Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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    Guirock, Greennock, Port Glasgoow, Dumbarton in Dumbartonshire at the mouth of the river Leven, at the mouth of this river stands the rock so noted in the history of Scotland called Dumbarton casthe [castle] on which is stationed a ridgment of soldiers to protet the river Clyde, we had a fair view of Bells monument erected in memory of John Bell the first that run a steemer up the river Clyde to
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    Highest peack of rocks any whare in this region of country a good deal of the way up was almost perpendicular. I was informed that Elder O Pratt while esstablishing the branch in Edinborough freequented the top of this rock as a place of retirement & meditation from this rock we had a full view of the whole city of Edinborough & the surro- unding country for many miles, which was a sublime view I was quite unwell with a severe cold in the morning & ...
    Dates:
    March 25, 1845
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    number of strangers were out who listened with good attention. Br & Sister Enion Dined with us. I walked during the day going & coming to & from meeting. 12 miles § November 24, 1845 ~ Monday 24th [FIGURES] I recieved 4 letters & wrote 17 letters Notifying the Presiding Elders of the General conference to be heald at Manchester on the 14th day of Dec 1845 Br Fur James Ferguson Assisted me in writing these letters He ...
    Dates:
    November 24, 1845 November 25, 1845 November 26, 1845 November 27, 1845 November 28, 1845 November 29, 1845
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    November 30, 1845 ~ Sunday 30th Sunday I met in Conference with the Glasgow Saints & had an interesting time through the day & evening I herd represented [blank] Branches containing ^1181^ members including ^1. H. P 44^ Elders ^31^ Priests ^40^ Teachers And ^30^ Deacons ^68^ Baptized since last conference This is one of the most inere- sting conference in the british Isles we had about 800 persons present through the day I spent the night at No 23 High Street in company with Elder
    Dates:
    November 30, 1845 December 1, 1845 December 2, 1845 December 3, 1845 December 4, 1845
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    gregation of Popets and waxfigers or was well skiled in preaching antislavery or could tell the peopel how god blessed the poor heathen through missionary Exartion Suported by Liberal Donations from all and also how the Lord would bles them if they would give six thousand pounds to the Obeland Colledge in ohio to redeem it from Debt and to enable them to educate a few blacks (by their paying well for it) to abolish slavery in the united states [FIGURE] I think if you was Engaged in either of the above Callings for ...