the tent when Br. Carpenter took it
in his hands carried it beyond all
danger and left it to enjoy its liberty,
telling it not to return.

June 19, 1834 ~ Thursday

Thursday 19^th. At daybreak feeling
that we were in a very unsafe
situation, I counselled the camp to
move forward without delay and con-
tinue a lively march for about nine
miles where we stopped for breakfast.
While passing through Richmond, Br.
Luke Johnson observed a black woman
in a gentleman's garden near the
road. She beckoned to him and
said, "Come here massa"; she was
evidently much agitated in her feelings.
He went up to the fence and she said
to him, "There is a company of men
laying in wait here who are calcula-
ting to kill you this morning as you
pass through.["] We halted for breakfast
on an eminance near a farm-house.
The owner furnished us with a large
quantity of milk which gave a great
relish to our bacon and corn dodger
which our company had purchased
that morning. When we asked the price
of his milk he replied, "He is a mean

the tent when Br. Carpenter took it in his hands carried it beyond all danger and left it to enjoy its liberty, telling it not to return.

June 19, 1834 ~ Thursday

Thursday 19th. At daybreak feeling that we were in a very unsafe situation, I counselled the camp to move forward without delay and continue a lively march for about nine miles where we stopped for breakfast. While passing through Richmond, Br. Luke Johnson observed a black woman in a gentleman's garden near the road. She beckoned to him and said, "Come here massa"; she was evidently much agitated in her feelings. He went up to the fence and she said to him, "There is a company of men laying in wait here who are calculating to kill you this morning as you pass through." We halted for breakfast on an eminance near a farm-house. The owner furnished us with a large quantity of milk which gave a great relish to our bacon and corn dodger which our company had purchased that morning. When we asked the price of his milk he replied, "He is a mean