Expenses $2.75 cts

had a young child she excepted the invitation
& I lay down upon a bed that I had
spread in the tent & after lying two
hours I got up to stand on guard &
I sat up the remainder of the night built
up a fire & wrote these lines by it
the distance of the day 13 miles

October 5, 1838 ~ Friday

5^th We started 8 oclock & drove to Wells 8 [miles]
to York 14, to portsmouth 7, to Rye 5 miles &
camped for the night at Mr John Drake we
had a beautiful day to journey distance 34 [miles]
Expenses $5.30 cts

October 6, 1838 ~ Saturday

6^th We all arose bright in the morning & rode
to North hampton miles to Hampton 5 miles
to Newburyport 10 miles to Georgetown
10 miles & spent the night at Elder Nathaniel
Holmes Elder Milton Holmes was at home
I truly felt to rejoice to once more
take these Brethren by the hand We received
every kindness & accomidation that heart
could wish I with my family spent the
night with Mr Samuel Holmes Distance 25 [miles]
the Expenses of the day was $[blank] cts

Expenses $275cts had a young child she excepted the invitation I lay down upon a bed that I had spread in the tent & after lying two hours I got up to stand on guard & I sat up the remainder of the night built up a fire & wrote thes lines by it the distance of the day 13 miles

October 5, 1838 ~ Friday

5th We started 8 oclock & drove to Wells 8 to York 14, to Portsmouth 7, to Rye 5 miles & camped for the night at Mr John Drake we had a beautiful day to Journey distance 34 Expenses of the day $5.30 cts

October 6, 1838 ~ Saturday

6th We all arose bright in the morning & rode to Hampton 5 miles to Newburyport 10 miles to Georgetown 10 miles & spent the night at Elder Nathaniel Holmes Elder Milton Holmes was at house I truly felt to rejoice to once more take these Brethren by the hand we receieved every kindness & accomidations that heart could wish I with my family spent the night with Mr Samuel Holmes Distance 26 the expenses of the day was $ [blank] cts