Aug 3 Arose & found Jude still worse we gave her a dose of week liye Br Smoot Went to attend a Previous appointment for Preaching I starried to attend
to Jude my sick beast I led her 1/4 of a milde to Mr Robert Gilbert's who was a
horse docter but the mare soon began to fail there was many observations relative
to her desease She soon fell & struggled for about an hour in agony uncommon with
beast & died I opened her found her body clear of bots but full of froth. Water
& decay & no one Present understood her desease thus ended the life of JUDE
a beast Who hath carried me thousand's of miles to Preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ Also hath carried other Elders many miles on the same errand I am now left
on foot may I be reconciled to all the Providences of God returned to Mr Mcleskeys
~ Thursday
4 Travled to Br Murphy's in 2 1/2 miles of Dresden Weakly Co Tenn 14 miles
6 Preached at Mr Alexander's and Baptized 2 Brother & Sister Murphy {Brother Murphy was dissatisfied because he had not received the Holy Ghost as he expected. Probably looking for a person was not [illegible shorthand] the [cause/case]. We told him to consider the subject well.}
~ Sunday
7 Sunday Preached at Mr Bowers from 8, 9, 10, 11 chapters of Romans spent th[e] night at Br Murphys 5 miles
9 Wrote a Letter to Br David Crider & rode a hors of Br Murphy's in company with Brother Smoot
to Taropen KY distance of the day 25 miles
~ Wednesday
10 Rode to Br Tailors on Blood River distance of the day Wrote a Letter to Br West 20 miles
~ Thursday
11 Rode to John Gainer's whare I had a happy interview with Br & Sister Patten who had just been
driven from Benton Co Tenn. by a lawless mob becaus of pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were
both hunted by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten
came to Mr Gainers Persecutions rages among the gentiles Behold the signs of the times {Distance of the day} 10 miles
~ Wednesday
3 Aug Arose & found Jude still worse we gave her a dose of week he Br
Smoot Went to attend a previous appointment for Preaching I tarried to attend
to Jude my sick beast I led her 1/4 of a mile to Mr Robert Gilberts who was a
horse docter but the mare soon began to fail there was many observations relative
to her decease she soon fell & struggled for about an hour in agony uncommon with
beast & died I opened her found her body clear of bots but full of froth Water
& decay & no one present understood her desease thus ended the life of JUDE
a beast Who hath carried me thousands of miles to Preach the gospel of Jesus
Christ Also hath carried other Elders many miles on the same errand I am now left
on foot may I be reconciled to all the Providences of God returned to Mr Mcleskeus
~ Thursday
4 Travled to Br Murphy's in 2 1/2 miles of Dresden Weakly Co Tenn 14 miles
6 Preached at Mr Alexanders and Baptized 2 Brother & Sister Murphy {Brother Murphy was dissatisfied because he had not received the Holy Ghost as he expected. Probably looking for a person was not [illegible] the
cause/case. We told him to consider the subject well.}
~ Sunday
7 Sunday Preached at Mr Bowers from 8.9:10:11 chapters of Romans Spent the night at Br Murphys 5 miles
10 Rode to Br Tailors on Blood River distance of the day Wrote a Letter to Br West 20 miles
~ Thursday
11 Rode to John Gainer's Whare I had a happy interview with Br & Sister Patten Who had just been
driven from Benton Co Tenn by a lawlessmob becaus of pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were
both hunted by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten
came to Mr Gainers Persecutions rages among the gentiles Behold the signs of the times. {Distance of the day} 10 miles