June 29, 1837 ~ Thursday

June 29^th Spent the day in writing walked in the evening to
Colebrook river Litchfield County Conⁿ Preached at night
in the methodist meeting house Spent the night at the house
of wid[ow] Mills distance of the day 4. mils

June 30, 1837 ~ Friday

30^th We had an interview with a methodist priest he rejected
our testimony & said that God had neither body or parts & that
it was rediculous to worship one that had. We told him the God we wo
rshiped had both body & parts & warned him to repent, and left him
in our walk Elders Stillman, Hale and myself dined in the field
upon a rich repast of strawbury's we walked to William Smiths
and preached at the schoolhouse and spent the night at Elias Crane
distance of the day 8 miles

July 1, 1837 ~ Saturday

July 1^st Walked to Deacon Daniel Stillmans Preached to him
he rejected our testimony I warned him to repent &c. from
thence we walked to Melven Smiths and spent the night 5. miles

July 2, 1837 ~ Sunday

2^nd Sunday we preached at the methodist meeting house I
Preached upon the authanticity of the Book of mormon from thence
we walked to Mr Fineas Bidwell preached at his house & spent
the night distance of the day 7 miles

July 3, 1837 ~ Monday

3^rd We left Mr Bidwell and beach hill and repaired to a stream of
pure water aside from the abodes of men and in company
with my brethren Elders Stillman & Hale and myself we
clensed our hands and feet in testimony against the inhabitan
ts of beach hill who had rejected us and our testimony
from thence we walked to Brother William B. French in
North Cannan distance of the day 10 miles

July 4, 1837 ~ Tuesday

4^th INDEPENDANCE. I walked in Company with Elder Hale to
Brothers Benedict and Moses after dining with the friends I proc-
ured a horse to ride to Colebrook post office and to visit sister
Eunice I found two papers at Sages store directed to father
and sister Eunice from Brother Asahel I found no letters for us
I did not have a visit with Eunice she had joined a party to Sail on
Doolittles pond on my return holm I saw them crossing the pond in a
sail boat I raised a flag in token of friendship they answered me
but did not know it was a brother as they past my sight behind a groove
I bowed to them in silence ownly said God save my sister spent
the night at J Moses distance of the day 24 miles

July 5, 1837 ~ Wednesday

5^th Walked to Brother French's then in company with Brother Hale I
took the stage to New Hartford i had an interview with Richard B Cowls from
thence to AVON Spent the night at aunt Helen Wheelers visited
my kinsman & former friends in the place distance 30 miles

June 29, 1837 ~ Thursday

June 29th Spent the day in writing walked in the evening to Colebrook river Litchfield County Conn Preached at night in the methodist meeting house Spent the night at the house of widow Mills distance of the day 4. mils

June 30, 1837 ~ Friday

30th We had an interview with a methodist priest he rejected our testimony & said that God had neither body or parts & that it was rediculous to worship one that had. We told him the God we wo rshiped had both body & parts & warned him to repent, and left him in our walk Elders Stillman, Hale and myself dined in the field upon a rich repast of strawbury's we walked to William Smiths and preached at the schoolhouse and spent the night at Elias Crane distance of the day 8 miles

July 1, 1837 ~ Saturday

July 1st Walked to Deacon Daniel Stillmans Preached to him he rejected our testimony I warned him to repent &c. from thence we walked to Melven Smiths and spent the night 5. miles

July 2, 1837 ~ Sunday

2nd Sunday we preached at the methodist meeting house I Preached upon the authanticity of the Book of mormon from thence we walked to Mr Fineas Bidwell preached at his house & spent the night distance of the day 7 miles

July 3, 1837 ~ Monday

3rd We left Mr Bidwell and beach hill and repaired to a stream of pure water aside from the abodes of men and in company with my brethren Elders Stillman & Hale and myself we clensed our hands and feet in testimony against the inhabitan ts of beach hill who had rejected us and our testimony from thence we walked to Brother William B. French in North Cannan distance of the day 10 miles

July 4, 1837 ~ Tuesday

4th INDEPENDANCE. I walked in Company with Elder Hale to Brothers Benedict and Moses after dining with the friends I procured a horse to ride to Colebrook post office and to visit sister Eunice I found two papers at Sages store directed to father and sister Eunice from Brother Asahel I found no letters for us I did not have a visit with Eunice she had joined a party to Sail on Doolittles pond on my return holm I saw them crossing the pond in a sail boat I raised a flag in token of friendship they answered me but did not know it was a brother as they past my sight behind a groove I bowed to them in silence ownly said God save my sister spent the night at J Moses distance of the day 24 miles

July 5, 1837 ~ Wednesday

5th Walked to Brother French's then in company with Brother Hale I took the stage to New Hartford i had an interview with Richard B Cowls from thence to AVON Spent the night at aunt Helen Wheelers visited my kinsman & former friends in the place distance 30 miles