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Day in the Life

Sep 1, 1841

Journal Entry

September 01, 1841 ~ Wednesday
Sept 1st The first day of fall I left New York
[FIGURE] on Board of Steem Boat Comet sailed
to Stoney Brook Long Island distance 60 miles

fare $1 when I landed I found Elder Hulse
& Priest Robt P. Wilson were waiting for me
I rode with them to Br Wilson & spent the
night. The New York Sun of to day contains
a most singular phenonimen ever recorded
in the last days A shower of flesh & blood, A
pillar of smooke, & a shower of manney.
I was introduced for the first time to Elder
2nd Quarters S. Sparks who I found was presi-
ding over about 40 Saints at Setauket I
preached in the evening at Stoney Brook &
spent the evening with Br Wilson

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Sep 1, 1841