June 9th I arose & felt sore in body I spent
the day in Matteawan I visited Mr Peter H Skanks
plantation Summer house & expensive garden
the orange tree was bending with fruit I dined
with Mr pane Stillwell his wife was a
Latter Day Saint Matteawan abounds with prea-
chers & religion of different kinds Also with cotton
factories sin & abominations and persecutions
against the Saints we I preached at night
at the house of Brother Selah Lane in Mattawan Fishkill Dutchess County N.Y. I spent the night with Mr. Lane
~ Sunday
10 Sunday Left Mattawan walked to Fishkill
to Mr Lanes & preached at his house after meeting
I walked to Stormsville to green haven &
spent the night inI slept in a store house con-
taining paints which made me stomach sick 20 miles.
12 walked to Litchfield to
12 walked to Litchfield from there to Burlington
& to Farmington it was amid many medi-
tations that I again visited my own native land
whare I had spent many of my youthful days with
parents & Brethren & a sister but now some of
us seperated far apart. I soon arived at my
fathers house & was truly rejoiced to be permitted
to again take my father father & Mother by the hand
& Sister Eunice & also Brother Ozem Woodruff
~ Saturday
June 9th I arose & felt sore in body. I spent
the day in Matteawan. I visited Mr Peter H. Skank's
plantation Summer house & expensive garden
the orange tree was bending with fruit. I dined
with Mr Pane Stillwell his wife was a
Latter Day Saint. Matteawan abounds with Preachers & religion of different kinds. Also with cotton
factories sin & abominations and persecutions
against the Saints. I preached at night
at the house of Brother Selah Lane in Mattawan
Fishkill Dutchess County N.Y. I spent the night with B. Lane.
~ Sunday
10 Sunday Left Mattawan walked to Fishkill
to Mr Lanes & Preached at his house after meeting
I walked to Stormsville to green haven &
spent the night. I slept in a store house containing paints which made me Stomach sick distance 20 miles.
12
12 Walked to Litchfield from thence to Burlington
& to Farmington it was amid many meditations that I was again visited my own native land
whare I had spent many of my youthful days with
Parents & Brethren & a Sister, but now some of
us seperated far apart. I sooncried of my
fathers house & was [[illegible]] rejoiced to be [[illegible]]
to again talked to my father father & Mother by [[illegible]]
& Sister Eunice & also Brother Ozem Woodruff
