2 Wrote a Letter to Elder W Parrish
containing 200 lines in answer to one from
him that was Dated Nov 29th 1835 and
I received it on the 1st of Jan 1836
~ Sunday
3 Sunday Preached at Mr Chumleys [Chumbley] returned to
Brother Taylors to study Grammer
spent the week in studying, at Br Taylors
~ Sunday
10 Sunday visited the Saints at Mr Chumleys
& returned to Br Taylors.
Spent the week studying at Br Taylors
18th Rode to Mr Rues [Ross] Preached at his house
at 12 o'clock then rode to George W Brandon
Preached at his house at night procured
1 subscrber for M[essenger &] Ad[vocate] distance 16 miles
~ Tuesday
19 Rode to & crossed the Mouth of Sandy at
Authurs ferry from thence to Br Taylors 24/mile
22 Rode to Father Greenwoods Prea^c^hed at
his house the[n] rode to Br Camps 7 miles
~ Saturday
23 Preached at Br Clapps & blessed 10
children in the name of Jessus Christ
then rode to Clarks River distance 12 m
& collected $7.00 for the house of God at Kirtland
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~ Sunday
Jan 24 [sideways text in margin] preached at night [end of sideways text]
Preached at Br Thomase's Sunday & blessed
6 Children after i closed meeting
a Baptist Prist William Willson arose &
and invited us to attend a meeting of theirs
& cleer ourselfs of things they had
accused us of. I answered him before
the people & remarked that I was
surprised that they should take the
liberties of the Country into their own
own hands to try American
citisons by [blank]
~ Monday
25 Rode to James Martins preach
at his house allso at night 12 miles
~ Tuesday
26 Returned to Brother Thomases
preached at his his house. 12 mil
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Wilford Woodruff [cup] of of of of of of of
W Whatever purifies
fortifies the heart
Wilford Woodruff
Willford Woodruff
Willford Woodruff
Willford Woodruff
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Exspenses
W Woodruff paid for bucket & butter $7.00
J Turpin paid for cheese 00.50 ct
d[itt]o do 5 l[oa]fs bread 25 = [ct] A O Smoot cheese 12 1/2
do 5 lfs bread 25
from Paducah to Luisville
Smoot & Woodruff expenses fron
Luisville to Cincinnati
W Woodruff paid for cakes $00.06
do-do lodging 50
A O Smoot paid for Breakfast 25
W Woodruff for cake 6
A O Smoot paid for lodging & break^fast^ $1.00
W. Lent A O Smoot cash 25
W Woodruff paid for lodging breakfa^st^ 0.75
W W paid for sildge 12 1/2 wA O Smoot paid lodgings 50
WW for cakes & cider 18 1/2
do cider 6
A O Smoot for provisions 87 1/2
do Sausages Raisons Apples 18
do Breakfast 50
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i gave $6 dollars for the house of the Lord
& Procured $70 for M & Ad
An account of ^{shorthand}^ travels in my Journal in the year of 1836) blessed 19 children
Travled 6557 miles
Held 153 meetings
Baptised 27 Persons
Ordained 2 Elders, 3 Priests 1 Teacher & 2 deacons| Ordained 8 Persons
Pro {shorthand} 22 {shorthand} M & Ad
I had 3 mobs come against me
Held 4 debates Healed 4 Persons {shorthand} Attended 4 Conferences
Procured $91 dollars for building the house of the Lord) received 7 letters
Wrote 34 Letters
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~ Thursday
Nov 3rd 1836. Treaded [traded] with
Brother Bump to the amount
of $12.89
Dec 7th Cr to Bump 2 pair ^socks^ 2/6 $0.94
28th Cr to one spool of th[r]ead 6
to one order on the store for Talering $3.00
[written in pencil] to 6 sheets paper 6 cts
[several lines blank]
[written in ink] Cr to Broth Bond 25 cts
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Mr Asahel Willford
Asah
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& followed him & caught him
in the River & cut his throut
& broat him to shore passed big
Sandy travled during the day
& night to parkersburg at the
mouth of the little penaugh [Kanawhah] River
Distance of the day [in pencil] 162 = 17562
~ Sunday
20th Sunday Travled from parkers
burg f◊◊ri◊◊y 12 m from thence to Welsville During the day & night
21st In the morning had a happy
interviewed with priest Turpin in
wellsville visted the Town & spent
the day at Brother or Elder Samuel
Burwells in Wellsville
W
