August 28, 1848 ~ Monday

28^th We spent the day visiting friends I spent two or three
hours with Milton Holmes He is quite glooomy feels unhappy
and hardly knows what course to take we were glad to meet

August 29, 1848 ~ Tuesday

29^th We rode to Lowell visited the Iron Founderies &c held
a meeting in the evening with a few of the Saints 25.

August 30, 1848 ~ Wednesday

30^th I parted with Br Hardy I rode to Boston he to Pterborough
I returned to my family & spent the night 25 m

August 31, 1848 ~ Thursday

31^st I went into Boston with Mrs Woodruff & done some
traiding to the amount of $23. I wrote a letter to Br
Ilus Carter

September 1, 1848 ~ Friday

Sept 1^st I wrote a letter to O Pratt & sent him L Wights
[FIGURE] & O Pratt Hyde pamphlets I wrote to O Hyde
[FIGURE] W. J. Appleby, Jacob Gipson N. H. Felt 5 letters in
all

September 2, 1848 ~ Saturday

2nd I spent the day at Br Badlams

September 3, 1848 ~ Sunday

3rd Sunday I met with the Saints in Boston there being
present Elders A Cordan, Lewis Robins & N. H. Felt. Elder
Cordon spoke in the fore part of the day much to our
edifycation. Among other remarks he said that the sudjets
were discussed in Heaven concerning us on earth & evry
subject wharein we were interest or were for our good
would rest with wait upon our minds &c I followed him
in the afternoon I addressed the meeting was followed
by Br Robins we had a good time. In the evening Br
Cordon spoke to a small number in Cambridgeport I followed
him had a good meeting

September 4, 1848 ~ Monday

4^th In company with my family I left Boston on the express
train of cars for Portland through some misunderstanding the
two trains waited for each other 3 or 4 hours so we did
not get into Portland untill 1 oclok at night we found Br
Ilus F Carter waiting for us he took us home we spent the night with him distance 100 m

September 5, 1848 ~ Tuesday

5^th I spent the day in Portland called upon Ezra Carter
& family we ascertained that Father Carter had been
in the day before to carry us out there but did not
find us & went home quite disappointed, therefore
Mrs Woodruff thought it best for her to go out to her
Fathers house to see her aged father once more so
she took Stage & went out & spent the night
with him He was quite out of health but got well
almost immediately as soon as he saw her, he was 76
years of age and a visit from his Daughter Phebe
was like one rose from the dead, we found all the
friends glad to see us

September 6, 1848 ~ Wednesday

6^th I left Portland with my children and rode out
to Scarborough to Father Carters and was glad to once
more see him & Sister Foss & their families I spent the
night at Father Carters 10 m