June 21, 1849 ~ Thursday

21st I [l]anded at Thomaston at 4 oclok and called upon Benjamin
Knowlton. I was quite unwell had a severe attack of the Diarhea
I had an interview with Br John Luce, I spent the night with
Mr Knowlton distance 100 m

June 22, 1849 ~ Friday

[2]2nd I am sick this morning taken cold went to John Luce and went
◊◊ed a man by the name of W. Whitman Hilman, he felt that he
was called to preached the Gospel and the Baptist [church] to which
he belonged would not let him preach and he was much
troubled about it.

In the afternoon in company with
Br Luce and Br Stone I crossed the bay to North Fox Island
when we left Thomaston the Thermometer stood at 110 in the
shade & 132 in the sun it seems as though all would die, I spent
the night with Br Nehamiah Stone on North Vinal Haven 13 miles

June 23, 1849 ~ Saturday

[2]3rd It is an exceding hot day as was yesterday. Twelve years
[a]go I brought the Gospel to this Island in company with Jonath
an H. Hale I spent a year upon this Island and baptized near
a hundred persons and took about 60 persons with me & my
family to Quincy I found the Saints fleeing before their
persecuters out of Missouri and settelled in Ill. Since I was
upon this Island before, I have crossed the Atlantic four times
[a]nd traveled in all about 50,000 miles and I now find my-
[s]elf treading this soil again to visit the few remaining Saints
[t]hat they may be gatherd to Zion

June 24, 1849 ~ Sunday

24^th Sunday I preached to a full house at 5 oclok and spent the
night at David Mullin I found 12 members of the Church
on this Island

June 25, 1849 ~ Monday

25^th A rainy morning. Brother Stone set us across the Channel
in a boat to the South Island we walked 4 miles & stoped at
Br Josiah Pearce and spent the night I called upon his
Father Thomas Pearce 78 years old. Mother Pearce was also
78 years old this day, both are members of the Church and
strong in the faith. I had a good time with them. I called
upon Governor Brown who warned [me] off the Island when I
was here 10 years since but afterwards was baptized and
since cut off from the Church. I went with him & Br
Pearce to the Grave yard near Br Browns House visited Br John
Herretts Grave a stone was put up at the Head of it about
one foot high from the ground a rough square granit stone the
grave Joining it on the North had a stone of the same size
with a hollow on the top and a seam through the middle of it
which would be readily found it stands in the following order
[FIGURE] North J H South I picked up some pebbles from his grave to preserve in mem-
ory of him. 6 m

June 26, 1849 ~ Tuesday

[2]6 I went out fishing with Br Luce & Pearce in a 24 ton bark 6 m
we fished in 30 fathoms water 25 Codfish some would weigh
[◊]0 lbs 50 large Haddock 5 Hake & got back to the House at 10 oclok
I was quite sea sick going in strained my side & stomach & vomited
some blood. I preached to a House full at Br Pierce at 4 oclok
Spoke 2 Hours had the spirit of the Lord upon me & spoke vary
plain to the people there had been many baptized upon this Island
[b]ut were now all broaken up some gone west some apostitized &
[s]ome dead 16 still profess to have a standing in the Church