each other after prayers. I left the city & went
on board of the steemer Com Pribble in company
with Elder Milton Holmes an old friend companion
& fellow laborer in the gospel. we had not met before
for five years. it was quite a treat to enjoy his
company one more. We left Boston at 7 oclok P.M.
was some sea sick through the night, & arived at
Portland at 8 oclock We walked to Scarboro & arived

July 3, 1844 ~ Wednesday

^3^rd^ at Father Carter^s at about 2 oclok P.M. I found
Father Carter sitting at a window in the front room
reading, and mother about her work both enjoying
the best of health. Fabyan & his family were all
well. I ascertained on my arival that Br S. B Stodard
had been there & an appointment was given out
for our conference on Saturday & Sunday at the
old meeting house. We spent the afternoon at
Father Carters and after supper we walked up to
Sister Foss'^es & found her at home well she was
repairing her house, put on a new roof, clapboards,
front door, intending to paint it throughout. We
spent the night at her house. I had some conversation
with her in the about evening about going to Nauvoo
she manifested a desire to go, but no door appeared to
open, before her. distance from Boston to Scarboro 124 miles

July 4, 1844 ~ Thursday

4^th I spent the day with Elder Holmes at father
Carters & rote a page and a half in a letter to Aphia
S. Woodman which Elder Holmes sent to her I walke
with father Carter to see the old meeting house, to
see if it would do to hold our mconference in it
we concluded it woou^l^d we visited his orchard &
garding all things looked well. found the papers
all through the country full of stories or reports
concerning mobs armies &c gathering against Nauvoo
mostly comes from Warsaw Message & St Louis paper

each other after Prayers. I left the city & went on board of the steemer Com Pribble in company with Elder Milton Holmes an old friend companion & fellow laborer in the gospel. we had not met before for five years, it was quite a treat to enjoy his company one more. We left Boston at 7 oclok P.M. was some sea sick through the night, & arived at Portland at 8 oclock we walked to Scarboro & arived

July 3, 1844 ~ Wednesday

3rd at Father Carters at about 2 oclok P.M. I found Father Carter sitting at a window in the front room reading, and mother about her work both enjoying the best of health. Fabyan & his family were all well. I ascertained on my arival that Br S. B Stodard had been there & an appointment was given out for our conference on Saturday & Sunday at the old meeting house. We spent the afternoon at Father Carters and after supper we walked up to Sister Foss'es & found her at home well she was repairing her house, put on a new roof, clapboards, front door, intending to paint it throughout. We spent the night at her house. I had some conversation with her in the evening about going to Nauvoo she manifested a desire to go, but no door appeared to open, before her. distance from Boston to Scarboro 124 miles

July 4, 1844 ~ Thursday

4th [FIGURE] I spent the day with Elder Holmes at father Carters & rote a page and a half in a letter to Aphia S. Woodman which Elder Holmes sent to her I walked with father Carter to see the old meeting house, to see if it would do to hold our conference in it we concluded it would we visited his orchard & garding all things looked well, found the papers all through the country full of stories or reports concerning mobs armies &c gathering against Nauvoo mostly comes from Warsaw Message & St Louis paper