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Transcript for "Neil Gardner journal, 1885-1887."
Title: Neil Gardner journal, 1885-1887
Call Number: MS 34066
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[Red leather journal with “Records” gold embossed]
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two parts French Brandy
one blackbery cordial
1 1/2 teaspspoon full Jamaca
Ginger
Elenien Mc[---]ker
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Spanish Fork April 25th/85
T N Gardner was called to
per forme A mission to the
Sutheren States
Spanish Fork May 30/85
Supprise at My house at night
had a good time
May 31[-] bid good by to My family
and friends at deapot [-] take train
for Salt Lake city. Stop of at West -
Jordan stay at Fathers over night came
to city by team next morning
Salt Lake City June 1st set a part
By A. Carrington for my Mission
S L C 2nd Weather fine all well
bid our bretheren E Evenson & J O
Swensen good by they g(o)ing
by way of the U P R R to the NWS
Cimaron Station Wedenesday 3rd Stop
for breckfast all will reach Marshal
Pass at 12 M & Salidh at 1-27 minets P M
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Thursday 4th Topekah half past
two all well [-]owe[-] ill arive at
Lawrence 3-15 PM Felt very fine brick building
on the south sid of the river caru[-] on the north -
side. My head is turned it seems
as if I was rnning west while
we are going East stay over
night at Kansas City
Friday June 5th take leave of Kanas
City for Chatanog By eunaning
train Kansas City Fort Scot[-] Mem-
phis & Chattanooga line
Saturday June 6 arrive (early) the Missippi Steemer
at half Parst 3 P M cross all right
grand sight name of steemer
Charles Marram walk Mile
& half to depo, leave to night By
10-55 Pm train (for) Chattanooga
Sunday June 7 arive all safe no on
to meet us at dept as we telegraphed
from Kansas City we ware coming
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Monday June 8. rainey meet brother
Nathanial Tanner whose home is
in Ogden who we ware glad to
meet as we war disopointed the
day befor when ariving, and no
one to meet us brother Tanner
aranged for a conveyanc to
take us to see the points of
intrest the mountain whare
the battle of Chickamnaga, was
fought, Look out Mountain,
Look out Point, Natural
Bridge, Rock City, Fat Mans
misery, the Peoples cemetry, the
National cemetry, whare the
union soldiers are burried,
in number 12956 a very beautiful
place kep so by the govrement
Tuesday 9th Weather fine meet Brother
Morgan at the hotell and went with
him to his office and ware apointed
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4 [stamped with blue ink] Jessy Bartlet Fosset
To our fields of labour I being
apointed to labour with Elder
Thomas H Robins of Kayes Vill, in
the state of Georgia some 22 miles
South Chattanooga
Weden’sday 10th weather fine Brother
T H Robins (and) I start for Casandre
this station 22 Miles from Chattanooga
we left Chattanooga about 10 am
and took street car some mile and
half an the rest of the way a
foot my not beaing ust to walking
and the road beaing rough and
part of the way in the dark I
was very tierd never more so in
my life we met in with Brother
Fosset about 9 miles from his
place and came with him to
his place and stayed with him
the remaining part of the night
ariving 10 in the eavening and ware
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made comfertable with supper and
good bed to sleep in
Thursday 11th M(o)rning fine.
