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Day in the Life

Jan 1, 1849

Journal Entry

January 01, 1849 ~ Monday

JAN 1st 1849 Monday this is the first day of 1849 we have
traversed in our minds and recorded some things
which has transpired during the past year what the present year
will bring to pass time must determin. But I have no boubt [doubt] but the
peresent year will chronicle events of equal importance with the past
As the crices has commenced with the past it will progress with the
future untill all nations will be constrained to acknowledg their is A
God in Heaven whose hand is stretched out to perform A great and
marvellous work in the Earth in the last days

The News this morning is in the Boston Daily times is that the steam[er]
Europa had arived Bringing News that Prince Louis Napoleon was elect[ed]
President of France. The Emperor of Austria had Abdicated his
Throne in favor of his young Nephew. Dredful starvation in Ireland
Raging of the cholera in Europe and esspecially in the south of
America, it is raging at New Orleans in such a manner that the inh-
abitants are fleeing out all that can get out. All business is stoping
captains Mates &clerks & Hands Are dying of the steam boats so that
they have to stop running. I shall watch the movements of the
signs of the times & record them daily

[FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Br Josiah G Hardy brought by the Hand
of Wm Goodridge [who] wished me to visit A sister who was possesed with
an evil spirit so I Accompanied Him to West Newbury, to see her
I spent the night with them I found her in a low state she was con
troled by An Evil spirit Altogether I Administered to her by the laying
on of hands she was better for a time but she afterwards gave
way to the same spirit Again 40 m

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JAN 1st 1849 Monday this is the first day of 1849 we have traversed in our minds and recorded some things which has transpired during the past year what the present year will bring to pass time must determin. But I have no boubt [doubt] but the peresent year will chronicle events of equal importance with the past As the crices has commenced with the past it will progress with the future untill all nations will be constrained to acknowledg their is A God in Heaven whose hand is stretched out to perform A great and marvellous work in the Earth in the last days
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
On Monday morning the the Steamer Europia arrived bringing news of the election of Prince Louis Napoleon as President of the French Republic; also of the abdication of the Emperior of Austria in favour of his young nephew and of dreadful starvation in Ireland and the raging of the cholera in Europe. Tidings also arefrom South America was of a similar character. At New Orleans the cholera was raging to such a frightful extent that the inhabitants were fleeing business suspended captains mates clerks and hands dying off and the steamboats had to stop running. I received a letter brought by brother Goodridge from brother Josiah G. Hardy wishing me to visit a sister who was possessed of an evil spirit so I accompanied him to West Newbury 40 miles I tarried around this neighbourhood
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2

Jan 1, 1849