Nov 10th We crossed Elk Creek by fording the stream Br Luce got his horses mired in mud but we drew him out
& went on & passed through springfield & put up for the night at the Inn of a good man from Vermont 10 [miles]
12 We spent the fore part of the day in preparing our horses or getting them shod we travled to Mr Sweets Inn 11
~ Tuesday
13 We travled to painsville to Concord spent the night at A Hundy's I had many reflections in passing through
Painsville as this is the place whare the Saints have been much persecuted I had a trial of mind in consequence
of there being a prospect of leaving Elder Holmes in kirtland without visiting him thes are days not to be forgotten 16
~ Wednesday
14th Elder Townsend finally concluded to walk to Kirtland to visit M Holmes we continued our journey to Shardon
many people stared at us as we passed through the village we continued on about 2 miles & put up for the
night at the house of Mr Truman Gilbert he was a gentleman & treated us well we got through this part of the
country well without any trouble or disturbance 11
~ Thursday
15 It was a rainy day we did not journey at all this day
~ Friday
16 We travled to Mantauway & spent the night at the Inn of Lewis Turners Elders Holmes & Townsend were with us
Br Holmes had seen several letters (while in Kirtland) that were sent from far west representing that there was
great trouble among the Saints caused by the inhabitants of M[iss]o[uri] comeing against them to war & persecuting
them Elder Milton Holmes has now made up his mind not to go any further with us but to tarry in kirtland or
in the regions round about untill spring. we have had many interesting seasons together but I know not when
we shall meet again or what we shall be called to pass through before that time {Distance of the day} 16
18 I wrote a letter to the sons of Abner & Baldwin Hart we travled through a cold snow storm to Middlebury
from thence to New Portage we found 2 or 3 Saints left of that branch of the Church we all spent the night
with Brother Levi way & Elder John Harrington 15 miles
~ Saturday
Nov 10th we crossed Elk creek by fording the stream Br Luce got his horses mired in mud but we drew him out
& went on & passed through springfield & put up for the night at the Inn of a good man from Vermont 10
12 We spent the fore part of the day in preparing our horses or getting them shod We travled to Mr Sweets Inn 11
~ Tuesday
13 We travled to painsville to Concord spent the night at A Hundy's I had many reflections in passing through
Painsville as this is the place whare the saints have been much persecuted I had a trial of mind in consequence
of there being a prospect of leaving Elder Holmes in Kirtland without visiting him thes are days not to be forgotten 16
~ Wednesday
14th Elder Townsend finally concluded to walk to Kirtland to visit M Holmes we continued our journey to Shardon
many people stared at us as we passed through the village we continued on about 2 miles & put up for the
night at the house of Mr Truman Gilbert he was a gentleman & treated us well we got through this part of the
country well without any trouble or disturbance 11
~ Thursday
15 It was a rainy day we did not journey at all this day
~ Friday
16 We travled to Mantauway & spent the night at the Inn of Lewis Turners Elders Holmes & Townsend were with us
Br Holmes had seen several letters (while in Kirtland) that were sent from far west representing that there was
great trouble among the saints caused by the inhabitants of issouri ]] comeing against them to war & persecuting
them Elder Milton Holmes has now made up his mind not to go any further with us but to tarry in Kirtland or
in the regions round about untill spring, we have had many interesting seasons together but I know not when
we shall meet again or what we shall be called to pass through before that time {Distance of the day} 16
18 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to the sons of Abner & Baldwin Hart we travled through a cold snow storm to Middlebury
from thence to New Portage we found 2 or 3 saints left of that branch of the church we all spent the night
with Brother Levi way & Elder John Harrington 15 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1838 – December 31, 1839)," November 10, 1838 - November 18, 1838, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 15, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mm0