August 4, 1840 ~ Tuesday

Aug[ust] 4^th We walked to Frooms Hill found the
Saints in good spirits & health & the work progress-
ing spent the night at Elder Benbows 8 miles

August 5, 1840 ~ Wednesday

5^th I wrote a letter for the Mill Star & one
to Young & Richards Elder Smith & myself preached
at Frooms hill & confirmed 3. We have had
warm or hot sun shine for several days which is
almost the first weather we have had that
has appeared like summer for we have had a cold
wet season

August 6, 1840 ~ Thursday

6^th [FIGURE] I sealed up a package of 42 letter &
my Journal from Montrose to England
with 1 & 3 No of the Star to send by Elder
Turley to Mrs Woodruff. It contained all of
my corresponding letters since the 8^th of Aug
1839. We spent the day & night at Frooms hill

August 7, 1840 ~ Friday

7^th A pleasant day we spent the day visiting the
Saints we confirmed the Parish church clark & his
wife who had been Baptized & Joined the Saints
his name was Robert Hill of Canfroom Parish
I wrote a letter to Elder Turley 5 miles

August 8, 1840 ~ Saturday

8^th [FIGURE] One year ago this day I left my family in
Montrose to take a mission to England I started with
Elder Tailor & corossed the Missisippi river in a canoe sick
with the ague & without money But I am now in the
south part of England in company with Elder
G. A. Smith & enjoying good health & I pray the Lord
to give good health to my wife & children

I wrote a letter to Col Lyman Wight jointly
with Br Smith I also wrote a letter to Elder
Wm Smith

August 9, 1840 ~ Sunday

^9^th Held camp Meeting with G A. Smith & Turley^

August 10, 1840 ~ Monday

10^th I wrote 8 Letters 2 to Phebe {sent} 1/2 {sovereign}
1 to Epraim Luce, one to Nathaniel Thomas one to
Margarett Smoot all enclosed in a wrapper to phebe
1 to William Benbow one to Brigham Young & one
to Eunice Woodruff. Elders Smith Turley &
myself Preached in the evening at Standly Hill &
had a good time we spent the night at Frooms Hill

August 4, 1840 ~ Tuesday

Augt 4th We walked to Frooms Hill found the Saints in good spirits & health & the work Progressing spent the night at Elder Benbows 8 miles

August 5, 1840 ~ Wednesday

5th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter for the Mill Star & one to Young & Richards Elder Smith & myself Preahed at Frooms hill & confirmed 3. We have had warm or hot sunshine for several days which is almost the first weather we have had that has appeared like summer for we have had a cold wet season

August 6, 1840 ~ Thursday

6th [FIGURE] I sealed up a package of 42 letter & my Journal from Montrose to England with 1 & 3 No of the Star to send by Elder Turley to Mrs Woodruff. It contained all of my corresponding letters since the 8th of Aug 1839. We spent the day & night at Frooms hill

August 7, 1840 ~ Friday

7th A pleasant day we spent the day visiting the Saints we confirmed the Parish Church Clark & his wife who had been Baptized & Joined the Saints his name was Robert Hill of Canfroom Parish [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder Turley 5 miles

August 8, 1840 ~ Saturday

8th [FIGURE] One year ago this day I left my family in Montrose to take a mission to England I started with Elder Tailor & crossed the Missisippi river in a Canoe sick with the ague & without money But I am now in the South part of England in Company with Elder G. A. Smith & enjoying good health & I pray the Lord to give good health to my wife & children

[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Col Lyman Wight jointly with Br Smith [FIGURE] I also wrote a letter to Elder Wm Smith

August 9, 1840 ~ Sunday

9th Held Camp Meeting with G A Smith & Turley

August 10, 1840 ~ Monday

10th [FIGURE] I wrote 8 Letters 2 to Phebe {sent} 1/2 {soverign} 1 to Epraim Luce, one to Nathaniel Thomas one to Margarett Smoot all enclosed in a wrapper to phebe 1 to William Benbow one to Brigham Young & one to Eunice Woodruff. Elders Smith Turley & myself Preached in the evening at Standly Hill & had a good time we spent the night at Frooms Hill