Mr George Miller offered himself for Baptism after meeting. I rode to McComb firom then[ce] to
Father John Coltrins & spent the night. I was weak & feble with the exercises of the day distance 14 m[iles]

August 12, 1839 ~ Monday

Aug 12^th Br Taylor Baptized Mr Miller I spent the day with Br Zebedee Coltrin. I am gaining in strength
I spent the night at Br John Vance 8 m

August 13, 1839 ~ Tuesday

13 I am still gaining strength I feel thankful unto the Lord for his mercies unto me in this thing
I spent the day at Coltrins. we have now concluded to accompany father Coltrin by land who
is going with a two hors waggon to Ohio & has offered to carry us which will assist us so much on
our Journey

August 14, 1839 ~ Wednesday

14^th Br George Miller gave us a horse & we started on our Journey travelled to the Illinois river &
crossed the river at Beardstown & continued 4 miles through the sand & spent the night with Mr Dew 38 m

August 15, 1839 ~ Thursday

15^th Passed through Virginia from thence to Springfield and attended meeting with the
Saints. I addressed the Church in few words & was followed by Elder Taylor. I felt wearied
with my Journey as I had ownly partially renewed my strength distance of the day 40 miles

August 16, 1839 ~ Friday

16 Elder Taylor engaged a printer at Springfield to print fifteen hundred copies of a brief sketch
in pamphlet form of the persecutions & sufferings of the Church iof Jesus Christ of Latter day
Saints by the inhabitants of the state of Missouri I spent the day in Springfield

August 17, 1839 ~ Saturday

17 I rode to Rochester with Father Coltrin and once more had an interview with some of our fox
Island friends. We stoped at Mr Carvers. I was pleased with an interview with Mother
and Sister Carver but esspecially with Br & Sister Thomas who had arived at Rochester since I
left. I had not seen him since we parted in Indiana last winter. I also saw Sister Brown who was
called to mourn the loss of her husband and oldest daughhter. Sister Brown was perfectly resig[ne]d
I spent the night with Br Thomas 8 miles

August 18, 1839 ~ Sunday

18^th I preached the funeral sermon of the wife of Br Zemira Draper who died at 4 oclok PM
on Saturday the 17^th Aug aged 22 years Brother Charles Brown and his Daughter rebecaa
both died on the eve of the 6^th Day of Aug 1839 Br Brown died at 11 oclock & rebecky at 12

Mr George Miller offered himself for Baptism after meeting. I rode to McComb from thence to Father John Coltrins & spent the night. I was weak & feble with the exercises of the day distance 14 m

August 12, 1839 ~ Monday

Aug 12th Br Taylor Baptized Mr Miller. I spent the day with Br Zebedee Coltrin. I am gaining in strength I spent the night at Br John Vance 8 m

August 13, 1839 ~ Tuesday

13 I am still gaining strength I feel thankful unto the Lord for his mercies unto me in this thing I spent the day at Coltrins. we have now concluded to accompany father Coltrin by land who is going with a two hors waggon to Ohio & has offered to carry us which will assist us so much on our Journey

August 14, 1839 ~ Wednesday

14th Br George Miller gave us a horse & we started on our Journey travelled to the Illinois river & crossed the river at Beardstown & continued 4 miles through the sand & spent the night with Mr Pew 38 m

August 15, 1839 ~ Thursday

15th Passed through Virginia from thence to Springfield and attended meeting with the saints. I addressed the church in few words & was followed by Elder Taylor. I felt wearied with my Journey as I had ownly partially renewed my strength distance of the day 40 miles

August 16, 1839 ~ Friday

16 Elder Taylor engaged a printer at Springfield to print fifteen hundred copies of a brief sketch in pamphlet form of the persecutions & sufferings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by the inhabitants of the state of Missouri I spent the day in Springfield

August 17, 1839 ~ Saturday

17 I rode to Rochester with Father Coltrin and once more had an interview with some of our fox Island friends. We stoped at Mr Carvers. I was pleased with an interview with Mother and sister Carver but esspecially with br & sister Thomas who had arived at Rochester since I left. I had not seen him since we parted in Indiana last winter. I also saw sister Brown who was called to mourn the loss of her husband and oldest daughhter. Sister Brown was perfectly resigned I spent the night with Br Thomas 8 miles

August 18, 1839 ~ Sunday

18th I preached the funeral sermon of the wife of Br Gemira Draper who died at 4 oclok PM on Saturday the 17th Aug aged 22 years Brother Charles Brown and his Daughter rebecca both died on the eve of the 6th Day of Aug 1839 Br Brown died at 11 oclock & rebecky at 12