21st I left Peterboro in company with Elders C. A. Adams & Stephen Foster & rode to Elder Chilon
Mack son of Solomon Mack, in Gilsum N. H. 23 miles
I preached in the evening at Gilsum I enjoyed myself
well. I spent the night with Mr Solomon Mack
72 years of Age Brother to Lucy Smith the Mother
of Joseph Smith the Prophet I spent the evening in
conversing with him about the Smith family and
the Gospel wished him to be baptized
~ Tuesday
22nd[FIGURE] This is the last day set by the Millerits
for the coming of Christ they have set a number of
days but this is the last one. I left Gilsom parted
with father Mack & rode to the old home stead of
Mother Smith say [saw] the place whare she was born
on the side of a high hill & the brook Ashuilet, it is truly
a rural place we rode through walpole had a good
view of west minister in vermont called upon seven
brethren & preached in the evening in company with
Elders Charles A. Adams & Alfred Cordon in the
school house ^at^ Drewsvill spent the night at Br Samuel
Waldo distance of the day 15 miles
~ Wednesday
23rd I Parted with the friends & Elder Adams at Drewsville & rode in company with Elder A. Cordon
to Peterborough & had an interesting meeting with the
Saints. I spent the night with Br Livingston 33 miles
droped my watch & broke my crystal to atoms as I dreamed
~ Thursday
24th I parted with the Saints in Peterborough took
stage & rode to Nashua, took cars & rode to Boston
fare from Peterboro to Boston $3. I took cab rode
to the post office obtained [FIGURES] a letter from Phebe at 2 Scarboroug stating that the children were both sick
or had been & Phebe vary sick at the present time
I rode to Br Phelps read my letters with feelings of
interest Prepared for leaving early in the morning
Elder Crosby spent the night with me, there had been a
serious time in Boston in some trials in my absence 80 miles
~ Monday
21st I left Peterboro in company with Elders
C. A. Adams & Stephen Foster & rode to Elder Chilon
Mack son of Solomon Mack, in Gilsum N.H. 23 miles
I preached in the evening at Gilsum I enjoyed myself
well. I spent the night with Mr Solomon Mack
72 years of Age Brother to Lucy Smith the Mother
of Joseph Smith the Prophet I spent the evening in
conversing with him about the Smith family and
the gospel wished him to be baptized
~ Tuesday
22nd [FIGURE] This is the last day set by the Millerits
for the coming of Christ they have set a number of
days but this is the last one. I left Gilsom parted
with father Mack & rode to the old home stead of
Mother Smith saw the place whare she was born
on the side of a high hill & the brook Ashuilet, it is truly
a rural place we rode through walpole had a good
view of west minster in vermont called upon seven
brethren & preached in the evening in company with
Elders Charles A. Adams & Alfred Cordon in the
school house at Drewsvill spent the night at Br Samuel
Waldo distance of the day 15 miles
~ Wednesday
23rd I Parted with the friends & Elder Adams at
Drewsville & rode in company with Elder A. Cordon
to Peterborough & had an interesting meeting with the
Saints. I spent the night with Br Livingston 33 miles
droped my watch & broke my crystal to atoms as I dreamed
~ Thursday
24th I Parted with the Saints in Peterborough took
stage & rode to Nashua, took cars & rode to Boston
fare from Peterboro to Boston $3. I took cab rode
to the Post Office obtained ** a letter from Phebe at
[FIGURE] 2 Scarboroug stating that the children were both sick
or had been & Phebe vary sick at the Present time
I rode to Br Phelps read my letters with feelings of
interest Prepared for leaving early in the morning
Elder Crosby spent the night with me, there had been a
serious time in Boston in some trials in my absence 80 miles
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