night at his house. Distance of the day 3 miles
^I blessed 3 children^
~ Thursday
2930th I visited each appartment of the silk
factory in New Castle & saw them manur-
factor silks from the raw article to the weavers
loom. I walked to Mr [blank] Rowleys
accompanied by Brother James Martin from
thence I walked to Burslem. The sun shone
beautiful & plesant & the fields all looked green
as summer. I preached in Hanly & one
man that the truth had hert his feelings
came to me full of all subtlety & mischief
& tried to ketch me in my words by asking
many questions &c, but he went away bynot
accomplishing his designs. I spent the night
with Brother Benbow distance 3 miles [FIGURES] I wrote two long letters one to Phebe
& the other to My Father in Connecticut
~ Friday
31st I walked to Burslem & mailed the above
letters I walked to Stoke & Preached at Br Wm
Hulme at Stoke canning street to a large con
gregation who gave good attention their was
several preachers present but they went away
silent I spent the night with Br Benbow 6 miles
night at his house. Distance of the day 3 miles
I blessed 3 children
~ Thursday
30th I visited each appartment of the Silk
factory in New Castle & saw them manurfactor silks from the raw article to the weavers
loom. I walked to Mr [blank] Rowleys
accompanied by Brother James Martin from
thence I walked to Burslem. The Sun shone
beautiful & plesant & the fields all looked green
as Summer. I preached in Hanley & one
man that the truth had hert his feelings
came to me full of all subtlety & mischief
& tried to ketch me in my words by asking
many questions &c. but he went away not
accomplishing his designs. I spent the night
with Brother Benbow distance 3 miles
FIGURES I wrote two long letters one to Phebe
& the other to My Father in Connecticut
~ Friday
31st I walked to Burslem & mailed the above
letters I walked to Stoke & Preached at Br Wm
Hulme at Stoke canning Street to a large con
gregation who gave good attention their was
several preachers present but they went away
silent I spent the night with Br Benbow 6 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," January 29, 1840 - January 31, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 9, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/g8j