His house also on Sunday the 31^st we were threatened with a mob we
I baptized Mr Crider amid the scoffs & jeers of the rablle
they did not mob us but went in the night & poisoned both
of our horses the one which I rode belonging to Brother Samuel
West died in [t◊◊◊◊] two days afterwards Brother Smoots recovered
the hogs that eat of the horse flesh also died. August 11^th I rode to
Mr Gainers in Henry county Tennessee ^with Brother Smoot^ where we had the priviledge of again
met with Brother David W Patten & his wife, Brother Patten
and Parrish had been driven from place to place by a mob because
of their religions they were driven out of Benton County into Henry County
Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland. I headed ^laboured^ with Brother Patten
& Smoot and preached daily through the County untill the 29^th when
we were visited by Elders Thomas B Marsh & Elisha H Groves
who had come direct from Caldwell County Missouri, we had a
pleasing interview. On the 2nd of Sept we held a conference
at Damonds Creek Calaway County KY. There were present T. B. Marsh
D W Patten ^of the Twelve Apostles and Elders^ E. H. Groves, W. Woodruff A. O. Smoot D. Cathcart
& other official Members. President Marsh presided. R Allexander Clerk
the various branches were represented containing 119 members in
good standing Johnston F Lane Benjamin L Clapp & Randolph Allexander
were ordained Elders under the by David W Patten & Linzy Braid to the
office of a priest 5 were baptized at the close of the conference by Elder
Patten. At the conference I was dismissed from my labours in
the South by Elders Marsh & Patten and councilled to go to
Kirtlind & get my Endowment, as was also Elder ^A O^ Smoot,
we however again visited the south th[r]ough most of the our field
of Labor before leaving and baptized several persons among the number
was Parson Baity a preacher of the Denomination called Christians
On the 19^th Sept at the house of Brother Camps in Kentucky I took the parting
hand with Brother ^T. B^ Marsh D. W. Patten & wife & E. H. Groves who started in
a two hors waggon for Far West Mo. The same day they left I orgin-
ized the first company of Saints who ^that^ ever emigrated from the
Southern States for Zion which consisted of Lewis & Benjamin Clapp
& families Albert Petty & John Camp and their families and Elders
Boydston & Cathcart numbering 22 souls I travelled with them the first
day ^8 miles^ to the South fork of Mayfield where we pit[c]hed our tents for the night

His house also on Sunday the 31 I baptized Mr Crider amid the scoffs & jeers of the rablle they did not mob us but went in the night & poisoned both of our horses the one which I rode belonging to Brother Samuel West died in two days afterwards Brother Smoots recovered the hogs that eat of the horse flesh also died. August 11th I rode to Mr Gainers in Henry county Tennessee with Brother Smoot where we met with Brother David W Patten & his wife, Brother Patten and Parrish had been driven from place to place by a mob because of their religions they were driven out of Benton into Henry County Elder Parrish had left for Kirtland. I laboured with Brother Patten & Smoot untill the 29th when we were visited by Elders Thomas B Marsh & Elisha H Groves from Caldwell County Missouri, . On the 2nd of Sept we held a conference at Damonds Creek Calaway County KY. There were present T. B. Marsh D W Patten of the Twelve Apostles and Elders E. H. Groves, W. Woodruff A. O. Smoot D. Cathcart & other. President Marsh presided. R Allexander Clerk the branches were represented containing 119 members in good standing Johnston F Lane Benjamin L Clapp & Randolph Allexander were ordained Elders by David W Patten & Linzy Braid to the office of a priest 5 were baptized at the close of the conference by Elder Patten. At the conference I was dismissed from my labours in the South and councilled to go to Kirtlind & get my Endowment, as was also Elder A O Smoot, we however again visited the south through most of our field of Labor before leaving and baptized several persons among the number was Parson Baity a preacher of the Denomination called Christians On the 19th Sept at the house of Brother Camps in Kentucky I took the parting hand with Brother T. B Marsh D. W. Patten & wife & E. H. Groves who started in a two hors waggon for Far West Mo. The same day they left I orginized the first company of Saints that ever emigrated from the Southern States for Zion which consisted of Lewis & Benjamin Clapp & families Albert Petty & John Camp and their families and Elders Boydston & Cathcart numbering 22 souls I travelled with them the first day 8 miles to the South fork of Mayfield where we pitched our tents for the night