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Day in the Life

Jun 26, 1849

Journal Entry

June 26, 1849 ~ Tuesday

[2]6 I went out fishing with Br Luce & Pearce in a 24 ton bark 6 m
we fished in 30 fathoms water 25 Codfish some would weigh
[◊]0 lbs 50 large Haddock 5 Hake & got back to the House at 10 oclok
I was quite sea sick going in strained my side & stomach & vomited
some blood. I preached to a House full at Br Pierce at 4 oclok
Spoke 2 Hours had the spirit of the Lord upon me & spoke vary
plain to the people there had been many baptized upon this Island
[b]ut were now all broaken up some gone west some apostitized &
[s]ome dead 16 still profess to have a standing in the Church

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Luce, John G.
1817-1881
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Jun 26, 1849