4^th We passed through Sandstone & Jacksonburgh
a large town; the state prision is there. We spent the
night at Br Noah W. Bartholomew near Jacksonburg
here we found Elder Hiram J. Brown who had been
cut of[f] from the Church in Nauvoo by an accusation
presented by Elder Elsworth he was still preaching
we talked with him he said he would harken to
council & do what we told him to, manifested a good
spirit & wished to be restored. Said that Elsworth
misrepresented him. We gave him liberty to teach.
We ascertained that Elder Samuel Parker had
done much injury in teaching fals doctrin. 25 m[iles]

During this days travel we called upon Br Samuel
Graham he was 87 years of age & was Baptized
By Elder Zebedee Coltrin in the fall of AD 1832
As he was tortering for the grave we lade hands upon
him & ordained him unto the office of an high
Priest. Elder Z. Coltrin was spokesman. After which
Elders W. Woodruff & G A. Smith lade hands upon
him & sealed upon him the following blessing

Samuel Graham. In the name of ^the Lord^ Jesus Christ and
by the authority of the Holy Priesthood and the Apostleship
resting upon us we lay our hands upon your head &
seal upon your head ^which is blossoming for the grave^ the blessing of Abram Isacac &
Jacob, for thou art of the seed of Abraham of
the tribe and linage of Joseph of the blood of Ephraim
thy life hath been preserved on the earth for
a special purpose in the mind of God, which purpose
thou shalt fully understand in the morning of
the first resurrection ^we seal thee up unto eternal life^ for thou shalt come forth in
the morn of the first resurrection & stand in thy lot
in the linage of thy fathers ^with all thy posterity & kindred that shall receive the gospel^ thou canst say like Simeon
of old thou hast seen the salvation of God [Luke 2:25-30] for thou
art made partaker of the blessings of the fulness of the
gospel & the powers of the priesthood, & we seal upon

your head evry blessing of the seal of the covenant
belonging to the priesthood & kingdom of God

Blessing

Samuel Graham in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ
and by the Holy Priesthood and Apostleship confered upon
us we lay our hands upon your head, which is blossom-
ing for the grave. And we bless you with the blessing of
Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob, for thou art the seed of
Abraham of the tribe and linage of Joseph of the blood of Ephraim
Thy life hath been preserved for a special purpose in the
mind of God, which purpose shall be fully known to the[e] in
the morn of the first resurrection. We seal the[e] up unto eternal
life. we say unto thee thou shalt have part in the first resurrec-
tion, and thou shalt come forth iand stand with all thy
posterity and thy kindred who shall enter into the everlasting
covenant and receieve the gospel of Jesus Christ, and with them
thou shalt recieve an exhaltation in the celestial glory of God
thou shalt occupy that place in the linage of thy fathers designed
for thee in the kingdom of God. Thy friends that remain
after thou art in thy grave shalt receieve for and in thy
behalf evry seal of the covenant that belongs to the Melchezedak
priesthood or the kingdom of God that should not be sealed upon
they head while thou art living, so that evry blessing that
Abram Isaac or Jacob receieved shall be thine in the celestial
world. We seal upon thy head all the blessings that the patria-
rch of the Church has in his heart to seal upon thee. We seal
upon thy head the speirit of peace so that thou mayest feel &
say like Simeon of old that thou hast seen the salvation
of God [Luke 2:25-30] and art made a partaker of the fulness of the
everlasting covenant. Thy body shalt rest in peace and
arise with the just and enjoy celestial glory. All these blessings
we seal upon thy head in the name of JESUS CHRIST AMEN