December 4, 1849 ~ Tuesday

4^th I wrote 3 letters one to Mrs Woodruff, one to
Col Kane one to Dr J. M. Bernhisel. I took cars rode
to Beverly & spent the night with Br Flagg 30 m[iles]

December 5, 1849 ~ Wednesday

5^th I wrote A letter to J M Bernhisel I took cars to
Boardentown & stage to New Egypt & spent the night 35 m

December 6, 1849 ~ Thursday

6^th I wrote A letter to Elder Hyde I rode to Hornerstown
I preached at night in a school House. I Blessed one
child & spent the night with Br Curtis 3 m

December 7, 1849 ~ Friday

7^th I rode to Toms River Preached to the Saints & spent
the night with Anthony & Irsrael Ivins 25 m

December 8, 1849 ~ Saturday

8^th I rode with Israel Ivins 25 miles to Freehold in the
stage 15 Rail Road 20 miles in steem Boat to New York
30 miles I recieved 3 letters from Mrs. W, Col. Kane and
Dr Bernhisel. I wrote 2 letters to Col Kane
& Dr Bernhisel spent the night with Br T Cartwright 90 m

December 9, 1849 ~ Sunday

9^th Sunday I preached twice at New York Administ
ered to 2 sick, read 2 numbers of the Star I had A
dream concerning Br Delin

December 10, 1849 ~ Monday

10 I wrote A letter to Mrs Woodruff I had an Inter
view with Mr Copway the Ojibwa Indian Chief who
is calling upon this Nation to stay their hand in the
persecution of the Indians And is carriying A peteition
to washington & calling upon the Government to
give the Indians A Territory that they may have
for their own & not be driven any more I had a
plesant time with him

December 11, 1849 ~ Tuesday

11^th I took steemer & rode to Haverstraw & preached
at night at Br Druce House & spent [the night] 40 mile

December 12, 1849 ~ Wednesday

12. I took steemer rode to New York then to New
Ark N. J. And spent the night with Brother Provost 50 mi

December 13, 1849 ~ Thursday

13^th I rode to west Bloomfield & spent the night atnd
preached & talked untill 2 oclok then went to bed betw
een two men on a cold straw bed 3 Hours & got up at
5 oclok I confirmed one and ordained one Elder 10 m

December 14, 1849 ~ Friday

14^th In company with Elder David Turner I took cars
rode to Summerville to Preach. Also to Baptize Mr
Isaac Moorehouse But when I arived I found He had
been on A Drunken spree with two Irishmen
Patrick Burnes And Another man at Mr Burns House
which finally resulted in the murder of one of the
Irishmen. Burns knocked the other man down &
stamped on his breast untill He killed him under
the following circumstancs Moorehouse gave Burnes
$1 Bill to go & buy some liquor He gave the $1 to the other
Irishman to go on the errand He Pocketed the money &
would not go Burns then Knocked him down stamped on

December 4, 1849 ~ Tuesday

4th [FIGURE] I wrote 3 letters One to Mrs Woodruff, one to Col Kane one to Dr J. M. Bernhisel. I took cars rode to Beverly & spent the night with Br Flagg 30 m

December 5, 1849 ~ Wednesday

5th [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to J. M. Bernhisel I took cars to Boardentown & stage to New Egypt & spent the night 35 m

December 6, 1849 ~ Thursday

6th [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to Elder Hyde I rode to Hornerstown I preached at night in a school House. I Blessed one child & spent the night with Br Curtis 3 m

December 7, 1849 ~ Friday

7th I rode to Toms River Preached to the Saints & spent the night with Anthony & Israel Ivins 25 m

December 8, 1849 ~ Saturday

8th I rode with Israel Ivins 25 miles to Freehold in the stage 15 Rail Road 20 miles in steem Boat to New York 30 miles I recieved 3 letters from Mrs. W, Col. Kane and FIGURES Dr Bernhisel. I wrote 2 letters to Col Kane & Dr Bernhisel spent the night with Br T Cartwright 90 m

December 9, 1849 ~ Sunday

9th Sunday I preached twice at New York Administ ered to 2 sick, read 2 numbers of the Star I had A dream concerning Br Delin

December 10, 1849 ~ Monday

10 [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to Mrs Woodruff I had an Inter view with Mr Copway the Ojibwa Indian Chief who is calling upon this Nation to stay their hand in the persecution of the Indians And is carrying A petition to washington & calling upon the Government to give the Indians A Territory that they may have for their own & not be driven any more I had a plesant time with him

December 11, 1849 ~ Tuesday

11th I took steemer & rode to Haverstraw & preached at night at Br Druce House & spent the night 40 mile

December 12, 1849 ~ Wednesday

12. I took steamer rode to New York then to New Ark N. J. And spent the night with Brother Provost 50 mi

December 13, 1849 ~ Thursday

13th I rode to west Bloomfield & spent the night and preached & talked untill 2 oclok then went to bed betw een two men on a cold straw bed 3 Hours & got up at 5 oclok I confirmed one And Ordained one Elder 10 m

December 14, 1849 ~ Friday

14th In company with Elder David Turner I took cars rode to summerville to Preach, Also to Baptize Mr Isaac Moorehouse But when I arived I found He had been on A Drunken spree with two Irishmen Patrick Burnes And Another man at Mr Burns House which finally resulted in the murder of one of the Irishmen. Burns knocked the other man down & stamped on his breast untill He killed him under the following circumstances Moorehouse gave Burnes $1 Bill to go & buy some liquor He gave the $1 to the other Irishman to go on the errand He Pocketed the money & would not go Burns then Knocked him down stamped on