I found them all enjoying good health, Aunt Bulah not accepted.
I was made wellcome not withstanding my principles which may
appear to be dreadfull in the eyes of many of my friends
untill they have a true understanding of the matter but as soon
as they have this privilege the direfull veil is rent from their eyes
& they no longer consider Willford such a fated, desperate, &
dreadful monster or sunk in the lowest depths of vice darkness, error
degradation & infamy. I would to God that every relative I have
were such as I am this day as touching spiritural things. Aunt Cossetts
household receieved my teachings & the word & spirit bare record to the
truth I had but a short time with them I spent one night & took the
parting ^hand^ with them next day. 14th I again visited our Fathers hous in Farmington whare I had a happy privle interview not ownly with our
parents but also Sister Eunice who had come home to visit me & my wife while at our fathers house. I ownly had time to take supper with
them & then returned to Avon & spent the night at Uncle Thadeus
Thompson's. 15thI preached again at the School house by Uncle Ozems
16th Sunday I preached at Uncle's Adna Harts to a congregation
composed of my relatives & former Neighbour ma^n^y from Cider Brook
this was the last meeting I held in Avon. my stay among my friends
was of necessity much shortedr than I could have wished. after the meeting
closed I took the parting hand for the last time with many of our relatives
Uncle Ozem. Cousin John. & Horatio. & many others I might name among them. I
employed Solomon Willcox to convey my friends to farmington those that
had come out to attend the meeting such as Mother, Sister Eunice, & Phebe
my wife this was the first meeting they had attended of mine & after I arived
at my fathers house. I concluded to spend the rest part of the time in visiting
the old folks, & a happy visit it was to considering the shortness of it being
three days ownly. I took several walks with Eunice & Phebe they seem
to enjoy themselves well together we walked upon the canall & looked about the
river whare we [hole burned in paper] u[se]d to fish when we were boys. it looked verry natural. I hear
many enquiries about Asahel wherever he is known. On the 17th Miss Mary Ann Hills called to pay us a visit. she spent the afternoon & took tea with us
she made enquiries about Asahel & seemed to be anxious to learn of his wellfare.
18th I wrote an Acrostic for Eunice in her Abbum to remember me by. she is
reserving a page for you to write when you come home. I am now holding a pen
knife in my left hand that you found on the river bank & sold to me about fifteen
years ago I keep it to remember you by & for the good it has done {shorthand} l l Europe
I found them all enjoying good health, Aunt Bulah not accepted.
I was made wellcome not withstanding my principles which may
appear to be dreadfull in the eyes of many of my friends
untill they have a true understanding of the matter but as soon
as they have this privilege the direfull veil is rent from their eyes
& they no longer consider Willford such a fated, desperate, &
dreadful monster or sunk in the lowest depths of vice darkness, error
degradation & infamy. I would to God that every relative I have
were such as I am this day as touching spiritural things. Aunt Cossetts
household receieved my teachings & the word & spirit bare record to the
truth I had but a short time with them I spent one night & took the
parting hand with them next day. 14th I again visited our Fathers hous in
Farmington whare I had a happy interview not ownly with our
parents but also Sister Eunice who had come home to visit me & my
wife while at our fathers house. I ownly had time to take supper with
them & then returned to Avon & spent the night at Uncle Thadeus
Thompson's. 15thI preached again at the School house by Uncle Ozems
16th Sunday I preached at Uncle's Adna Harts to a congregation
composed of my relatives & former Neighbour many from Cider Brook
this was the last meeting I held in Avon. my stay among my friends
was of necessity much shorter than I could have wished. after the meeting
closed I took the parting hand for the last time with many of our relatives
Uncle Ozem. Cousin John. & Horatio. & many others I might name among them. I
employed Solomon Willcox to convey my friends to farmington those that
had come out to attend the meeting such as Mother, Sister Eunice, & Phebe
my wife this was the first meeting they had attended of mine & after I arived
at my fathers house. I concluded to spend the rest part of the time in visiting
the old folks, & a happy visit it was to considering the shortness of it being
three days ownly. I took several walks with Eunice & Phebe they seem
to enjoy themselves well together we walked upon the canall & looked about the
river whare we hole burned in paper used to fish when we were boys. it looked verry natural. I hear
many enquiries about Asahel wherever he is known. On the 17th Miss
Mary Ann Hills called to pay us a visit. she spent the afternoon & took tea with us
she made enquiries about Asahel & seemed to be anxious to learn of his wellfare.
18th I wrote an Acrostic for Eunice in her Abbum to remember me by. she is
reserving a page for you to write when you come home. I am now holding a pen
knife in my left hand that you found on the river bank & sold to me about fifteen
years ago I keep it to remember you by & for the good it has done {shorthand} l l Europe