On the 24th, while in the swamps, I had an attack
of the Rheumatizm and could not travel fast.

My companion, bro. Brown, had got in a hurry, and wished
to hasten to the Mississippi, close up his mission, take boat and
return to his family in Kirtland, and as I could not travel
as fast as he wished, we parted; he left me sitting on a log in
the mud and water; I was lame and unable to walk, without food,
and 12 miles from the nearest house on the road; he went out of
sight in great haste; I then knelt down in the water and prayed
to the Lord to heal me; the spirit of the Lord rested upon me, and
I was healed; the pain left me, I arose and went my way; whenever
I met with one or more families I preached and bore testimony
to them as I went along. ^¶^ I crossed the Mississippi river on the
evening of the 27th, of March.

I ^&^ staid at a public house kept by Mr. Josiah Jackson,
I was suspected of being an imposter. Mr. Jackson believed I was
one of Murrill's clan, who were then murdering and stealing N^n^egros;
and to test me, he gathered together a large house full of the ^most^ wickedest,
and most corrupt Gentlemen ^people^ in the city, and set me to preaching
to them, to see whether I could preach or not.

I do not think that Mr. Jackson or the same company
of men and women will ever meet together again for the same
purpose; or to test for they would not like again to have their
sins and abominations revealed to each other, as plainly and pointedly
as I told them that night, through the inspiration of the Holy
Ghost: they were glad to get rid of me upon almost any terms.

I travelled from Memphis to middle Tennessee.

April 4, I met with Elder Warren Parrish in Benton
Co., Hime and David W. Patten had labored together through the
winter in Tennessee, and baptized 20 persons. Elder Patten had
returned to Kirtland. I joined Elder Parrish and we labored
together over 3 months, travelling and preaching daily, baptizing such
as would receive our testimony, extending our labors through ^in^ Tennessee & Ken-
tucky.

June 23, we recieved a letter from Oliver Cowdery, saying,
that they wished ^requesting^ Elder Parrish to come to Kirtland, and for me to