Packet Ship Oxford bound ^at sail^ for Liverpooland ^where I^ landed, in Liverpool
in good health and spirits having a passage of 23 days. When I left my Father in FarmingtonCt he gave me some mony to assist in paying my passage then
gave me five dollars more requesting me to keep that untill I arived at Liverpool
saying I would then want it. this I found to be true after landing and getting ready to go to Preston that money was all we had to carry us to preston and we had 2 penny
2 pence left. we arived in Preston on the . Had a happy intervied with Brother Willard Richards
Held a council together resolved ^agreed^ that Elder Taylor go to Liverpool, Turley to Birmingham, and that
I go to Staffordshire poterris. Arived in Manchester met Elder Clayton ^who^ he presided over
that branch numbering 164 members I was immediately called upon to visit a woman possessed
with the Devil she was raging and foaming and held by four men the more we rebuked the
devil the worse he raged, but we continued to pray and ministered untill we conqered and
cast the Devil out of her and she was clothed in her right mind and arose and gave
thanks to the ^Lord the^ Devil entered into a young child and we cast the Devil out of the child afterpreching to the people ^I preached^ several times and laying ^laid^ hands upon twenty ^eight^ sick persons I ^then^ went
to Burslam on the . Met with Elder ^Alfred^ Cordon president over the potteries ^Burslam^ N saints in the Burslan
Branch ^which^ numbered 66. I commenced preaching [ni◊] to in the Stafford Shire potteris, Elder Turley
left for Birmingham on the , I remained in the potteries some 40 forty days preching
daily, baptizing, confirming, blessing children, opening new doors &c., On the as I
met in the evening with a large assembly in the town ofHanly the Lord revealed unto
me that it would be the last meeting that I would hold with the Saints in the potteris
for many days I told the people it was the last meeting I should hold with them
for a season it created much excitement among them as I had appointment out ^out^ for
a week ^which I got Brother Cordon to fill^ I went before the Lord in prayer and asked him where I should go the spirit
said go to the South. according to the directions of the Spirit on the I
went to Herefordshire and called upon John Benbow at Castlefroome. Here I
found a people prepared for the gospel. I preached twice at his house on on the
I baptized 6 persons including John Benbow and wife I hear found a body of ^society^ people called United Brethren numbering about 600 six hundred members having some
fifty preachers Thomas Kingston their presiding Elder, they come from all quarters to hear
me preach and believed my testimony and I preched and baptized daily the ^Ministery of the^ Church of
England sent three ^Church^ Clerks of their Church to see what I was doing and I baptized
them all, one constable came to take me up for preaching and breaking into their arrangements
and I baptized him, I^n^ remained some ^some^ 30 days and ^I^ baptized 160, forty ^eight^ of which
were preachers of the united Brethren including their presiding Elder Thomas Kingston,
^I esstablished forty two preching places esstablished and liscenced according to law including one Chapel^
On the I had an appointment at Haw Cross as I was going into the meeting
some letters was put into my hands from Elder Brigham Young and others informing me
of the ^his^ arrival of with five of the Twelve with him and requested me to come to Preston ad and
Packet Ship Oxford at sail for Liverpool where I landed,
in good health and spirits. When I left my Father
he gave me some mony to assist in paying my passage then
gave me five dollars more requesting me to keep that untill I arived at Liverpool
saying I would then want it. this I found to be true after landing
that money was all we had to carry us to preston and we had
2 pence left. we arived in Preston on the . Had a happy intervied with Brother Willard Richards
Held a council together agreed that Elder Taylor go to Liverpool, Turley to Birmingham, and that
I go to Staffordshire poterris. Arived in Manchester met Elder Clayton who presided over
that branch numbering 164 members I was immediately called upon to visit a woman possessed
with the Devil she was raging and foaming and held by four men the more we rebuked the
devil the worse he raged, but we continued to pray and ministered untill we conqered and
cast the Devil out of her and she was in her right mind and arose and gave
thanks to the Lord the Devil entered into a young child and we cast the Devil out of the child
I preached several times and laid hands upon twenty eight sick persons I then went
to Burslam on the . Met with Elder Alfred Cordon president over the saints in the Burslan
Branch which numbered 66. I commenced preaching in the Stafford Shire potteris, Elder Turley
left for Birmingham on the , I remained in the potteries some forty days preching
daily, baptizing, confirming, blessing children, On the as I
met in the evening with a large assembly in Hanly the Lord revealed unto
me that it would be the last meeting that I would hold with the Saints in the potteris
for many days I told the people it was the last meeting I should hold with them
for a season it created much excitement as I had appointment out out for
a week which I got Brother Cordon to fill I went before the Lord in prayer and asked him where I should go the spirit
said go to the South. according to the directions of the Spirit on the I
went to Herefordshire and called upon John Benbow at Castlefroome. Here I
found a people prepared for the gospel. I preached twice at his house on the
I baptized 6 persons including John Benbow and wife I hear found a society
called United Brethren numbering about six hundred members having some
fifty preachers Thomas Kingston their presiding Elder, they come from all quarters to hear
me preach and believed my testimony and I preched and baptized daily the Ministery of the Church of
England sent three Church Clerks to see what I was doing and I baptized
them, one constable came to take me up for preaching
and I baptized him, In some 30 days I baptized 160, forty eight of which
were preachers of the united Brethren including their presiding Elder Thomas Kingston,
I esstablished forty two preching places liscenced according to law including one Chapel
On the I had an appointment at Haw Cross as I was going into the meeting
some letters was put into my hands from Elder Brigham Young and others informing me
of his arrival with five of the Twelve and requested me to come to Preston and