Friday June 12th weather alittle
cloudy came to Brother
Alfonzo Fossets last eavning and
ware made comfertable by them
we find the bretheren very busy
with their crops hoing and plowing
they complain of being very mutch
behind with their work on acount
of so mutch rainey weather my self
and brother Robins take the hoes and
go and help Brother Alfonz Fosset hoe
Cotten in the after noon we find
it very pertekler work to hoe
Cotten when the grass has got
a good start
Saturday June 13th weather,
some aperance of rain, we went
this morning, over to Mr bayles and
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stay a short time and have a short
talk with sister Bailey and her
daughter giveing them some advise
come back to Brother fossets before
dinner take the mens dinner to the
field and stay with them the after
noon and hoe Cotten it being very
grassy they being short of help
Sunday June 14 weather good
come from Brother Alfonz Fossets
in the after noon to brother Barts
Fossets and stay over night made
comfertable by them
Monday June 15 wether fine
lave Brother B Fossets to go and viset
granmother Paine and sister Jennings
who live about 4 miles to the east
on our way we stop at one Mr Carr
and take dinner they treatng us
very kindly and told us to call again
we start on our way a very crooked
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road and get to Mr jennings before
sundown and ware kindley treated
by all
Tuesday June 16th looks very mutch
like rain have considerable rain to
day we bid grandmah Pain and s(i)ter
Jenings good by and come on our
return to sister Frickets and take
dinner it being about a mile from
Mr Jennings we bid her and children
good by and come over to brother
Alfonzo Fossets arive about 5 PM
stay all night
Wedenesday 17 weather good
we go over and pay Mr Bayley a visit,
and family, sister Bayley and daughter
dolley, belong to the church we stay over
night and have a good time in chating
and come over to Brother Alfonzo
Fossets in the morning leave in the
after noon and go to Bart Fossets
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June 18 Thursday weather good
Bro Robins and my self go over to
one mr Conlys a bout 2 miles east
and meet him and a number
more in the harvest field cutting
wheat have very interesting chat
with one Mr Brooks he asking questions
about utah and how we farm and
about Polygame and anumber other
questions we return to Bro Barts
Fossets in the eavening and stay
over night
Friday June 19 signes of rain leve brother
Bart Fosset & go over to Bro Alfonz Fosets
stay over night
Saturday June 20th weather
good stay over night at Bro Alfonzo
Fossets
Sunday June 21st weather rainey
take (leave) of the people at Alfonz Fosset and
and go over to Bart Fosset and stay over -
night
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Monday morning June 22 looks like rain
dosent rain Stay over night at Brother
Bart Fossets
Tuesday June 23rd weather good
leave brother B Fossets, Before leaving
Administer to sister Victora Fosset
and bid them good by and start
for Brother Willgores distent about 10 miles
stop on the way at post office and get Mail, distent
about 4 miles I get no mail it has been 24 day since
I had eny word from home, I begin to fel very anxious
to hear, we come on to Bro Willgores arive about 7 PM
Wednesday June 24th weather good treated wile
at Brother Hillgoers, this is a very hilley un level
country and rocky as a general thing, I find my
self 44 years old to day, just thought of it while
writing, Bro. Robins asking me how old I was, we
spent the day at Bro Willgores
Thursday, June 25th the day some shours
I go down to seader grove Post office for
Mail and get a letter from home, folks well
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Friday June 26th Weather warm, still
at Bro Willgores, I still feel somewhat strang
and lonesome, but felt better when I got my
letter from home and to hear they ware all
well at home.
Saturday June 27th weather good but warm
I take a ride with John McDaniels up to the head of
the Cove about 4 Miles in the fore noon, get
back about 10-15 AM
Sunday 28th Weather good, Brother
Robins & myself & Bro Wilgore
hold Meating in their school
house in this place Bro Robins
Presiding have a smell turnout
have a very good time, all was still
no disturbanc
Monday June 29th weather fine
remain at brother Willgores place
nothing spesial
Tuesday June 30th Morning fine
send a letter home to Father and
folks remain at bro Wilgores
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Wedenesday [-] July 1st Weather turned cold
go over in the fore noon and visit the
old man anderson bro Wilgors father in law
in the after return to bro Wilgors and bless
Bro John McDaniels child a girl Bro
Robins—beaing mouth name Mary Amelia
go out after super and hoe corn
Thursday July 2nd Thermometer 53
this morning I remain at bro Wilgores
& hoe corn all day
Friday July 3rd we leave bro Wilgores
place bro Wilgore going with us takeing
