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 [silage] 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 [w]rongs don 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
O Lord
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