July 28, 1836 ~ Thursday

July 28 We herd that a mob was intending to come against us
on Saturday & Sunday

July 29, 1836 ~ Friday

29 Rode to Trenton Gibson County Tenn & returned. 14 m[iles]

July 30, 1836 ~ Saturday

30 Saturday Preached at David Criders on the Book {of} Mormon

July 31, 1836 ~ Sunday

31^st Sunday Preached at David Criders to a large congre-
gation & no mobing manifest but I baptized Mr David
Crider amid darkness, blindness, scoffs snears, & the
Prejudices of ungodly men. We confirmed him in his family {[illegible] shorthand}

August 1, 1836 ~ Monday

Aug 1^st Rode to Mr R Gilberts [in] Weakly County Tenn 25 m[iles]

August 2, 1836 ~ Tuesday

2 Took JUDE the beast that I had been riding for the
last year (that belong'd to Br Samuel West) out of
the stable to ride to the Green Hill School house to
attend to an appointment for Preaching & found her
verry lame & sick their was many observations relative
to her sickness the final conclusion was that she was poisond
I rode her to meeting & Preached from thence to William
Mcleskey's distance 4 miles which was the last time
that I or any Person ever rode this beast spoken of Above

August 3, 1836 ~ Wednesday

3 Arose & found my beast still worse Elder Smoot
went to attend a previous appointment for Preaching I
tarried to attend to Jude my sick beast but in a few hours
she fell to the Earth & struggled for about an hour
uncommon for Beast & Died I opened her & became
convinced for myself it was Poison. Thus ended the
life of Jude a beast who had carried me thousands of
miles to Preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Also hath carried
other Elders many miles on the same errand I am now
left on foot may I be reconciled to all the Providences
of God while I tabernacle in the flesh

August 4, 1836 ~ Thursday

4 Travled to Br Murphys in 2 1/2 miles of Dresden. 14 mile.

August 5, 1836 ~ Friday

5 Travled to Mr Alexanders distance 5 miles

August 6, 1836 ~ Saturday

6 Preached at Mr Alexanders and Baptized 2 Broth^r.
& Sister Murphy {Brother Murphy was dissatisfied because he had not received
the Holy Ghost as he expected. Probably looking for a person was not [illegible] the
[cause/case]. We told him to consider the subject well.}

August 7, 1836 ~ Sunday

7 Sunday Preached at Mr Bowers from 8.9:10:11 chapter
of Romans Spent the night at Mr Bowers ^no Murphys^ 5 miles

August 8, 1836 ~ Monday

8 Wrote a Letter to Elders James Blakesly &
G Dutcher