Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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    At the close of the meeting the people administed to our necessities they gave us $11.75 which we divided among us Elder Pratt administered the ordinance of Baptism to one person which we confirmed at the waters edge we then took the parting hand with the saints & rode home with Priest John Bowen [to] Lionville Chester Co Pa & spent the night we blessed the family distance of the day 3 m [FIGURE] I dreamed last night that I was in
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    August 21, 1843 August 22, 1843 August 23, 1843 August 24, 1843
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    & 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 ...
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    The following is from the London weekly Dispatch Sunday Jan 17th 1841 1st Upwards of 100 seaman connected with New Castle upon Tine perished in the storm of Novembem 2nd The American Presidents Message to Congress, a contrast drawn by the Editor between England and America which was interesting 3rd England without a parliament, Publicola 4th The Schooner Veritas burned & one man 5 The Royal Speech To be deliverd frome the Throne by her Majesty on the opening of Parliament ...
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    churches of the day possessed. Brother Rogers was a Teacher among the saints he was a true & literal desendant of John Rogers who was burnt at the stake he was the six generation from John Rogers. we vis- ited a woman sick with the palsy we Prayed for her we again returned to the place of meeting. Elder O. Pratt delivered us a vary interesting discours from Nephi vision in the third chapter of the first Book of Nephi. The Lords supper was then administered unto us. There was one ...
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    & the love of Christ we returned with Brother Foster & spent the night. Mr Willcox of the city of Phelidelphia offers to open his doors for the saints & wishes them to come & warn that people also. Elder Eligah Fordham resides in New York City Cherry Street No 327 May 21, 1838 ~ Monday May 21st I wrote a letter to the saints upon the Islands directed to Brother Nathaniel Thomas we dined with Brother
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    May 21, 1838 May 22, 1838 May 23, 1838 May 24, 1838 May 25, 1838
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    February 9, 1845 ~ Sunday Feb 9th [FIGURE] I wrote A letter to Elder Davis of London. I spent the day at the office I perused the 9th No of the Star containing a long address to the Saints in the British Islands which I wrote 4 m February 10, 1845 ~ Monday 10th Sunday A severe cold snow storm I Preached at the music Hall, in the morning, partook of the Sacrament in the Afternoon, & preached in the evening ...
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    February 9, 1845 February 10, 1845 February 11, 1845 February 12, 1845 February 13, 1845 February 14, 1845
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    is to contain the water to be forced into it from the Alleghaney River to water the city from this place we had a fair view of the City below & it truly sends forth its colums of smoke & blackness that arises from the cole fires that propels the numer ous engines as the main spring of all the founderies manufacturies & works of the valey of the city of Pittsburgh. We then desended the hill & visited the city water works or ...
    Dates:
    August 1, 1843 August 2, 1843
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    August 3, 1843 ~ Thursday Aug 3rd We parted with the Saints in Pittsburgh & took stage for Baltimore their was six of us of the quorum of the Twelve viz B Young. H. C. Kimball. O. Pratt. J. E. Page W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith. We traveld about 25 miles along the River & over the mountains whare Rocks hung in mases almost over ...
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    August 3, 1843 August 4, 1843 August 5, 1843
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    Elder O Pratt at Sister Nickolsons at 6 st 2 doors Below Rase st -[sassafras]- & myself at Br [blank] Hammers at 12 Logan st street near spring garden market after getting som Breakfast we went to rest as we had not slep any for two nights of any account during the afternoon & evening we had the hardest storm & rain & wind that had been known for many years in & about the City of Philadelphia much ...
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    August 6, 1843
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    are right. Elder J. E. Page contended for the affirmative & Elder J M Grant for the negative after which the Chairman arose & said that Prosperity of any people was no positive evidence of their being right & decided accordingly which was Elder B Young. After taking our suppers we returned to the boat & crossed again to the City. Elder Page Preached in the evening but I returned home to Br Hammers & spent ...
    Dates:
    August 9, 1843 September 10, 1843