followed by Elder M. Holmes, father & mother
Carter was present Luther & Rhoda Scamman'^s
Sarah Foss, & most of the neighborhood. good attention
was manifest. I had the spirit of speaking. we
had an intermission of two hours. Met at 2 oclok
& found an audience of about six hundred
persons assembled, many from Saco Elder S. B.
Stodard addressed the meeting one hour & had
the spirit of speaking. I followed him, & felt
free in leaveing my testimony with the people
we had the best of attention. As soon as I dismissed
the congregation Hull Barton arose and gave out
an appointment for next Sunday at the Hayth
meeting house. we returned to father Carters & spent
the night Tim^y Ham came & contended awhile agains
the Brethreth.

Items

BDwight Everett wants his papers sent in
John Hardys package to Boston, directed to
Dwight Everett Taunton Mass

On our return from meeting Luther & Rhoda
& a number of friends stoped at father Carters
for awhile. Rhoda felt anxious to go on west to
Nauvoo. Spoke of Phebe & felt anxious to spend
some time with her. Sister Foss seemed to be
bound in such a way that it seems difficult
for her to leave

July 8, 1844 ~ Monday

8^th I wrote a letter to Phebe at Sister Foss'^s
the brethren went to Saco. We Parted with
Br Parker & his wife who went to Mexico. We
feel an anxiety about our families in Nauvoo in
consequence of the persecution that rages in that

followed by Elder M, Holmes, father & mother Carter was present Luther & Rhoda Scamman's Sarah Foss, & most of the neighborhood, good attention was manifest. I had the spirit of speaking, we had an intermission of two hours. Met at 2 oclok & found an audience of about six hundred persons assembled, many from Saco Elder S B. Stodard addressed the meeting one hour & had the spirit of speaking. I followed him, & felt free in leaveing my testimony with the people we had the best of attention. As soon as I dismissed the congregation Hull Barton arose and gave out an appointment for next Sunday at the Hayth meeting house. we returned to father Carters & spent the night. Timy Ham came & contended awhile agains the Brethreth.

Items Dwight Everett wants his papers sent in John Hardys package to Boston, directed to Dwight Everett Taunton Mass

On our return from meeting Luther & Rhoda & a number of friends stoped at father Carters for awhile. Rhoda felt anxious to go on west to Nauvoo. Spoke of Phebe & felt anxious to spend some time with her. Sister Foss seemed to be bound in such a way that it seems difficult for her to leave

July 8, 1844 ~ Monday

8th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Phebe at Sister Foss's the brethren went to Saco. We Parted with Br Parker & his wife who went to Mexico. We feel an anxiety about our families in Nauvoo in consequence of the Persecution that rages in that