~ Saturday
June 7th AD 1845
[FIGURE] Book of Doctrines & Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints entered at Stationers Hall by W. Woodruff
I recieved a copy of a letter written by John
Greenhow to his Father in England stating that
he was sterrotyping the Doctrins & Covenants
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints at an expens of $300 dollars was to be in England
about the first of May should strike of[f] a few copies &
secure the copy wright & deprive us the privilege of printing
them this was to be kept a secret from me or any of the
Church but through the mercy of God it fell into my hands
& as I was the ownly lawful Proprietor or agent for the
Church I immediately employed a printer & Printed
three thousand copies And I this Day secured the copy-
right in my own name at the Stationers Hall in London
carryed one copy according to Law to the British Museum
& got my reciept for it. I walked through a number
of the streets in London that I had walked through in
1840 & [18]41 with Elders Kimball & G. A. Smith. I returned
to No 10 Thornhill Pentonville & wrote three Letters
one to Mrs Woodruff one to Thomas Ward & one
to M Holmes I spent the night with Br Davis 6 m[iles]
I had an interview in the evening with James Albon I
8th found him filled with a bad spirit, he was indeed
an accuseer of the brethren hardly any one escaped
his malace
I wrote A letter to cousin Betsey Cossett in
Answer to her long letter
~ Sunday
8th I met with the Saints in London & Preached in
the morning communed with the Saints in the afternoon
& herd their testimony I again Preached in the evening
to a large congregation upon the rise & progress of the
Church Death of the Prophets &c I had a good time through
the day I dined with Br Cooper he is an Elder I saw
his mother the old lady & all was glad to see me He
spoke about old times spent my time at night at Br
Joiners with Br Davis 5 m[iles]
~ Monday
9th
I went to Br James Albon's & took Dinner
& remained with him untill 4 oclok He told me
a long yarn about all the troubles he had been
through since he had been in the Church his being cut off &c
~ Saturday
June 7th AD 1845 [FIGURE] Book of Doctrines & Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints entered at Stat ioners Hall by W. Woodruff I recieved a copy of a letter written by John Greenhow to his Father in England Stating that he was sterrotyping the Doctrins & Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at an expens of $300 dollars was to be in England about the first of May should strike off a few copies & secure the copy wright & deprive us the privilege of printing them this was to be kept a secret from me or any of the church but through the mercy of God it fell into my hands & as I was the ownly lawful Proprietor or agent for the church I immediately employed a printer & Printed three thousand copies And I this Day secured the copyright in my own name at the Stationers Hall in London carryed one copy according to Law to the British Museum & got my reciept for it. I walked through a number of the Streets in London that I had walked through in 1840 & 41 with Elders Kimball & G. A. Smith. I returned to No 10 Thornhill Pentonville & wrote three Letters [FIGURE] one to Mrs Woodruff one to Thomas Ward & one to M Holmes I spent the night with Br Davis 6 m I had an interview in the evening with James Albon I found him filled with a bad spirit, he was indeed an accuseer of the brethren hardly any one escaped his malace [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to cousin Betsey Cossett in Answer to her long letter
~ Sunday
8th I met with the Saints in London & Preached in the morning communed with the saints in the afternoon & herd their testimony I again Preached in the evening to a large congregation upon the rise & progress of the Church Death of the Prophets &c I had a good time through the day I dined with Br Cooper he is an Elder I saw his mother the old lady & all was glad to see me He spoke about old times spent my time at night at Br Joiners with Br Davis 5 m
~ Monday
9th [FIGURE] I went to Br James Albon's & took Dinner & remained with him untill 4 oclok He told me a long yarn about all the troubles he had been through since he had been in the Church his being cut off &c
