July 9, 1836 ~ Saturday

July 9^th Arose refreshed in some degree & rode to Boydsville from thence
to Taropen whare I found Br Boydstun with the church
& I perused the 7^th No of the M & Ad {Distance of the day} 25 miles

July 10, 1836 ~ Sunday

10 Sunday held a meeting with the Taropen branch &
communed with the Saints at Br Clapp's then rode to
Br Bradys whare we spent the night in company
with Brother & Sister Lane with their son David Patten 4 [miles]

July 11, 1836 ~ Monday

11 Rode to Br Taylers on Bloody distance of the day 20 m

July 12, 1836 ~ Tuesday

12 Rode to John Freemans & returned to Br Taylor's 8 [miles]

July 13, 1836 ~ Wednesday

13 Wrote two Letters one to A. B. Wilson one to Elias F Wells

July 14, 1836 ~ Thursday

14 Wrote a Letter to President O. Cowdery Kirtland
Sent him 9 subscriders for M & Ad & gave him an account
of my procedings & wrote upon the Abolition question
[FIGURE with Hebrew characters and shorthand]

July 15, 1836 ~ Friday

15 Receieved a Letter from Elder Parrish Dated
Kirtland Ohio Aprail 20^th 1836 Communed with the Saint

July 16, 1836 ~ Saturday

16 Rode with Elder Smoot from Blood River Henry Cou
Tenn^e to Cumberland rolling mill Stewart County Tenn
Crossed Tennessee River at Winns ferry 40 miles

July 17, 1836 ~ Sunday

17 Sunday Preached at Mr Aments Inn at 11 AM
Also at 3 PM to a large congregation Sold a Book
of Mormon Procured 3 subscribers for M & Ad
Spent the night at the rolling mill at Mr William B Aments

July 18, 1836 ~ Monday

18 Rode to Mr Askeues ferry Elder Smoot & myself rowed
ourselves & horses across the Tennessee River in the
ferry boat after droping one oar into the River &
having to use another broaken one we landed with
a circulation of Blood & blistered hands from thence
we passed through the Texas forded Sandy at the
at the sholes Elder Smoot swam the river I crossed
below from thence we rode to Mr Thomas Fraziers
Spent the night with him distance of the day 35 m

July 19, 1836 ~ Tuesday

19 Rode to Col Solomon Copeland Henry County Co
Tenn whare I learned that Elders David Patten &
Warren Parrish had addressed a Letter to Col
Copeland stating that the sheriff & other officers
[of] Benton County Tenn had issued a warrant against