On the day following , being Sunday Br Taylor
concluded to spend the day & hold a meeting it was
a German settlement Elder Taylor wished me to speak
which I did upon the first principles of the Gospel
Elder Taylor followed me & spoke untill he was
quite exhausted not realizing his bodily [condition]
we returned to the Inn where we were staying &
stopping I was taken with a chill & fever &
had a sick night and Br Taylor was quite
sick. And the following day was a painful
day to my feelings. It was evident that Br Taylor
had a setted fever upon him and would not be
able to travel and Father Coultrin was resolved
to continue his journey and in consultation with
Taylor he thought it better for one sick man to be
left than for two as I was sick with the chills & fever
so that I was not co able to render him present assistance
and not able to take care of myself under these circumstances
Br Tayler advised me to continue with my journey with
Br Coltrin and make the best of my way to New-
York. Accordingly I done so After committing him
On the day following , being Sunday Br Taylor
concluded to spend the day & hold a meeting it was
a German settlement Elder Taylor wished me to speak
which I did upon the first principles of the Gospel
Elder Taylor followed me & spoke untill he was
quite exhausted not realizing his bodily condition
we returned to the Inn where we were
stopping I was taken with a chill & fever &
had a sick night and Br Taylor was quite
sick. And the following day was a painful
day to my feelings. It was evident that Br Taylor
had a setted fever upon him and would not be
able to travel and Father Coultrin was resolved
to continue his journey and in consultation with
Taylor he thought it better for one sick man to be
left than for two as I was sick with the chills & fever
so that I was not able to render him present assistance
and not able to take care of myself under these circumstances
Br Tayler advised me to continue my journey with
Br Coltrin and make the best of my way to NewYork. Accordingly I done so After committing him
"Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1," p. 42, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 15, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/y7NW