& Publications J. S. Buckingham. I know of no man that has traveled more extensively, am ong all natiouns in the nineteenth centaury than Mr Buckingham his travels in Asia & esspecially in India have been Published through the United States & been read with much interest, & Mr Buckingham had just returned to London from a tour through the United States whare he had spent two years in visiting nearly evry city & town from Bangor to New orleans ...

esstablishing churches in some of the most notable cities of Europe. During the year 1840 churches have been esstablished in Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Worcester, Hereford, London, Glasgow, Paisley Edingborgh & many other parts of England Scotland Wales & Ireland. Elders have also gone to South Australia, the East Indies, &

January 16, 1845 ~ Thursday 16th This was a vary busy day, in getting the saints on board of the ship Palmyra I had an interview with Elder W. Benson who had been a member of the Policee in London for 4 years he started with his family for Nauvoo with the rest of the saints the Palmyra drew out into the river in the evening with 100 saints to start for New Orleans fare for each ...

has injured him & given us friends. We have held regular meetings on the Sabbath in Bath Burslem, & Hanely. We now have meetings in Burslem & Hanly, Stoke, Newcastle, Lane End, & a number of other places, round about I have been informed that the Rector in New Castle is preaching against us quite a number of Methodist teachers attend our meetings & freequently oppose but they go away confounded while it begets us friends. We have quite a good room ...

far better. the South west of Iowa is a handy place place for the fur company & those who deal in bear skins & sweet oil. I think the ravens will get fat & turkey buzzards have a sociable feast before many thousand moons wax new & old. Success to the emigrants & to the south west ex- ploring company. It is to be hoped that they their expeditions will result in many important discoveries in the ancient Territories. You must excuse my fooleries for when one has not much news he dislikes sending an empty ...

not be alone in coming out & receiving our doctrin. But with regard to these things they are all in the hands of God. Doctor Copeland & his wife has just come in and & wishes us to go to a tea total Meeting which is expected to be the greatest Ever held in London As the celebrated James, Silk, Buckingham is to occupy the chair. So I will lay down my pen & go to meeting & in the morning I will tell you ...

40 Ironmonger Row, Saint Lukes, London, Jan 25.th 1841. Brothr Amison I Received a letter from you under Date of Jan 9th & a few words from Eldr Smith on the 10th I have not had time to answer you before this, we have just Received a package of 6 letters one or two from Eldr Smith who Informs us that Eldr Turley had arived in Nauvoo & that Eldr Mullener had arved in New Orleans ...

I do not know as you can find out this letter for I have to write it mostly with my babe in my armes and little Sarah around me – she calls aloud for pa-pa many times in a day but the poor child has no pa to hear her. she is quite lonely like myselfe can you not tell me some thing near when you shall y come home I shall look for you in the fall. I have written you three letters before this since you left this continent and d^i^rected ...

Please direct your letters to Montrose as it will be more convenient for me to get them. Brother Webster s^t^arts on his mission monday morn. Good night Willford (May 25 I have just heard that N. Orleans was covered 10 ft. deep with water and it was still rising and that Nathces was entirely destroyed by a a whirlwind) I have the chills and fever yet. There is a general conference appointed in Commerce the 6 of next Oct. I hope you will be ...

so by receiving this intelligence I was prepared for the reception of your letter I also feel thankful that you have some friends that try to comfort you in your afflicitons & necessities, I feel that Sister Margarett has prooved herself a friend in deed as far as it hath been in her power & she shall not loose her reward & I feel thankful to all the friends for there kindness unto you in your afflictions, & Mourning. I copied Sister Margaretts lines in my journal they were sentimental & good. I ...