February 18, 1841 ~ Thursday

Feb 18^th P I wrote a letter to Phebe requested
her to answer it & direct to New York in care
of Ilus F Carter & Just as I had finished it I
received A Package from Pickfords Boat on
opening it contained the 10 No of the Star several
of the Times & Seasons, one Letter from Sister
Eunice & Mother Woodruff which was vary interesting
Also one from my Friends in Maine written by Father
Carter, Freedom Molton, Phebe, Willford Owen Shuah
& Sister Foss, Dated Jan 10^th. It was truly a feast
to me to hear from my Dear wife child & friend once
more after being seperated nearly two years
from them. May God hasten the day when I may
see them once more. I also wrote a letter to
Father Mother & Eunice Woodruff, I also received
a letter from Br James Barnes.

February 19, 1841 ~ Friday

19^th I received 2 letters one from Wm Pitt
one from E Oakey containing £2.

I mailed the two letters to Phebe & Father Woodruff
at Phillipps No 3 Georges Yard Lumbard Street. We
went to Tabernacle Square & Baptized 2 persons
a Jew & Jewess I packed up my things & put them into
Elder Kimball'^s Trunk who was going direct to
Manchester, we confirmed the two we Baptized
Elder Kimball administered Baptisms I felt quite
unwell in the evening

February 20, 1841 ~ Saturday

20^th I arose in the morning vary ill I walked to the
printing office & got 3000 copies of the Address
to the citizens of London by H C. Kimball & W Woodruff I
Paid the Bill whicch was
£3.3 three Guiney's I took the parting hand with
Elder Kimball. My Distress & pains of Body increased
through the day. My friends held a council upon
the subject & pronounced my Disese the small poxcks
as I had been much exposed to it. I told them I had rather
it would be that than the Ague so I went to bed & prepared for
it, had a dredful night of pain & distress

February 21, 1841 ~ Sunday

21^st Sunday grew worse through the day many friends
called to my bed side to see me, (as I was not able to set up
at all,) Among whome was Dr Copeland, who said it was
not the small poxck's but a hard attack of cold & fever
& they must change my treatment or I should should

February 18, 1841 ~ Thursday

Feb 18th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Phebe requested her to answer it & direct to New York in care of Ilus F Carter & Just as I had finished it I [FIGURE] received A Package from Pickfords Boat on opening it contained the 10 No of the Star several of the Times & Seasons, one Letter from Sister Eunice & Mother Woodruff which was vary interesting Also one from my Friends in Maine written by Father Carter, Freedom Molton, Phebe, Willford Owen Shuah & Sister Foss, Dated Jan 10th. It was truly a feast to me to hear from my Dear wife child & friend once more after being seperated nearly two years from them. May God hasten the day when I may see them once more. I also wrote a letter to [FIGURE] Father Mother & Eunice Woodruff, I also received a letter from Br James Barnes.

February 19, 1841 ~ Friday

19th [FIGURE] I received 2 letters one from Wm Pitt one from E Oakey containing £2. I mailed the two letters to Phebe & Father Woodruff at Phillipps No 3 Georges Yard Lumbard Street. We went to Tabernacle Square & Baptized 2 persons a Jew & Jewess I packed up my things & put them into Elder Kimball's Trunk who was going direct to Manchester, we confirmed the two we Baptized Elder Kimball administered Baptisms I felt quite unwell in the evening

February 20, 1841 ~ Saturday

20th I arose in the morning vary ill I walked to the printing office & got 3,000 copies of the Address to the citizens of London by [FIGURE] H C. Kimball & W Woodruff I Paid the Bill whicch was £3.3 three Guiney's I took the parting hand with Elder Kimball. My Distress & pains of Body increased through the day. My friends held a council upon the subject & pronounced my Disese the small pocks as I had been much exposed to it. I told them I had rather it would be that than the Ague so I went to bed & prepared for it, had a dredful night of pain & distress

February 21, 1841 ~ Sunday

21st Sunday grew worse through the day many friends called to my bed side to see me, (as I was not able to set up at all,) Among whome was Dr Copeland, who said it was not the small Pock's but a hard attack of cold & fever & they must change my treatment or I should