in that place they contributed ^$9^ to our necessities and George Miller gave us a horse as Father Coultrin was going east he took us into his waggon to help us along we spent 5
days in Springfield where Elder Taylor printed fifteen hundred copies of a pamphlet upon
the Missouri persecution also had a trial with Elder Babbit having prepared a charge against
him for improper conduct. We sold our horse in Springfield, and left on the continued
our journey we spent the night of the with Dr Modasett, at Terrehaute. On the
while travelling Elder Taylor had a suddent attack fell to the ground as though he had been
knocked down we administered to him and he revived, on the following day he fell again
and fainted several times, it seemed as though the Destroyer would take his life, we
travelled with him 4 days after he was taken sick, ^his sickness proved to be^ it was then evident that he had a hard
attacked of the billious fever we stoped with him ^two^ at a Jerman Tavern in Germantown Wane
County Indianna with a k kind family with whom he was acquainted, we stoped with him two days,untill Father Coulton would stop no longer, I offered ^proposed^ to remain with
Brother Taylor but as I was sick with the fever and ague and not able to take care of
myself Brother Taylorhe ^Brother Taylor^ advised ^me^ to continue my journey, with Father, Coultrin^ ^saying it was easier to take care of one sick man than two^ saying that one such man could get along better than two,according to his council I committed
him into the hands of God and the family promised to do all in their power to make him comfortable
I parted with him with a heavy heart, on the and continued my journey with
Father Coultrin to Cleaveland Ohio, I there took steamer on the for Buffalo but we
had a severe gale and did not reach Buffalo untill the I travelled to Albany on a
canal boat had the ague daily, was very sick, had no companion except sectarian priest who was daily lying about ^the mormons^ mormonism I took stage ^at Albany^ for Farmington
Ct on the night of the and rode all night and the following day and suffering immensely ^severely^ with the fever and ague I arived at my Fathers house in Farmington Ct
on the st Sept Quite sick I found my Father and family well. On the
my ^maternal^ Grand Mother Anna Thompsonon my mothers side died aged 84 yearsof age
I was to sick to attend her funeral, it is a singular incident that my Grand Father Lot Thompson and Anna Thompson his wife, Samuel Thompson and Mercy Thompson
all ^of one family^ died the year they were ^in their^ 85 ^year^ years of ageold. On the Adna Hart died
brother to my step Mother, aged 43. He requested me to preach his funeral sermon
I had been sick at my fathers house with the ague for fifteen days attended with a
severe cough and the hour for the funeral was the hour for my ague, yet I gave out
the apointment, attended the funeral, preached an hour and a half, and I had no more
ague for many days, I left my fathers house on the and visited New York Long Island, New Jerseyand various parts of the country but was ^in^ very poor health
I assisted Elders Clark, Wright, & Mulliner, to sail for England. Elder
John Taylor recovered from his sickness and arived in New York and on
the th, in company with Elder John Taylor & ^Theodore^ Turley I went on board of the
in that place they contributed $9 to our necessities and George Miller gave us a horse
Father Coultrin was going east he took us into his waggon to help us along we spent 5
days in Springfield where Elder Taylor printed fifteen hundred copies of a pamphlet upon
the Missouri persecution also had a trial with Elder Babbit having prepared a charge against
him for improper conduct. We sold our horse in Springfield, and left on the continued
our journey we spent the night of the with Dr Modasett, at Terrehaute. On the
while travelling Elder Taylor fell to the ground as though he had been
knocked down we administered to him and he revived, on the following day he fell again
and fainted several times, it seemed as though the Destroyer would take his life, we
travelled with him 4 days after he was taken sick, his sickness proved to be
attacked the billious fever we stoped with him two at a Jerman Tavern in Germantown Wane
County Indianna with a kind family with whom he was acquainted,
Father Coulton would stop no longer, I proposed to remain with
Brother Taylor but as I was sick with the fever and ague and not able to take care of
myself Brother Taylor advised me to continue my journey with Father Coultrin saying it was easier to take care of one sick man than two
I committed
him into the hands of God and the family promised to do all in their power to make him comfortable
I parted with him with a heavy heart, on the and continued my journey with
Father Coultrin to Cleaveland Ohio, I there took steamer on the for Buffalo but we
had a severe gale and did not reach Buffalo untill the I travelled to Albany on a
canal boat had the ague daily, was very sick, had no companion except sectarian
priest who was daily lying about the mormons I took stage at Albany for Farmington
Ct on the night of the and rode all night and the following day suffer
severely with the fever and ague I arived at my Fathers house in Farmington Ct
on the st Sept Quite sick I found my Father and family well. On the
my maternal Grand Mother Anna Thompson died aged 84
I was to sick to attend her funeral, it is a singular incident that my Grand Father
Lot Thompson and Anna Thompson his wife, Samuel Thompson and Mercy Thompson
all of one family died in their 85 year. On the Adna Hart died
brother to my step Mother, aged 43. He requested me to preach his funeral sermon
I had been sick at my fathers house with the ague for fifteen days attended with a
severe cough and the hour for the funeral was the hour for my ague, yet I gave out
the apointment, attended the funeral, preached an hour and a half, and I had no more
ague for many days, I left on the and visited New YorkLong Island, New Jersey but was in very poor health
I assisted Elders Clark, Wright, & Mulliner, to sail for England. Elder
John Taylor recovered from his sickness and arived in New York and on
the th, in company with Elder John Taylor & Theodore Turley I went on board of the