A large congregation, good order, And attention. this is the last time I have seen Elder
: He went to , to transact some business, And I took steem boat with my family
to go East via Lakes. I will here name that while we were Journeying by land we all enjoyed
good health And our youngest child which had been vary feeble in health from her birth improv
much while on land but as soon as we took water began to run down. And we had to depend
upon milk we could get on our road for her living, And we co[u]ld not get it while on the
for several days. she ceased to eat any thing, fevar set in and bowel complaint
And when we Arived At the termination of the canal she was vary low. we went
12 miles into the country At my Brother in Laws, capt , who married my wife
sister, And on the second day after our Arival at his house our child Died
on the 22nd July Aged 9 month. we buried her in Capt Scammans garden And put A stone at
her grave with her name Age &c Engraved upon it. we both felt this to be a great sacrifice
As we have the loss of our other children. After spending A few days here we continued our
journey (Accompanied by our worthy Brother ) via , , ,
And Arived in on the 12 October. The 2nd night After I left Albany, one quarter
and the most business part of that city was laid in Ashes: damage Estimated at five
millions dollars; [FIGURE] many of their houses were truly left unto them desolate" Soon after
my arival in Boston, my Wife & children went to , & spent their time with their
friends untill the setting in of winter. Since that time they have spent their time in
, Mass. as it was nearer the centre of my labours, And I could occasionally
spend A little time At home. I have however spent the greatest part of my time travelling
since I arived in this country, visiting the Branches, parts of Branches, scattered saints &c
organizing whare it needed it, leaving or sending the Epistle of Dec 23rd 1847 to those who had it
not, Endeavord to impress upon the minds of all the Saints the importance of puting into practice
the council And teaching contained in the Epistle, Urged the immediate gathering of the Saints
if they could get no further than , thinking that if they could once get started out of
their bed for the west, they would some day get to the valley. I have found the Saints in these
Eastern lands though few in Number, scattered over A wide Extent of country. since I arived
I have visited , , , , , , ,
, Ct. , , , , , , Mass. ,
, , N. H. , , , , Maine, And A numbe
of other places whare some saints reside. I have visitded most of the saints in the Eastern States
with the Exception of those at , , And some in . while in Maine
late in November I went to Portland, to get Passage to , to visit St Johns,
, & other Parts of New Brunswick, Canida &c: But Steemers had stoped running, And I
could ownly get passage from Boston, on board of th Packets that touch at Halaf
And As it was cold weather And difficult travelling in the winter, in that country
I concluded to omit it untill the opening of Spring, when I am Expecting to make a
tour through that region of country. In my travels among the churches in the Easter
States I have found them in many instances in a scattered & unorganized condition
A large congregation, good order, And attention. this is the last time I have seen Elder
: He went to , to transact some business, And I took steem boat with my family
to go East via Lakes. I will here name that while we were Journeying by land we all enjoyed
good health And our youngest child which had been vary feeble in health from her birth improv
much while on land but as soon as we took water began to run down. And we had to depend
upon milk we could get on our road for her living, And we could not get it while on the
Illinois River for several days. she ceased to eat any thing, fevar set in And bowel complaint
And when we Arived At Perue the termination of the Canal she was vary low. we went
12 miles into the country At my Brother in Laws capt , who married my wife
sister, And on the second day after our Arival at his house our child Died
on the 22nd July aged 9 month. we buried her in Capt Scammans garden And put A stone at
her grave with her name Age &c Engraved upon it. we both felt this to be a great sacrifice
As we have the loss of our other children. After spending A few days here we continued our
journey (Accompanied by our worthy Brother ) via , , ,
And Arived in on the 12 October. The 2nd night After I left Albany, one quarter
and the most business part of that City was laid in Ashes: damage Estimated at five
million dollars; [FIGURE] many of their houses were truly left unto them desolate" Soon after
my arival in Boston, my wife & children went to , & spent thir time with their
friends untill the setting in of winter. Since that they have spent their time in
, Mass. as it was nearer the centre of my labours, And I could occasionally
spend A little time At home. I have however spent the greatest part of my time travelling
since I arived in this country, visiting the Branches, parts of Branches, scattered saints &c
organizing whare it needed it, leaving or sending the Epistle of Dec 23rd 1847 to those who had it
not, Endeavord to impress upon the minds of all the Saints the importance of puting into practice
the council And teaching contained in the Epistle, Urged the immediate gathering of the Saints
if they could get no further than , thinking that if they could once get started out of
their bed for the west, they would some day get to the valley. I have found the Saints in these
Eastern lands though few in number, scattered over A wide Extent of country. Since I arived
I have visited , , , , , , ,
, Ct. , , , , , , Mass. ,
, , N. H. , , Maine, And A numbe
of other places whare some saints reside. I have visited most of the saints in the Eastern States
with the Exception of those at , Canidadiamond, And some in . while in Maine
late in November I went to Portland, to get Passage to , to visit St Johns,
, & other Parts of New Brunswick, Canida &c: But Steemers had stoped running, And I
could ownly get passage from Boston, on board of th Packets that touch at Halaf
And As it was cold weather And difficult travelling in the winter, in that country
I concluded to omit it untill the opening of Spring, when I am Expecting to make a
tour through that region of country. In my travels among the churches in the Easter
States I have found them in many instances in a scattered & unorganized condition