his horse & Mule, we takeing turns riding
and goe over to Bro John Barbers, distance
about 32 Miles arive before night
Saturday July 4th remain the more
part of the day at Bro Barbers and, go
over in the eavening to Bro Smiths and
remain til sunday after noon and come
back to bro John Barbers and stay over night
very heavy shower of rain in the night
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Monday July 6.th stay most of the day
at bro Barbers, considerable rain during day
Tuesday July 7th Receive letter from my
Wife at hom and was glad to hear all was well
at home, we receive letter from Bro Morgan
that he would be here from chattanooga he came
to see us while we ware at bro Mooneys at night
Wedenesday July 8th meet Prest Morgan at
brother Smiths and remain withs him all day
he invites me to go with him to visit bro Thomas
Barber on the mountain before leaving adminster
to sister Barber by her request and return to
bro J Barbers in the eavening
Thursday July 9th weather good President
Morgan bid us good by and return to Chattanooga
we start to viset some of the saints living
about 5 miles north stop at Bro Mooneys for
diner leave 4-30 PM reach bro John Biggers before
dark remain all night they ware glad to see us they
are very kind to Mormon elders from Utah
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Friday July 10th go over in the after noon and viset
Bro Patterson about half mile south and stay with them
over night and leave in after noon and go down the
mountain and viset Bro John Floid and wife distance
about a mile and stay over night with them
Sunday July 12th leave Bro Floids in the morning and
come back to Bro John Barbours and have dinner and in
the after noon hold Meeting in their Meeting house with
the saints, and also straingers tohe house beaing full
good attention beaing paid throuout the meating Brother
Robins Preaching on the fall of the true church of Christ
from the days of the Apostles down to Josep Smiths day
Bro Barber making some closing remarks, go over in the
eavening and stay with bro Smith over night and return
to bro Barbers and take dinner
Monday 13th come in the after noon and
viset Brother Gabrel Barbour and stay over night
with them adminster to sister Barbour an old lady
who has been aflicted for forty years she complains of her hed
Tuesday July 14th weather warm and cloudy
leave uncle Gabrels & come back to G Barbers and stay
with them & leve this morning for rome
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Wedenesday July 15th Mrning fine leave
this morning for Rome arive at Bro Allens at night
received kindly distance from Rome about 12 Miles
Thursday July 16th remain at bro Allens
place and get aqain with the family
Friday July 17th remaine at bro Allens most
of the day leave in the eavning for Bro Mannings arive about sundown
distance about 2 ½ miles across the fields
Saturday July 18th Weather good we find ourselvs
yet at bro Manings, I write a letter home to my wife
this morning remain at bro Mannings all day
Sunday July 19th remain at bro Manings to day
and viset with the folks
Monday July 20th Weather fine bid good by to
Bro Manning and family and take our jorney for Sena
distance about 22 miles, walk to rome, I get a spring
put in my Watch cost $2.00 take Train at 1-35 PM for
Sena and arive at bro James Lawllas place about 4PM
find bro Lawllas at the Lumber yard switch
Tuesday July 21st weather good this morning
we are at bro lawllases place
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Wedenesday 22nd we bid Bro Lollas & Wife
good by and go over to Bro Mitchel place distance
about 1 ½ miles, we find them will and kind to us they
have 7 children in family 5 boys 2 girls nice children
Thursday July 23rd Weather dry no rain since 4th
we go over to bro Windemans distance about 5 miles
arive before, darke, find them at home, and ware
glad to meat us treat us kindly stay next day
with them
Friday July 24th go over in the eavning
distance [word crossed out] about 1 ½ miles and stay with
Bro Parker stay saturday and till sunday fore noon
Sunday July 26th have nice shower, rain
before leaving bro Parkers for bro Hindemans
we adminster to sister Parker she having sore
eyes caused from miasels
Monday July 27th came to bro Hindmans last
night and stay with them all day Monday larg black
cloud in the west passed to the SE looked like hevy fire in front
Tuesday July 28th Received 2 letters from my
Wife and one from my sister Delila remaine at
Bro Willson Hindmans til morning
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Wedenesday July 29th we go over in the eavning
to bro Parkers & stay with them. Wrote a letter, to, home to Wife
Thursday July 30th remaine at bro Parkers all
day till eavening & go over to Bro Hindman’s and stay
with them over night
Friday July 31st Bro Robins and my self
and Bro (wm) Hindman and sister Hindman go over
to Fish Polk Co Go from here distance 3 miles and
take dinner at Mr Morgans, and in the after noon we
