some letters directed by Asahel to him distance of the day 20 miles

August 25, 1839 ~ Sunday

25^th Sunday I was exeeding feeble & weak & the weather was hot & it had an effect upon me the
Thermoneter stood 90 in the shade 112 in the sun. I walked to the grave Yard to visit Br Asahels grave
it exhausted me much. I spent the day at the doctors. I wrote 2 letters one to sister Sarah B Foss & the
[FIGURE] other to sister Eunice I had a vary restless night

August 26, 1839 ~ Monday

26^th I rode out of Terre Haute 5 miles to Mr John Coltrins & spent the night I felt some better in
health. I mailed John Taylors Pamphlets to the following Persons Ezra Carter ^sen Ezra Carter ^Jr
Sarah B Foss. Luther Scammans. Col Solomon Copeland & Seth Utley. Azmon Woodruff. 5 m

August 27, 1839 ~ Tuesday

27^th We Passed through Stilesville, Bellville & Bridgeport & spent the night with Mr Jesse Coombs 31.

August 28, 1839 ~ Wednesday

28 We rode through Williamstown & pleasant garden & other towns & spent the night 33
29^th Elder Taylor had a poor turn & fainted to the ground he soon recovered & was well at evening

August 29, 1839 ~ Thursday

29^th We passed through Indianapolis the capitol of the state rode two miles & stoped. But this was
a gloomy day to my soul & body both. The enemy made a powerful grasp upon the life of Elder
^John^ Taylor he fainted several times & it seemed as though he would die. we were oblieged to stop
we called for a few hours in a house by the way side, we then took him into the waggon & drove
to Elder Eldridge & spent the day nursing Elder Taylor he took a course of Thompsonian medicine 10

August 30, 1839 ~ Friday

30. Father Coltrin exchanged horses with Elder Eldridge. Br Taylor let Br Eldridge have 100 of his pamph-
lets & through the mercy of God Elder Taylor with the rest of us was enabled to start on our
Journey. we passed through Cumberland. Greenfield, Kentstown, Middletown, & to Louisville & once
more had the privilege of seeing the family of Elder James Townsend, was not at home himself
we spent the night with his family. Elder Taylor & myself was both about sick for we had rode
40 miles over a rough road & we were terribly shaken in our weak state 40 m

August 31, 1839 ~ Saturday

31^st We still felt disposed to try to continued our Journey we passed through Cambridge & Dublin
at which place Elder Taylor procured some medicine of Dr Farnham he was vary sick we
continued to Germantown & was oblieged to stop & spend the day & night in consequence of