June 27, 1849 ~ Wednesday

27^th I was sick this morning have taken cold settelled in m[y]
side. In the afternoon I crossed the bay to Camden with Br
Pearce & Luce called upon sister Glover took tea & walked
to Goose River spent 2 Hours with Br Henry Mullen who
was at work on a ship we went to Mr Paul Perrys who
was friendly & spent the night 15 m

June 28, 1849 ~ Thursday

28^th Walked to East Thomaston called at John Luce & wrote
a Letter to Mrs W Woodruff in the afternoon we went
up to Mr Peas to hold a Meeting and his own sons rose up &
swore they would not admit of it, they finally ruled the
Hous hold instead of the Father & we had no meeting it seemed
as though the Devil stired up the people in Thomaston as soon
as I went into it I had a long talk with Mr Hilman who
had his mind exercised about preaching I gave him some council
I called upon Mr Colby & Lady which I found to be a Noble
pair I spent the night with Br Luce 10 m

June 29, 1849 ~ Friday

29^th A rainy day, I visited Mr Colby Peas MCCollister Knowlton
& spent the night with Br Luce

June 30, 1849 ~ Saturday

30^th In company with Br Luce I rode to Brother Wm H. Wilson
South St George I spent the night with him 20 mi

I read the New York Sun which reports 100 & 126 deaths dai[ly]
In St Louis by Cholera & 100 deaths in Cincinnati

July 1, 1849 ~ Sunday

July 1^st Sunday I preached to the saints at Turkey Cove at
Elder Wm H Wilsons He informed me that John Hopper still
holds all the property belonging to the Heirs of Nathaniel Turner
three in Number viz Nathaniel Rebecca & David Turner
John Hopper gave a recept to Nathaniel Turner for all
the property put into his hands. The above Named Child
should have a Guardean chosen who should hold those
recepts if they can be found & come down & settle it &
collect the money which can be obtained on presenting
the recepts which amounts to about $600.

we rode to Thomaston I spent the night at Br Knowlton
John Luce was sick I administered to him 16 m

July 2, 1849 ~ Monday

2nd John Luce is quite sick to day I anointed him
with Oil administered to him by prayer & the laying on
of hands

July 3, 1849 ~ Tuesday

3rd I took steemer rode to Bangor spent the night at
the House of Elder David Gibson on 3rd street. She inform[ed]
me that ie sister Gibson that Elder Gibson had gone to Calafornia gold
digings & that she and another female were the ownly saints in t[he]
place I do not think they had much faith for they wore my
patience out in asking Questions upon subjects wharein was No
profit I went to bed sick 50

July 4, 1849 ~ Wednesday

4^th July Great Preparations are making to celebrate Independance
at Bangor & Thomaston 500 came on to the steemer this morning
[to] Go to Thomaston one company dressed up like Negros in disguise
in evry shape & form imaginable Marched on to the bank as