

our testimony & desires to be Baptized with all
her heart. She conversed much about her
fathers family & friends in America we spoke
of our wives & children which we had been
long seperated from. On our returne home
we called upon Br Corner who we found
unwell, with a bad cold, we also saw a female
who had just been run over by an omnibus
who was badly wounded. distance of the day 8 [miles]
we read in the London times an interesting
account from the German Jews a univ-
ersal call for them to return to Jerrusalem
8 m[iles]

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Rogers, David White
4 Oct 1787 - 21 Sep 1881
Copeland, William
abt. 1802 - unk.
Pitt, William Hill
16 Aug 1813 - 23 Feb 1873
66 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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Dec 26, 1840