August 19, 1848 ~ Saturday

19^th I spent a part of the day with Br Rockwood in
the City of Boston Br Little spent the evening with m[e]

August 20, 1848 ~ Sunday

20^th Sunday I met with the Saints in Boston Br
Rockwood spoke in the morning Br Little followed
him we partook of the sacrament I addressed the
meeting a larger Number were in than had been
for a long time some apostates of the worst class
The powers of darkness tried to prevail for a little
time still I was blessed Br Little followed me,
we returned & spent the night at Br Badlams

August 21, 1848 ~ Monday

21^st I spent the day with Brs Little Rockwood Carter
Felt Robins & others. In the perusal of the publications
[FIGURE] of the day we discover calamity among the nations Thrones
are being cast down war & rumours of wars
fires & judgments on evry hand during the last
week one forth part of Albany is laid in ruins by fire
loss from 3 to 5 millions of dollars The great out break
in Ireland that was expected has closed without much sheding
of blood but it seems that nearly every part of Europe
is in war

August 22, 1848 ~ Tuesday

22nd The Steemer Cambria has arived from Liverpool bringing
information that in the out break of Ireland Gen M Donald
was killed and 6000 troops and a prospect of the sheding of
much blood great excitement prevails

August 23, 1848 ~ Wednesday

23rd [FIGURES] I wrote 4 letters to England one to O Spencer one
to Dan Jones one to John Enion, one to Joseph Hall. Brother Joseph
Russel called upon me in the evening Capt Dudley was here in
the evening and manifested a singular spirit. Ilus Carter
called upon us in the afternoon

August 24, 1848 ~ Thursday

24^th I spent the day at home writing

August 25, 1848 ~ Friday

25^th I went into Boston with Brothers Robins & Badlam

August 26, 1848 ~ Saturday

26^th [FIGURE] I recieved the Daily Times this morning saying that
news had been recieved from the City of the Salt lake as late
as the first of May & that the Saints was in a distressed
condition for bread & that the crickets had eat up all
their wheet & barley &c how true it is we do not know
I recieved a visit from Elder Leonard Hardy He stoped with
27^th me one hour we then took the rail road & went to Haverhill
took the express to Bradford & walked to Mr Burbanks
and spent the night distance from Boston 30 m

August 27, 1848 ~ Sunday

27^th Sunday we met with the Saints at Br Samuel B Hardy
East Bradford Br L Hardy addressed the meeting and I followed
him we truly had a good time we held another meeting
in the evening and was also blest with the spirit of the
Lord Milton Homes did not attend meeting but his wife
did, she is opposed to the work in spirit, we spent the
night with Br S. B. Hardy