June 26th 1838
Dear
I have passed through such a variety of scenes, time,
places, change, events, & experience since I last wrote, & my mind is now impressed
with so much I wish to communicate that I hardly know whare to begin, or what to
say. As I sat down to write in company with , Sister , & Aunt . by
the N.W. window of our kitchen a little putty [pretty] bird came & lit on the window case
by the side of my hand bearing a feather in his mouth & he tried to take hold of my pen
with his bill, what this omen is I know not, whether the bird had a message to you or what his
object could have been remains yet to be revealed I am not verry superstitious concerning
such matters & I leave the subject & haste to my business. I have had an interesting journey
through the eastern sea board towns since I last wrote you. after visiting a number of towns
& churches I arived at the city of it being the ^[my]^ first time visit to the city of cours
I spent some time in visiting the different parts of it I went to the top of the splendid
& paid some attention to most of the objects that would be of interest
to common historians I walked about & in fine I
spent a busy day in visiting Boston, , , &c. with the exception
of a few hours of the latter part of the day & part of the night following I was closly
confined with locks, bolts, & bars, in Cambridge goal, not for crime but I
went in voluntarily to comfort an Elder of Israel that was cast into prison ahwile
for dept [debt]. I spent several days in Boston and preached several times among the Saints in the
city & I found the church there firm in the faith after visiting I took steem
Boat at & traveled by water to the city of of cours I saw many
things to interest me here The shipping, the city, the rich, the poor & the market made
me think of Babylon ^x^ more then any thing els. I had a glorious ^time^ here with the Saints
the work of God was progressing rapidly I spent several days in this great city & pre-
ached several [it] times to the people. Our Elders had just returned to NY. from
they brought cheering intelligence they had Baptized about 2000 & ordained 100 Elders &
the work was progressing rapidly when they left. After spending a few days in the city I
took steam Boat for on North river from there I walked 40 miles west
to & the people here flung open their public houses, Academies,
S^c^hoolhouses, private houses, &c. & I preached about 10 days to the won⬦dering multitude
June 26th 1838
Dear
I have passed through such a variety of scenes, time,
places, change, events, & experience since I last wrote, & my mind is now impressed
with so much I wish to communicate that I hardly know whare to begin, or what to
say. As I sat down to write in company with , Sister , & Aunt . by
the N.W. window of our kitchen a little pretty bird came & lit on the window case
by the side of my hand bearing a feather in his mouth & he tried to take hold of my pen
with his bill, what this omen is I know not, whether the bird had a message to you or what his
object could have been remains yet to be revealed I am not verry superstitious concerning
such matters & I leave the subject & haste to my business. I have had an interesting journey
through the eastern sea board towns since I last wrote you. after visiting a number of towns
& churches I arived at the city of it being my first visit to the city of cours
I spent some time in visiting the different parts of it I went to the top of the splendid
& paid some attention to most of the objects that would be of interest
to common historians I walked about & in fine I
spent a busy day in visiting Boston, , , &c. with the exception
of a few hours of the latter part of the day & part of the night following I was closly
confined with locks, bolts, & bars, in Cambridge goal, not for crime but I
went in voluntarily to comfort an Elder of Israel that was cast into prison ahwile
for debt. I spent several days in Boston and preached several times among the Saints in the
city & I found the church there firm in the faith after visiting I took steem
Boat at & traveled by water to the city of of cours I saw many
things to interest me here The shipping, the city, the rich, the poor & the market made
me think of Babylon x more then any thing els. I had a glorious time here with the Saints
the work of God was progressing rapidly I spent several days in this great city & preached several times to the people. Our Elders had just returned to NY. from
they brought cheering intelligence they had Baptized about 2000 & ordained 100 Elders &
the work was progressing rapidly when they left. After spending a few days in the city I
took steam Boat for on North river from there I walked 40 miles west
to & the people here flung open their public houses, Academies,
Schoolhouses, private houses, &c. & I preached about 10 days to the won⬦dering multitude