July 8 Arose in the morning sick With the french Measles attended a meeting at Mr Bowers at 11 AM. Elder Smoot Preached I followed him with some remarks. We
then rode to an appointment at 4 PM at R Alexanders I lay abed while Elder
Smoot Preached I arose and made some remarks when he closed spent a
sick night and in much pain distance of the day 6 miles
10 Sunday held a meeting With the Taropen Branch & communed with the Saints at
Brother Clapps then rode to Br Braidy's Whare we spent the night in company with Brother & Sister Lane with their son warren ^David^ Patten 4 miles
~ Monday
11 Rode to Br Taylor's on Bloody distance of the day 20 miles
14 Wrote a Letter to President O CowderyKirtland sent him 9 subscribers for M[essenger] & Ad[vocate]
and gave him an account of my Proceding and wrote sum on the Abolition question
~ Friday
15 Receieved a Letter from Warren Parrish dated Kirtland Ohio April 20th 1836
Communed With the Saints at Br Tailor's & injoyed a good meting
~ Saturday
16 Rode with Elder Smoot from Blood River Henry County Tenne to Cumberland rolling mill Stewart Co Tenn we crossed Tennessee River at Winn's ferry distans of the day 40 m[iles]
~ Sunday
17 Sunday Preached at Mr Aments Tavern at 1100 AM Also at 3 PM to a large congregation
sold a Book of Mormon Procured 3 subscribers for M[essenger] & Ad[vocate] Spent the night at the
rolling mill at Mr William B Aments
~ Friday
8 July Arose in the morning sick with the french Measles attended a meeting at Mr
Bowers at 11AM Elder Smoot Preached I followed him with some remarks. We
then rode to an appointment at 4. PM at R Alexanders I lay abed while Elder
Smoot Preached I arose And made some remarks when he closed spent a
sick night and in much Pain distance of the day 6 miles
~ Saturday
9 Arose refreshed in some degree and rode to Boydsville from thence to Taropen
whare I found Br Boydstun with the church & I Purused the 7th NO of M & Ad{Distance} 25 mile
~ Sunday
10 Sunday held a meeting with the Taropen Branch & communed with the Saints at
Brother Clapps then rode to Br Braidy's whare we spent the night in company with
Brother & Sister Lane with their son David Patten 4 miles
~ Monday
11 Rode to Br Taylor's on Bloody distance of the day 20 miles
14 Wrote a Letter to President O CowderyKirtland Sent him 9 subscriders for M & Ad
and gave him an account of my Proceding and wrote sum on the Abolition question
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~ Friday
15 Receieved a Letter from Warren Parrish dated Kirtland Ohio April 20th 1836
Communed with the Saints at Br Tailor's & injoyed a good meting
17 Sunday Preached at Mr Aments Tavern at 11.ocAM 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