two latter brethren had this day come 12 miles to receive the work and
were baptized confirmed and ordained Priests on the same day.
On the we took the parting hand of the Saints at Leigh and started on our mission to London
In company of Elder Browett Elders KimballSmith
and myself rode from Leigh to Cheltenham where we tarried
for the night and on the morrow we continued
to journey to the metropolis of England
We took coach at Cheltenham and rode
40 miles through a level country having quite the appearance
of the Illinois and Missouri prairies occupied altogether for
farming. We passed by three villages and thousands of
acres of wheat and barley fields in the season of harvest.
Part of the crops were cut and part standing and the
country arround everywhere wore the golden hue of
plentiful harvest.
We passed through Oxfordshire and
within about eight miles of the Oxford University. This
is the largest and most famed University in the world
Journing through Oxfordshire we saw vast
herds of cattle sheep and deer. We passed insight of Stow the family residence of the Duke of Buckingham
and the Wychwood Forest containing seven thousand
five hundred acres of timber in which thousands of
two latter brethren had this day come 12 miles to receive the work and
were baptized confirmed and ordained Priests on the same day.
On the 17th we took the parting hand of the
Saints at Leigh and started on our mission to London
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In company of Elder Browett Elders KimballSmith
and myself rode from Leigh to Cheltenham where we tarried
for the night and on the morrow August the 18th we continued
to journey to the metropolis of England
We took coach at Cheltenham and rode
40 miles through a level country having quite the appearance
of the Illinois and Missouri prairies & occupied altogether for
farming. We passed by three villages and thousands of
acres of wheat and barley fields in the season of harvest.
Part of the crops were cut and part standing and the
country arround everywhere wore the golden hue of
plentiful harvest.
We passed through Oxfordshire and
within about eight miles of the Oxford University. This
is the largest and most famed University in the world
Journing through Oxfordshire we saw vast
herds of cattle sheep and deer. We passed insight of
Stow the family residence of the Duke of Buckingham
and the Wychwood Forest containing seven thousand
five hundred acres of timber in which thousands of
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