I took the stage in Canaan to visit Avon July 5^th I made a short
stop in New hartford shook hands with Richard B Cowles & past on I arived
at Woodford tavern & once more trod the soil of Avon. I spent the night at
aunt Wheelers I saw Daniel, & Luther, I went over to Nod to see the friends there
Daniel Wheeler has had a hard time of it in the whaleing line, he was broot ^brought^ to
America in irons & is now willing to stay in Avon friends in Avon enquire
much about Asahel they have receieved papers from the west I told them they
were from you I took some papers from Sages store Directed to father. Sister
Eunice is a fine girl she gets along well in school. Apr July 6^thI left
aunt Wheelers & set out to visit the friends in our old neighbourhood &c. I
went first to Uncle Adney's he has been quite sick uncle Adney looks
very old aunt Lydia about as usu[a]l. Ezra has his poor times yet I have not
seen him from Adnyes I went to the mill Henry Woodfrord now owns it it
looked natural I went up to the house & all over it & saw bogue hill & looked
all around the farm & it all gave me curious feelings Henry Woodford not at home
I saw his wife I called at Horace Judds at Wid Allens, Zina & Obed
Harts (I was accompanied all the while by Elder Jonathan Hale a Brother
that came with me from Kirtland) from thence to Roger Woodford then I
found Eldad in the blacksmith shop. Lavillia is married to Day I took dinner
with them, I then went up to Uncle Titus Woodruff he was not at home
I saw his family Claltha Herd was there I saw nothing uncommon here
excepting a pen of black & white rabits I called upon Capt Francis Woodruff
Capt Erastus woodruff Adna &c they were all glad to see me I next went to
Uncle ^{[illegible shorthand]}^ Ozem woodruff's he was gone diging wells or laying stone Aunt Han
nah was at home & glad to see me after spending an hour here I called to see Almira[h]
Fuller from there I went to Farmington I walked from the Canal
bank down to the house & I cry to my soul I once more saluted my Mother
by the shake of the hand {and a kiss} she made me hartily welcome very soon our Father
came into the house we took each other by the hand & both rejoiced I once
more set down to the table with my Parent's father looks old he fails I wish
he might spend his last days with his sons. Mr Herd has just come into the
house he says he is well. They have had bad mill[e]rs since father left, things were
much out of repair. things look natural all about the river. I have not yet
been into the street I do not know how they look there I expect to return to
Avon on the morrow & preach in Lov[e]ly street. I preached evry day for a week on
Beach hill I expect Sister Eunice will come home soon to visit with me.
I expect to spend about three weeks in Connecticut my wife did not accom-
pany me from Kirtland for I had business in UP Canida I expectshe she
will come to Albany with some friends then take the Stage & come to Avon.
Eunice is expecting to come home (when my wife comes) to visit Father &
Mother once more I should essteem it a great privilege to see you with
us I am expecting to go infrom this to the State of Mane to visit my wifes
relatives before I leave that country I expect to visit Fox islands about
200 miles east of Mane to introduce the gospel we think it is time to begin to
[v]isit the islands of the sea five of the brethren have gone to England the work

I took the stage in Canaan to visit Avon July 5th I made a short stop in New hartford shook hands with Richard B Cowles & past on I arived at Woodford tavern & once more trod the soil of Avon. I spent the night at aunt Wheelers I saw Daniel, & Luther, I went over to Nod to see the friends there Daniel Wheeler has had a hard time of it in the whaleing line, he was brought to America in irons & is now willing to stay in Avon friends in Avon enquire much about Asahel they have receieved papers from the west I told them they were from you I took some papers from Sages store Directed to father. Sister Eunice is a fine girl she gets along well in school. July 6thI left aunt Wheelers & set out to visit the friends in our old neighbourhood &c. I went first to Uncle Adney's he has been quite sick uncle Adney looks very old aunt Lydia about as usual. Ezra has his poor times yet I have not seen him from Adnyes I went to the mill Henry Woodfrord now owns it it looked natural I went up to the house & all over it & saw bogue hill & looked all around the farm & it all gave me curious feelings Henry Woodford not at home I saw his wife I called at Horace Judds at Wid Allens, Zina & Obed Harts (I was accompanied all the while by Elder Jonathan Hale a Brother that came with me from Kirtland) from thence to Roger Woodford then I found Eldad in the blacksmith shop. Lavillia is married to Day I took dinner with them, I then went up to Uncle Titus Woodruff he was not at home I saw his family Caltha Herd was there I saw nothing uncommon here excepting a pen of black & white rabits I called upon Capt Francis Woodruff Capt Erastus woodruff Adna &c they were all glad to see me I next went to Uncle [illegible] Ozem woodruff's he was gone diging wells or laying stone Aunt Han nah was at home & glad to see me after spending an hour here I called to see Almirah Fuller from there I went to Farmington I walked from the Canal bank down to the house & I cry to my soul I once more saluted my Mother by the shake of the hand shorthand she made me hartily welcome very soon our Father came into the house we took each other by the hand & both rejoiced I once more set down to the table with my Parent's father looks old he fails I wish he might spend his last days with his sons. Mr Herd has just come into the house he says he is well. They have had bad millers since father left, things were much out of repair. things look natural all about the river. I have not yet been into the street I do not know how they look there I expect to return to Avon on the morrow & preach in Lovely street. I preached evry day for a week on Beach hill I expect Sister Eunice will come home soon to visit with me. I expect to spend about three weeks in Connecticut my wife did not accompany me from Kirtland for I had business in UP Canida I expect she will come to Albany with some friends then take the Stage & come to Avon. Eunice is expecting to come home (when my wife comes) to visit Father & Mother once more I should essteem it a great privilege to see you with us I am expecting to go from this to the State of Mane to visit my wifes relatives before I leave that country I expect to visit Fox islands about 200 miles east of Mane to introduce the gospel we think it is time to begin to visit the islands of the sea five of the brethren have gone to England the work