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for me to take the parting hand with Br I know not
that we shall ever meet again untill we meet in Eternity
may the blessings of God crown his days & prepare him for
the . O worthy Brother farewell but not
forever I am now left alone without human aid to asist
me in preaching the gospel my circuit is about 100 miles in
extent besides the care of all the Churches within the limits
of the same who is & I not weack who is offended
& I burn not O may the LORD give me strength as my day
& many souls as seals of my ministry. O GOD prepare me
for the battle. I took the parting hand with Brothers Parrish
& who was intending to Journey together t[o]
then returned to Col distance of the day 20 miles
July 24, 1835 ~ Friday
24th Rode to Brother in distance 10 miles
July 25, 1835 ~ Saturday
25th Spent the day in
July 26, 1835 ~ Sunday
26th Sunday Rode to Preached at
his house to A large congregation was by some
individuals then Rode to Br distance 25 miles
July 27, 1835 ~ Monday
27th Spent the day at Br
July 28, 1835 ~ Tuesday
28th Preached at Brother Baptized 1 one some
armed men gather'd together it was supposed to mob me
but they came not against me
July 29, 1835 ~ Wednesday
29th Rode to Br then to Br distans 4 miles
July 30, 1835 ~ Thursday
30th Rode to Preached at his house then to Caps 8 m[iles]
July 31, 1835 ~ Friday
31st Rode to Br then to Br distance 8 miles
August 1, 1835 ~ Saturday
AUG 1st Rode to Br on distance 8 miles
August 2, 1835 ~ Sunday
2nd Preached at Meeting house at 12 oclock Also at
4 oclock AM at Sister Baptized 2 two spent the night
at Sister in company with 2 miles
August 3, 1835 ~ Monday
3rd Rode to Brother spent the day in writing & Studying
Stenography {stenography} from 2 miles
August 4, 1835 ~ Tuesday
4th Took the parting hand with ESQ & the
rest of the friends Rode to Br Preached [at] 12 oclock 10 mil
August 5, 1835 ~ Wednesday
5th Spent the day at Br
August 6, 1835 ~ Thursday
6th Rode to Col east of Preached at 12 Returned through
on election day where there was much drunkenness & fiting
rode to Br & preached in the evening distance 23 miles
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"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," July 24, 1835 - August 6, 1835, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 21, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/p2r