August 9, 1836 ~ Tuesday

Aug 9 Wrote a Letter to Br David Crider & rode a hors of
Brother Murphys in company with Elder Smoot to Taropen
Caloway County KY. distance of the day 25 miles

August 10, 1836 ~ Wednesday

10 Rode to Bloody & Rode Wrote a Letter to BrWest 20 m[iles]

August 11, 1836 ~ Thursday

11 Rode to John Gainer's Whare I had a happy interview
with Elder & sister Patten who had just been driven
from Benton County Tenn by a lawless mob because of
Pure religion Elders Patten & Parrish were both hunted
by the ungodly rabble from place to Place untill Elder
Parish left for Kirtland & Elder Patten came to Mr
Gainers Persecutions rage among the gentiles. Behold
the signs of the times. Distance of the day 10 miles

August 12, 1836 ~ Friday

12 Rode in company with Elders Patten & Smoot to Baris [ Paris ]
from thence to J. M Gilbert Esq. distance 35 miles
Elder Patten informed us that Benton County mob
had formed themselves into an independant company
to beat & Kill the Elders of Latter Day Saints if they
came into that county Will not God be avenged
upon such a nation as this[?] O. God save thy Saints
while Babylon falls beneath thine ire

August 13, 1836 ~ Saturday

13 Held a meeting at Gouldsbys meeting house Weakly
County Tenn^e Elder Patten Preached I followed
him rode from meeting to Mr John Greens 6 miles

August 14, 1836 ~ Sunday

14 Sunday Preached at the meeting house Elder Patten
Preached two discourses upon the last dispensation
& gathering from Ephe 1^st 10. After Preaching a
contribution was asked for me to assist me in pay
ing Br West for his Mare which Died in my care
the People gave me $8.56 c[en]ts. We then Rode
to Esq Gilbert's Elder Patten Preached to the people
after which we parted with Elder Patten & rode to
R Gilberts & spent the night distance 6 miles

August 15, 1836 ~ Monday

15 Rode {with Elder Smoot} to Mr Summers distance 3 miles

August 16, 1836 ~ Tuesday

17 16 Rode to Br [illegible] Preached at Goulbys meeting house & Elder
Smoot Baptized one Mrs Summers {Distance of the day} 6 miles

August 17, 1836 ~ Wednesday

17 Rode to Br Murphy's 2 miles North of Dresden
Weakly County Tenn^e distance of the day 16 miles