of the fulness of the Gospel before him & he seemed
to receieved the testimony. I walked to Green
Yeal, & preached at the house of Philpotts to a large
congregation I was exceding hoarse at the
lungs I spent the night at the Hill farm 10 m[iles]
~ Wednesday
18th I walked in company with a pilot to Wofer-
wood Common & preached at the house of George
Allen & returned & spent the night at the Hill
farm Distance of the day 14 miles
I dreamed at night that Brother Thompson was
dead & left a wife & two children I caught
a large fish & dressed it
~ Friday
20th March {Oh Lord comfort Phebe thy handmaid this day in her distress}
I Baptized 3 persons one a preachers, & preached
at Bridgen at Smith & some of the baser sort
armed themselves with rotten eggs & flung them at
me. one hit me in the head but did not break
untill it struck the ground. I walked to the Hill
farm & spent the night distance of the day 9 miles
of the fulness of the Gospel before him & he seemed
to received the testimony. I walked to Green
Yeal, & preached at the house of Philpotts to a large
congregation I was exceding hoarse at the
lungs I spent the night at the Hill farm 10 m
~ Wednesday
18th I walked in company with a pilot to Wofer
wood Common & preached at the house of George
Allen & returned & spent the night at the Hill
farm. Distance of the day 14 miles
I dreamed at night that Brother Thompson was
dead & left a wife & two children. I caught
a large fish & dressed it
~ Friday
20th March {Oh Lord comfort Phebe thy handmaid this day in her distress.}
I Baptized 3 persons one a preachers, & preached
at Bridgen at Smith & some of the baser sort
armed themselves with rotten Eggs & flung them at
me. one hit me in the head but did not break
untill it struck the ground. I walked to the Hill
farm & spent the night distance of the day 9 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," March 17, 1840 - March 20, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 9, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/E2Y