Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)
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~ Wednesday
29th I went to Boston with Mrs Woodruff & bought a
bed And some other things And mailed letters
~ Thursday
30th This is thanksgiving day in Mass. I dined upon A Baked
goose And plum pudding with my family. Br & Sister Page
took tea with me. Br & Sister Badlam Br & Sister Bird &
Sister Voce spent the evening with us I spoke upon the
things of the Kingdom of God. I recieved A letter from
Little & Hardy & wrote one to Br Haven I was
At A large fire in Cambridgeport during the evening several Buildings Burned
~ Friday
Dec 1st 1848
Sister Ruth Sayers called upon me in the morning as
she was to leave this day for the west she Asked A
Blessings at my hands. I lade hands upon her in the name
of the Lord And blessed her
~ Saturday
2nd I rode in cars & stage to Peterboro & spent the night
with Br J. C. Little Also saw Br & Sister Hardy 60 m[iles]
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I preached to the Saints in Peterboro & had
A good time
~ Monday to ~ Friday
4th 5th 7th & 8th I spent the past 4 days with Brothers
Little & Hardy & the Saints in Peterborough for it rained
& snowed so much I could not travel I wrote A letter
to Mrs Woodruff
~ Saturday
9th I rode to Guilsom And spent the night withi with
Chilon Mack, Soloman Mack & their Father Capt Mack
came in & spent the night with me. Capt Mack and the
Widow Lucy Smith Are brother & sister 30 m
~ Sunday
10th Sunday it rained hard All day I preached to the few
Saints that were in that place
~ Monday
11th I rode in company with Soloman Mack to Br Waldos
& spent the night He rehearsed to me the difficulties that
exhisted in the Walpole branch 11 mile
~ Tuesday
12th I rode to Br Gates in the walpole branch & preached
to about A dozen who come together in that place there
had been difficulties exhisting with the Saints in that place
for several years And I did not find any unity of feeling
exhisting among them 6 m
~ Wednesday
13th Rode to Brother Wheelers And Newtons & preached in the
evening to A congregation of the world at Acworth 12
~ Thursday
14th Rode to Peterborough And spent the night with Br Little
in company with Elder Haven 28 m
~ Friday
15th I spent the day in Peterborough I Attended their Auction
in the evening
~ Saturday
16th I rode to Lowell And spent the night with Br Pevy 50 m
~ Sunday
17th Sunday I preached to the Saints in Lowell
~ Wednesday
29th I went to Boston with Mrs Woodruff & bought a bed and some other things and mailed letters
~ Thursday
30th This is thanksgiving day in Mass. I dined upon a baked goose and plum pudding with my family. Br & sister Page took tea with me. Br & Sister Badlam Br & sister Bird & sister Voce spent the evening with us I spoke upon the things of the Kingdom of God, I recieved a letter from FIGURES Little & Hardy & wrote one to Br Haven I was at a large fire in Cambridgeport during the evening several buildings burned
~ Friday
Dec 1st 1848 Sister Ruth Sayers called upon me in the morning as she was to leave this day for the west she asked a blessings at my hands. I lade hands upon her in the name of the Lord and blessed her
~ Saturday
2nd I rode in cars & stage to Peterboro & spent the night with Br J. C. Little also saw Br & Sister Hardy 60 m
~ Sunday
3rd Sunday I preached to the Saints in Peterboro & had a good time
~ Monday to ~ Friday
4th 5th 7th & 8th I spent the past 4 days with Brothers Little & Hardy & the saints in Peterborough for it rained & snowed so much I could not travel I wrote a letter [FIGURE] to Mrs Woodruff
~ Saturday
9 with Chilon Mack, Soloman Mack & their Father Capt Mack came in & spent the night with me, Capt Mack and the Widow Lucy Smith are brother & sister 30 m
~ Sunday
10th Sunday It rained hard all day I preached to the few Saints that were in that place
~ Monday
11th I rode in company with Soloman Mack to Br Waldos & spent the night He rehearsed to me the difficulties that exhisted in the Walpole branch 11 mile
~ Tuesday
12th I rode to Br Gates in the walpole branch & preached to about a dozen who come together in that place there had been difficulties exhisting with the saints in that place for several years and I did not find any unity of feeling exhisting among them 6 m
~ Wednesday
13th Rode to Brother Wheelers and Newtons & preached in the evening to a congregation of the world at Acworth 12.
~ Thursday
14th Rode to Peterborough and spent the night with Br Little in company with Elder Haven 28 m
~ Friday
15th I spent the day in Peterborough I attended their auction in the evening
~ Saturday
16th I rode to Lowell and spent the night with Br Pevy 50 m
~ Sunday
17th Sunday I preached to the Saints in Lowell