Ellen Balfour Redman

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    of a nice silk hankerchief & 2/6 in money Mrs Susanna Sanguavanni Did the same & also sister Elizabeth Morgan gave each of us a Hankerchief. we held a meeting in the evening & had a good time, we appointed a committe of three persons to hire a preaching room viz Dr Copeland, Rev James Albon & Priest John Cooper they all accepted their appointment & will report unto us on Thursday evening at our meeting. Br ...
    Dates:
    February 3, 1841 February 4, 1841
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    was sick nigh unto Death we prayed with her & lade hands upon her & rebuked her sickness in the name of the Lord. In the evening we went to Tabernacle Square & Baptized 4 persons one was Mrs Albon Br James Albon's wife, we also confirmed her. Elder Kimball administered the ordinance of Baptism. He also received 4 letters which gave us information of the vast emegration of the Saints Elder Young said 235 go on one ship & ...
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    February 9, 1841 February 10, 1841 February 11, 1841 February 12, 1841
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    January 8, 1841 ~ Friday 8th [FIGURE] I received one letter from Br Griffiths & Elder Kimball 2, one from Elder Young who informed us that the two Brethren who went from Longton Lancashire to Nauvoo to spy out the land had returned & was strong in the faith. This is the coldest day & night that London has seen for two winters & it is also so smokey I cannot see but few yards but as smokey & cold ...
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    January 8, 1841 January 9, 1841 January 10, 1841
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    the way was open she concluded to undertake it She called for the Elders of the Church, & Elder J. Blakesley prayed with her & anointed her with oil & she was carried on board of the ship with her three children. No sooner than they hoisted sail & put to sea it seemed as though all the Elements were ingaged to destroye her, so rough a voyage the Capt never knew, in his life, they had 35 days voyage & 12 hours fair weather, for 15 nights in succession it was one continual flash of ...
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    to see the cloud begin to break for we had struggled hard to do a little. we then retur ned to our room & attended to the ordinance of Confirmation, & we had an interesting time, the Spirit & power of God rested upon us while we confirmed 5. we met in Prayer meeting at 8 oclock had an interesting time I called at Mr Alburns had an interesting conversation with him & family untill 12 oclock & returned home to rest Sister Redman was at ...
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    January 13, 1841
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    some in the Letter to my wife January 14, 1841 ~ Thursday 14th I spent the Day in writing in Phebes letter attended meeting at night, Sister Redman was present January 15, 1841 ~ Friday 15th I spent the day in writing in the evening we went to the Bath & Baptized 3, members of Br Morgans houshold & confirmed them Elder K Bap[tize]d them. Mrs Sangiovanni made both of us a ...
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    January 14, 1841 January 15, 1841 January 16, 1841 January 17, 1841
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    January 26, 1841 ~ Tuesday 26th Jan 1841 [FIGURE] This is a great day in London as it is the opening of the house of Parliament I started in company with H. C. Kimball Doctor Copeland & wife, Br Crook & sisters Mary Conner & Ellen Belfour Redman & walked to Saint James Park, we arived in the park at 1 oclock & found the citizens of London imbodying by tens ...
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    January 26, 1841
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    January 27, 1841 ~ Wednesday 27th [FIGURE] wrote two Letters one to Elders Browett & Jinkens one to Brs Harris & Holford we took a long walk through Parts of London, with Br Crook to get his pensions we went to the Admiralty from thence to the Tower of London, we saw several officers at these places & we learned for a certainty that Pensions can no longer be sold but they can draw a pensions in any part of ...
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    January 27, 1841 January 28, 1841
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    August 27, 1841 ~ Friday Aug 27th [FIGURE] I wrote 5 letters to London to the following persons P. P. Pratt, James Albon Henry Connor, Amos Fielding, Ellen B. Redman which I sent by Br Redman in care of L. Snow Mr Bennett Editor of the New York Herald has published in to days paper a long article from the Times & Seasons giving an account of the ...
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    August 27, 1841 August 28, 1841 August 29, 1841 August 30, 1841 August 31, 1841 September 1, 1841
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    40 Ironmonger Row Saint Lukes London Jan 11th 1841 Elder Smith [May] [sent] her letter to me to Back I will write a word on this & put into it, Eldr Kimball went yesterday to Woolwich to preach he has not got Back. I held three meeti ings in London communed with the Saints had a ful house, & whle Braking Bread a Lady entered the door & preseted me with a letter of Recommendation from under the hands of Eldr ...
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    January 11, 1841