June 14, 1849 ~ Thursday

June 14^th I spent most of the day in aranging my aff[a]irs
to leave for New Brunswick I packed up a large bund[le]
of scraps of Paper to send to the recorder in the vall[ey]
I preached in the evening to a few saints in my own house

June 15, 1849 ~ Friday

15^th [FIGURES] I wrote two letters to day one to Elder
W. I. Appleby or Orson Hyde & one to
Jacob Gibson, I was glad to have the privilege of
writing one more to Elder Appleby after supposing
that he was dead from reports we had herd this
is the last day I shall spend at home for a season

June 16, 1849 ~ Saturday

16^th I aranged my business in the fore part of the day for
leaving home to start on my Mission I took cars in the evening
& rode to Lowell & spent the night with Br Pevey on Branch st 35 m

June 17, 1849 ~ Sunday

17^th Sunday I preached to the saints in Lowell. I read a boo[k]
in the evening called Book of Captives Among the Indians
including Smith Captivity. He gave an interesting accoun[t]
of a sacrafice offered upon to the Lord by an old Indian Chi[ef]
who was nearly in a state of starvation & in great troub[le]
After purifying himself for 3 days with the best herbs he
could get he goes before the Lord and builds an alter lays a ston[e]
on the A[l]ter and burns upon it all the tobaco he has and
says O though Great Spirit I here offer up unto thee the
best thing I have, and all I have, and I know not when I
shall get any more, and I now pray thee to hear my praye[r]
& grant me my Petition which is this, send a rain to
raise this river two feet & a half that my canoe can go into
the Lake (Erie) so I can meet my brethren. Give me one
Bear 2 Beaver, & 3 Coones. The Lord herd his prayer & granted
his request in all things. A rain came, the river rose 2 1/2 feet
that night, he killed a bear 2 beaver & 3 coones, How much
the sacrafice of this Indian Chief wias like the offerings
of Ancient Israel, this Exhample should teach even the Lat[ter]
Day Saints a lesson let them offer their sacrafices as did this
Indians and their prayers will be herd and answerd

June 18, 1849 ~ Monday

18^th Took cars rode to Portland called upon Ilus and Ezra &
there families I went over Ezra Carters House from top to bott[om]
It was a new House and probably furnished in the best stile of
any house in Portland. I rode to Scarboro in the evening with
Fabyan and spent the night at Father Carters distance 110 m

June 19, 1849 ~ Tuesday

19^th I went out fishing with Fabyan & Ilus we made a good cho[wder]
for dinner at the point we caught 50 skullipins 50 flounders
3 Cod and 4 Eels 2 conners & reached home weary I spent the night
at sister Foss 10 m

June 20, 1849 ~ Wednesday

20^th I road to Portland took supper with Ilus I got the New York
Herrald which was full of News. The Cholera was making its ravag[es]
throughout North America containing an account of the death of
President Polk. I took boat at 9 oclok for Thomaston I left
several buildings on fire in Portland when the boat started 10 m

June 14, 1849 ~ Thursday

June 14th I spent most of the day in aranging my affairs to leave for New Brunswick I packed up a large bundle of scraps of Paper to send to the recorder in the valley I preached in the evening to a few saints in my own house

June 15, 1849 ~ Friday

15th FIGURES I wrote two letters to day one to Elder W. I. Appleby or Orson Hyde & one to Jacob Gibson, I was glad to have the privilege of writing one more to Elder Appleby after supposing that he was dead from reports we had herd this is the last day I shall spend at home for a season

June 16, 1849 ~ Saturday

16th I aranged my business in the fore part of the day for leaving home to start on my Mission I took cars in the evening & rode to Lowell & spent the night with Br Pevey on Branch st 35 m

June 17, 1849 ~ Sunday

17th Sunday I preached to the saints in Lowell. I read a book in the evening called Book of Captives Among the Indians including Smith Captivity. He gave an interesting account of a sacrafice offered upon to the Lord by an old Indian Chief who was nearly in a state of starvation & in great trouble After purifying himself for 3 days with the best herbs he could get he goes before the Lord and builds an alter lays a stone on the Alter and burns upon it all the tobaco he has and says O though Great Spirit I here offer up unto thee the best thing I have, and all I have, and I know not when I shall get any more, and I now pray thee to hear my prayer & grant me my Petition which is this, send a rain to raise this river two feet & a half that my canoe can go into the Lake (Erie) so I can meet my brethren. Give me one Bear 2 Beaver, & 3 Coones. The Lord herd his prayer & granted his request in all things. A rain came, the river rose 2 1/2 feet that night, he killed a bear 2 beaver & 3 coones, How much the sacrafice of this Indian Chief was like the offerings of Ancient Israel, this Exhample should teach even the Latter Day Saints a lesson let them offer their sacrafices as did this Indians and their prayers will be herd and answerd

June 18, 1849 ~ Monday

18th Took cars rode to Portland called upon Ilus and Ezra & there families I went over Ezra Carters House from top to bottom It was a new House and probably furnished in the best stile of any house in Portland. I rode to Scarboro in the evening with Fabyan and spent the night at Father Carters distance 110 m

June 19, 1849 ~ Tuesday

19th I went out fishing with Fabyan & Ilus we made a good chowder for dinner at the point we caught 50 skullipins 50 flounders 3 Cod and 4 Eels 2 conners & reached home weary I spent the night at sister Foss 10 m

June 20, 1849 ~ Wednesday

20th I road to Portland took supper with Ilus I got the New York Herrald which was full of News. The Cholera was making its ravages throughout North America containing an account of the death of President Polk. I took boat at 9 oclok for Thomaston I left several buildings on fire in Portland when the boat started 10 m