(Dec 10th I recieved a letter from Elder Hedlock
Elder Young one from P P. Pratt containing £5.
we walked over Black Friars Bridge called at
Zions Chapel, to attend a sacrament meeting at
Mr Aitkens society, but they knowing who
we were refused to let us in, fearing lest we should
break up their sociey. We then crossed over the
Waterloo Road & returned home We attended mee-
ting in the evening I preached was followed by Elders Kimball & Young, who brore strong testimony
to the people 6 miles
~ Friday
11th I walked with Elder Young to the great
western Railway & took the parting hand with
him & he started for Cheltenham. I returned
& spent the day in writing I received a letter fro[m]
Elder Lorenzo Snow. I visited Mr James Albon
9 1/2 Spencer place Goswell Road. He is a preacher
of the Independant order he & his houshold mani-
fests faith in our doctrin. 10 miles
~ Saturday
12th I wrote a few lines to Phebe in Elder Kim-
ball's letter to his wife, & acknowledged the rece
ption of her letter of Oct 6 to 19th. I wrote in my
Journal)
[FIGURE] We saw cannon shot chiefly
made of wrought iron, namely, spike shot
star shot, chain shot, and saw shot,
A Beheading axe of singular form. This has
long been named as the axe which took of the
head of Queen Anne Boleyn[FIGURE] It is also said
to have beheaded the earl of Essex.
In going into the grand storeho
use we pass the front of the Horse Armoury we
observed two French brass mortars which were brou-
ght from Acre in the year 1799.
The Train of Artillery
This room is nearly 350 feet in length, containi
ng a large number of chests containing arms in
readiness for use, and also a great variety or [of]
cannon
1. Is a gun made of wrought iron assigned to
the time of Henry VI AD 1422 [FIGURE]
~ Thursday
(Dec 10th [FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Elder Hedlock
Elder Young one from P P. Pratt containing £5.
we walked over Black Friars Bridge called at
Zions Chapel, to attend a sacrament meeting at
Mr Aitkens society, but they knowing who
we were refused to let us in, fearing lest we should
break up their sociey. We then crossed over the
Waterloo Road & returned home We attended meeting in the evening I Preached was followed by Elders
Kimball & Young, who bore strong testimony
to the people 6 miles
~ Friday
11th I walked with Elder Young to the great
western Railway & took the parting hand with
him & he started for Cheltenham. I returned
& spent the day in writing [FIGURE] I received a letter from
Elder Lorenzo Snow. I visited Mr James Albon
9 1/2 Spencer place Goswell Road. He is a preacher
of the Independant order he & his houshold manifests faith in our doctrin. 10 miles
~ Saturday
12th [FIGURE] I wrote a few lines to Phebe in Elder Kimball's letter to his wife, & acknowledged the rece
ption of her letter of Oct 6 to 19th. I wrote in my
Journal)
FIGURES We saw cannon shot chiefly
made of wrought iron, namely, spike shot
star shot, chain shot, and saw shot,
A Beheading axe of singular form. This has
long been named as the axe which took of the
head of Queen Anne Boleyn [FIGURE] It is also said
to have beheaded the earl of Essex.
In going into the grand storeho
use we pass the front of the Horse Armoury we
observed two French brass mortars which were brought from Acre in the year 1799.
The Train of Artillery
This room is nearly 350 feet in length, containi
ng a large number of chests containing arms in
readiness for use, and also a great variety or of
cannon
1. Is a gun made of wrought iron assigned to
the time of Henry VI AD 1422 [FIGURE]
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