March 16, 1850 ~ Saturday

16^th I received 2 letters one from I. F Carter one from
A. W. Babbitt. I went over Boston with Fabyan Carter & got
his likeness, called at the ship sent A telegraph Notice to
portland. I bought 2 otter caps & one hat & returned home

The following are the various names & firms in Boston whare
our friends made there purchases for Deseret Market

March 17, 1850 ~ Sunday

17^th Sunday I preached to the people was followed by Elder Badlam

March 18, 1850 ~ Monday

18 I wrote 6 Letters to T Cartwright A. W Babbitt Little
& Hardy & Mary Ann Pratt Ezra Carter jJr & Wm Sweat I received
3 letters from Erastus Snow, M. Cannon Wm Swett. Ilus called
upon us to day I went over Boston with him He with his Lady
spent the night with us.

March 19, 1850 ~ Tuesday

19 I received 3 Letters from E Carter Little & Hardy & Sherman
Barnes, I wrote to Little & Hardy

March 20, 1850 ~ Wednesday

20^th I wrote to2 Little letters [FIGURE]

I received 5 letters from J G Hardy Hernry Druce John Johnson
J W Wilkings T& Taft. I saw Ilus F. Carter on board of the
Beatrice bound for New Orleans. He parted with his wife &
my family in the morning & set sail about 3 oclok in the afternoon
went away in good spirits

March 21, 1850 ~ Thursday

21^st I received 2 letters from Ezra Carter & Smith
Tuttle. I wrote to N. H. Felt Little & Hardy, G. J. Hardy, Ezra Carter
& sent in it A Bill of Exchange I gave Elder Badlam A letter of
recommend. I walked over the city of Boston with Broth[er] [page torn]
Badlam which is the last day that I shall walk in the streets of
Boston with him for a long time we called upon Brother Barnes
And upon Mr M. L. Ray Genaral Agent No 3 1/2 commercial
And I changed my route from the North to the southern
route via New York Philadelphia they will ticket us through
to st Louis for $14.50. we will start on the 9^th April. Broth[er] [page torn]
Badlam called upon me in the Evening, & Elder Wallace
we wrote together. The Fremont House was partly burn[ed] [page torn]
to day. The trial of Professor webster has been going
on in Boston for the last two days which has caused great excitement

March 16, 1850 ~ Saturday

16th FIGURES I received 2 letters one from I. F Carter one from A. W. Babbitt. I went over Boston with Fabyan Carter & got his likeness, called at the ship sent A telegraph Notice to portland. I bought 2 otter caps & one hat & returned home

The following are the various names & firms in Boston whare our friends made there purchases for Deseret Market

Charles Scudder & Co. Hardware No 33 & 35 Pearl stret $ [blank]

Newton, Eaton, Oliver B. Dorrance &c 34 Pearl street Woollens $1231.33

J. W. Blodget & Co Dry Goods, B. G. Samson tradesman 26, 28, 30 Pearl st $1579.62

Mellen & Co crockery china glass ware 16, 18, 20 Merchants Row $183

Levi Bartlet &c wholesale grocers No 2 Long wharf $ 625.98

Fogg Brothers Carpet Merchant 91 Kilby street $414.12

Joseph Whitney & co wholesale shoe dealers 38, 40 Peal street $750.38

Samuel Curtis 123 Washington street looking glasses $ [blank]

S. Atherton &c Leather 25 Broad street $75.48

Rice & Wason palm leaf Hats $9.75

Sanborn & Carter Portland Maine Books & Stationery $902.19

Whitarer & Sweetser No 4 Long wharf glass $56.50

March 17, 1850 ~ Sunday

17th Sunday I preached to the people was followed by Elder Badlam

March 18, 1850 ~ Monday

18 FIGURES I wrote 6 Letters to T Cartwright A. W Babbitt Little & Hardy & Mary Ann Pratt Ezra Carter Jr & Wm Sweat I received 3 letters from Erastus Snow, M. Cannon Wm Swett. Ilus called upon us to day I went over Boston with him He with his Lady spent the night with us.

March 19, 1850 ~ Tuesday

19 FIGURES I received 3 Letters from E Carter Little & Hardy & Sherman Barnes, I wrote to Little & Hardy

March 20, 1850 ~ Wednesday

20th [FIGURE] I wrote2 letters [FIGURE]

I received 5 letters from J G Hardy Henry Druce John Johnson J W Wilkings& Taft. I saw Ilus F. Carter on board of the Beatrice bound for New Orleans. He parted with his wife & my family in the morning & set sail about 3 oclok in the afternoon went away in good spirits

March 21, 1850 ~ Thursday

21st FIGURES I received 2 letters from Ezra Carter & Smith Tuttle. I wrote to N. H. Felt Little & Hardy, G. J. Hardy, Ezra Carter & sent in it A Bill of Exchange I gave Elder Badlam A letter of recommend. I walked over the city of Boston with Brother Badlam which is the last day that I shall walk in the streets of Boston with him for a long time we called upon Brother Barnes And upon Mr M. L. Ray Genaral Agent No 3 1/2 commercial And I changed my route from the North to the Southern Route via New York Philadelphia they will ticket us through to st Louis for $14.50. We will start on the 9th April. Brother Badlam called upon me in the Evening, & Elder Wallace we wrote together. The Fremont House was partly burned to day. The trial of Professor Webster has been going on in Boston for the last two days which has caused great excitement