Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)
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silk work bag & needle dball from Sister Martha
Brotherton I spent the evening preparing my things
for going to Liverpool, I was called to administer
to Sister Smith who was vary sick. I spent the
night at Br Bewshers
15th we sent our trunks & baggage on the baggage
cars & we bid old Manchester with all their was
in it farewell left Elder P. P. Pratt his wife &
children in good health & spirits Sister Olive frost
was with them in good health we left them
with a store of Books of Mormon Hymn Book
voice of warning, Poems, tracts, & Stars for
sale. Elders Young O. Pratt, myself, G A Smith
& Levi Richards, took cars & rode to Liver-
pool. G A Smith & myself took up our abode at
Br Harringtons milk house top of Gunville street
near Mill end Scotland Road Liverpool, we arived
Just in time to attend a splended tea meeting
of the Saints at the music hall Liverpool, 200 Saints
sat at the table, the Saints have rented this
hall for their meetings it will seat about 2000
this is the first time I have visited Liverpool
since I first landed. It gave me peculiar feelings
to sit down with 200 Saints in this place think-
ing that when we first landed that [there] was not one
in the city but ourselves, after tea we were
introduced to this intelligent body of Saints &
the quorum of the Twelve addressed them in
few words, after which we were dissmissed our
quorum met a few moments, & concluded
to sail on Tuesday which will make us vary
busy untill that time
I received a letter
from Elder Kington
16th this is an extream busy day many things to
do & little time to do it in the Saints are com-
ing in from various parts of England to sail
for New York on bor^a^d the Ship Rochester
with us among whom is Br Edward Ockey
& friends, & Br Fidoe & family. I went to Br
Armstrong & got measured for An overcoat
Silk work bag & needle ball from Sister Martha Brotherton I spent the evening preparing my things for going to Liverpool, I was called to administer to Sister Smith who was vary sick. I spent the night at Br Bewshers
15th we sent our trunks & baggage on the baggage cars & we bid old Manchester with all their was in it farewell left Elder P. P. Pratt his wife & children in good health & spirits Sister Olive frost was with them in good health we left them with a store of Books of Mormon Hymn Book voice of warning, Poems, tracts, & Stars for sale. Elders Young O. Pratt, myself, G A Smith & Levi Richards, took cars & rode to Liverpool. G. A. Smith & myself took up our abode at Br Harringtons milk house top of Gunville street near Mill end Scotland Road Liverpool, we arived Just in time to attend a splended tea meeting of the Saints at the music hall Liverpool, 200 Saints sat at the table, the Saints have rented this hall for their meetings it will seat about 2,000 this is the first time I have visited Liverpool since I first landed. It gave me peculiar feelings to sit down with 200 Saints in this place thinking that when we first landed that there was not one in the city but ourselves, after tea we were introduced to this intelligent body of Saints & the quorum of the Twelve addressed them in few words, after which we were dissmissed our quorum met a few moments, & concluded to Sail on Tuesday which will make us vary busy untill that time [FIGURE] I received a letter from Elder Kington
16th this is an extream busy day many things to do & little time to do it in the Saints are coming in from various parts of England to sail for New York on borad the Ship Rochester with us among whom is Br Edward Ockey & friends, & Br Fidoe & family. I went to Br Armstrong & got measured for an overcoat