go east of town about 1 mile and find a place to
Baptise and find good place close to the Railroad
track perform the Ordinance of Baptism for
Sister Morgan by her request she being
convinced of the truth of Mormonism for some time
I Baptise her and Bro Robins Confirms her on
the bank of the Crick, we return the same day to
Bro Hindmans, and stay with them over night
I find out by experianc for the first time that
it makes the Ddvil teribal mad to Baptise
any one for just after we Baptised sister Morgan
thare was one, Baptist Deacon whose nam is
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Fillpot that made him self very busy
in trying to raise a mob to drive us (or) kill us
out of the place, him and his Nephew (Dean) came over
to Morises a sawmil over and told what we
had done and raised all the feeling he could
against us Morris the Mill over said we
had to leave they had put up withe it long
a nuf we must leave that day, others that
ware friends came and told us they ware going to
mob us & they had gone after the Whisky, we ware
at bro Willson Hindmans who lives at the Mill
and works for Moris, so we thought it wise to
go over to bro Parkers about 1 ½ miles we go down to
Mr Cal Hindman whose wife is amorman and
stay with them over night bros Parker & Hindman
loading their Shotguns to be ready for what might
come, no one came, Bro Willson Hindman & Wife & daughter
go over to Fish on Monday and viset Mr Morgan and sister
Morgan and learn they have to move out of the house
of Deacon Phillpots
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Tuesday August 4th we adminster to sister Parker
for sore eyes and bid the family good by
Bro Parker goin with us to show us the road
whare to turn of to make the road shorter to Bro
Gaineses we arive at dark all right we find
Bro Gaines & Wif and two sones and daughtersin laws
receive us kindly – Wrote a letter home to my son Neil
Wedenesday Aug 5th remain at Bro Gaines
all day
Thursday Aug 6th we start in the after
noon for Seadertown to viset Bro John Driver
who lives in Seadertown and find them we’ll
distance from Bro Gainses 3 miles
Friday August 7th we Bless bro Drivers
child a girl I being mouth we remane at
bro Drivers til Monday morning
Monday Aug 10th came from bro Drivers
to bro gaineses this morning remain over night
go over to John Ganas distant ¾ mile and take dinner and return
to bor Gansases they coming with us we bless their child a boy
bro Robins beaing mouth we remain over night and
start in the morning in to the colon to viset sister White
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Wedenesday Aug 12th we call on sister White
in the colon had short talk with her she expresing
her self as beaing glad to see us give her some advise
by way of beaing prayerful and all would come out right
bid her good by and start for bro Parkers find them well
on viset remain with them over night and next day in
the after noon go over to sister Morgans find her feeling
well stay with them over night I received a letter
from my wife at home, while at bro Parkers and wrote
a letter to my wife.
Friday Aug 14th we leave sister Morgans
and start to (pay) viset [-] Bro Fransis Ganes south of Fish about
5 miles I post a letter at Fish on my way over, we
arive at bro gannses at noon stay with them over
night
Saturday Aug 15th I write a letter to my
sister Delila on Jordan to day we bid them goodby
at bro gaineses and start on our way back to the
north end of the Conference reache bro Parkers
half past 8 PM I Poste letter at Fish to my sister
Delila on our way back to Bro Parkers Distance
8 Miles
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Sunday Aug 16th go over to Bro Hindm(ans)
and admisester to Josey she beaing sick with feaver
she gets better it is 1 mile from bro Parkers to bro Hindmans
we go over to Mr Morgans in the eavning and stay with
them over night we Adminster to their Daughter she
having soers on her face caused by Poisen from
Poisen Oake some three years ago
Monday Aug 17th we return to bro Parkers
and call at bro Hindmans on our way back, I receive
2 letters from home while at Bro Hindmans and learned
that I had the honer to be the Father of a nice Daughter
at home whitch I am very proud of whitch I would (like to see)
Tuesday Aug 18th we go over to Cal Hindman
and adminster to sister Hindman for pain in her
head and in the after noon come over to bro
Mitchels but before leaving we attend to the
Baptizing of Lucy Hindman bro Robins
Baptizing her I confirming her
Wedenesday 19th we start on our way
leaving bro Mitchels and call on sister hobs and take
dinner with her and start after dinner and (call) at bro
Lollases and Bless their baby Ann Jane by [-] I
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being mouth, and start on our way to see
sister Nights arive all safe find them well
and treat us kindly stay over night, 4 miles
Thursday Aug 20th we leave sister
Nits and go over to Bro John L Turners and stay
with them over night distance 2 miles
