September 1, 1843 ~ Friday

Sept 1^st We walked to New Haven from thenc
to Fair Haven & called upon Mr Smith Tuttle
who would open doors for preaching we spent
part of the day with him & returned to westville
& preached at night at Br Frost to a small
number we spent the night at Br Frost

September 2, 1843 ~ Saturday

2^nd We walked to New Haven & called upon
Lewis Allen No. 10 Collage st, we dined at
Brown's Tavern I then took the parting hand
with Elder Davis & took the stage for
Farmington I had many peculiar reflections
while passing through this town whare I had
spent much of my youth I arived at my
fathers house in the evening & found my
father & mother well, Eunice & Br Webster
was better than they had been I was glad to
see my fathers Family one more & enter under
the roof of my youth it gives me peculiar
reflections to pass through the town & over the
places whare I have spent my youth in company
with Brothers & friends who now sleep in the
dust I spent the night at Father Woodruff
I found my Father attending both saw & grist
mill alone although he was 65 years of age
[FIGURE] I received a letter from Mrs Woodruff
which I was glad to get felt to rejoice to
hear from my family again Distance of the day 30 m

September 3, 1843 ~ Sunday

3^rd Sunday I walked on the canal bank in
the morning & surveyed the meadows the river
the mill alone whare I had walked with the
my Brothers & sister & with my Bosom Friend
in days that are past but now I am alone