Oct 15th I visited Lowel and held a meeting with the
Lowell branch. It with was rather a squally time
dificulties appear to be rising in this quarter some
dissatisfaction. after I closed I was followed by
Elder Wm Smith. I was visited in the evening
by Elders M. Holmes and 2 Hardys from Georgetown
was glad to see them, they spent about one hour
with me I was glad to see them, they returned home
I spent the night with Br Libby 25 miles
This evening their is a trial in Boston on the
case of Elder John Hardy to try to cut him
of[f] saying that he has slandered BrannonAdams
& Wm Smith
~ Wednesday
16th I spent the day in Lowell and Preached in
the evening Elder Wm Smith went to Peterboro
I baptized and confirmed two in the evening Varanus Libby & Mary Thornton of Lowell Mass
The church in Lowell gave me $8 dollars to assist
me on my mission. I wrote an Acrostic in two
Albums viz Mary Thorntons & Ann. R. Gould
I spent the night with Br Libby
~ Thursday
17th I rode to Peterboro ^in company with Govornor John H Steel^ called upon the presiding
Elder Jesse. C. Little & found Elder Smith
[FIGURE]
there we held a meeting in the evening Br Smith
preached we spent the night with Br Little
I wrote 2 letters one to Mrs Woodruff & one
to Hiram Clark of New York
~ Friday
18th It was a rainy day I visited & administered to
several sick but I spent most of the day in reading
~ Tuesday
Oct 15th I visited Lowel and held a meeting with the
Lowell branch. It was rather a squally time
dificulties appear to be rising in this quarter some
dissatisfaction. after I closed I was followed by
Elder Wm Smith. I was visited in the evening
by Elders M. Holmes and 2 Hardys from Georgetown
was glad to see them, they spent about one hour
with me I was glad to see them, they returned home
I spent the night with Br Libby 25 miles
This evening their is a trial in Boston on the
case of Elder John Hardy to try to cut him
off saying that he has slandered BrannonAdams
& Wm Smith
~ Wednesday
16th I spent the day in Lowell and Preached in
the evening Elder Wm Smith went to Peterboro
I baptized and confirmed two in the evening
Varanus Libby & Mary Thornton of Lowell Mass
The church in Lowell gave me $8 dollars to assist
me on my mission. I wrote an Acrostic in two
Albums viz Mary Thorntons & Ann. R. Gould
I spent the night with Br Libby
~ Thursday
17th I rode to Peterboro in company with Govornor John H Steel called upon the presiding
Elder Jesse. C. Little & found Elder Smith
[FIGURE]
there we held a meeting in the evening Br Smith
preached we spent the night with Br Little
I wrote 2 letters one to Mrs Woodruff & one
to Hiram Clark of New York
~ Friday
18th It was a rainy day I visited & administered to
several sick but I spent most of the day in reading
"Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)," October 15, 1844 - October 18, 1844, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed September 24, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/lxl