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Wilford [Wone]
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Willford
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17th went to coveington crossed
the ferry into Cincinnati visited
the City. Saw Conway & webst[er]
they told me Brother Asahel
had located himself in terre
haute ^indiana^ in company with Robert
Smith. I ways on the wharf when
the Flora was towed in with
one dead & 11 scalded by the bursting
of the pipes I saw them taken out
Spent the night at cincinnati
on board the ^Robert^ Emmet
~ Friday
18th Left Cincinnati on board the
Robert Emmet passed the little
Miami River travled to portsmouth
^distance 118 m^ 120 miles
~ Saturday
19th in the morning there was a
large Buck came swiming down
the river three men enter a Skiff
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Sept 26th To O Cowdery 1 subscriber
discontinued 25 B
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I procured 73 signers to the petition to the governor
of Mis for redress for rongsdon inflicted upon the Church
by the jackson Co Mob
57 cts 1824
28 of June 1835
5 days out
2.12 + 6.16 + 6.08 + .48 + 9.30 = 24.54 {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand} {shorthand}
m p A m H N A A H F A
1 cm +
1 45 ion +
1 con x
1 Econ x
1 A +
1 B +
1 O
1 W 1 Z
1 M 1 J
1 K
1798 6 + 100 = 1808 98
7 months 28 days - 5 = 23 of June
n
1880
wheron that happy stand was stood
procured signers for petition 73
wrote letters 10, 8, 18
receieved letters 10
Ordained Teachers 2
& Deacons 1
Mobs gathered against me times 3
Held debates 3
Healed by the laying on of hands 3
Assist Br Parish Baptised 2 meetings 3
Expeld members to the number 7
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4 subscribers for M & Ad
I procured 73 signers to the petition to the Governor
of Missouri for the rights taken from the Church by
the Jackson County Mob divided thus ^1808^
10 in Missouri
56 in Arkansas Territory
7 in Tennessee
I procured 4 subscribers for the Messenger & Ad
I travled 1808 miles while holding the office
of a Priest divided thus from the
to the 28th of June of the sam year
From the 13th of Jan to the
I traveled 18808 miles ^to preach the gospel^ which time I held the office
of a Priest divided thus 212 miles in Missouri
656 miles in Arkansas Territory with Elder H brown
608 with Elder brown 48 alone
9430 miles in Tenn 760 miles with E Parrish, 170 alone
Elder brown baptized 2 in the Arkansas in our travels
Elder Parish baptised 18 in Tenn & KY while I was with him
I baptized 8 while I was a priest & with brother
Parrish in Tennesse
Assisted Elder brown ^while^ in baptizing 2 in Arkansas Ter
Assisted Elder Parrish in baptizing 18 in Tenn & KY
And ^I^ baptized 8 ^in Tenn^ myself while with E[l]der Parish
& holding the office of a priest
I held 70 meetings while officiateing in the office of a priest
10 with Elder Brown
4 alone
56 with Elder Parish
The following transactions were while i officiated
in the office of a priest
212 mile in Missouri
656 miles in Arkansaw
820 with Elder Brown
218 miles travel alone
760 miles with E Parish
9430 miles in Tennessee
1808 travled while a priest
48 miles alone in Arkn
170 miles alone in Tenn
br brown baptized 2 p[er]s[o]ns
while i was with him
br prish bap 18 persons
while I was with him
I bap'd 8 while I w[a]s
a priest
I held 70 meetings while
I was a priest
10 with with br Brown
4 alone
56 with Elder Parrish
I got 73 signerers to the petiiton
10 in Missouri
56 in Arkansas Territory
7 in Tennessee
11 mens The
W ^&^ Will & hearing
Willford
hiltion Lucy fry
Whe B
W & hearting E Creek 14 mob & &
O of er T
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Willford
Willford Woodruff
Willford
Ammand [Cammi]
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Travled miles 1440
Held meetings 97
Baptized 3 priest 35
Subscribers for MA 20
D[itt]o evening & M[orning] St[a]r. 2
Ordained Teachers. 2
do Deacons 1
Wrote letters 10
receieved letters 5
Held debates 3
The number of mobs gast [against] 3
asisted parish bap[t]ise 2
and held meetings 3
healed by laying on hands 3
expeled 7