Friday Aug 21th we start this morning
on our way for Rome distance 12 miles arive at
11.A.M Bro Robins received a letter from Pres Morgan
while we ware at Fish, to be in Chattanooga on the 21th
he receives a telegram to come on to Chattanooga he takes
Train at 3-15 P.M. and leaves me a lone at Rome
to make my way back to the north end of the
Conference, I feel my Self very lonesome and among
strangers but I feel to trust in the Lord (to) strengthen
me and make my load light I start on my way
and arive at bro Mannings at 8 PM find the old
ma(n) very low, the rest well, distance from Rome
about 8 Miles
Saturday, Aug 22nd I find my self a
little tierd after my 20 miles walk yesterday
I stay over sunday at bro Mannings
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Monday Aug 24th I coppy from
record sister Manning has the names of their
family and bro Allens, Baptisms and births
and Confirmations etc. and take with me by
request of Bro Robins and start in the afternoo for Allens
Tuesday Aug 25th stay with Bro Allens
last night treated well start for Haywoo Valey
this morning Arive at bro Barbers in the
after noon
Wedenesday Aug 26th I go in the after
noon from bro Barbers a horse back to Dirt Town
Post Office and get a letter each from my
daughters Ida and Ann whitch I was proud of
Thursday Aug 27th stay at bro Barbers
untill friday go in the after noon over to bro Mooneys
and stay with them untill Monday morning and go
over to bro barbers and stay untill after dinner and
then go over on the mountain to viset bro Gabriel
Barber stay with them over night
September 1st Monday, the morning
is nice and clear after three days cloudy and rainey
weather, I go in the after noon to Dirt Town Post Office
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I receive a letter from bro Robins at Chattanooga
no letter from home I return to bro J Barbers stay
with them over night
Wedenesday Sep 3rd leave bro J Barbers
in the fore noon for to viset the saints north on
the Mountain distance about 5 miles reach
John Floides 12 M find sister Floid not very
well but better than she had been remain over
night and go in the eavening up on the mountain to bro
Biggers and stay with them
Friday Sep 5th putt in the day at bro Biggers
and untill sunday eavning and then went down the mountain
with Bro Floid and wife and stay with thim untill
Tuesday morning
Tuesday Sept 8th come up the mountain
from bro Floids to Bro patterson, stay over night
with them go in the eavning down to bro Biggers stay
with them over night go in the morning down the
mountain an take dinner with sister Floid and
Start in the after noon down the valey to bro
Barbers to see and get some mail
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Thursday Sept 10th I start down
the valey to look after my mail, call at bro Mooney
receive a letter from my Daughter Margaret giving
incouraging news from home folks all well.
Friday Sept 11th stay over night with
Bro Barber go over in the after noon to Dirt
Town Post Office receive a letter from my
wife they are all well at home
Saturday Sept 12th I leave Bro Barber
this after noon for Bro smiths
Monday Sept 14th I stay saturday and
sunday nights at bro Smiths and monday and
tuersday and wedenesday
Wedenesday Sept 16th I am still at bro
Smiths I received a letter from my sister
Delila yesterday, I Posted a letter yesterday
to my wife remain at bro Smiths untill Saturday
after noon go over to Dirt Town Friday after noo(n) for
mail but receive none I go to bro Mooneys
saturday after noon and remain with them
untill Monday fore noon and come to bro
Barbers get a horse and go to Post Office, no maile
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Wedenesday Sept 23rd at bro Barbers
since monday anxiously wating to get letter
from Bro Robins to find out when to go over
to Walker Co in the cove, go on the Mountain
on friday and viset bro Gaberel Barber and go in
the after noon to Dirt Town for Male, but get none
also in the after noon Saturday get letter from
my Wife come in the eavning to bro JJ Barbers
remain Sunday Monday Tuesday and Wedenesday
send a nother letter, written by bro Barber
to Bro Robins at Chattanooga to see if we can
get any word from him what I shall doe
the last letter I got from him dated Aug 29th
Thursday 1st Octr I have been at bro Barbers
since Monday 21st Sept, I have been waiting ever since expecting
to get word from bro Robins at Chattanooga but have
received none yet, it has bin raining since last
saturday night it is now Friday morning and still
raining it has raised the water in the stream
untill it has over flown the bottoms among the
Corn to all aperanc doing mutch damage, I refer to
the bottoms at bro Barbers
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Friday Oct 2nd it is still raining this
morning I write a letter to my wife to day I go
on saturday to Dirt Town Post Office, post letter to my
wife (an)d also receive one from bro Robins informing
me of his beaing in the Cove, and as beaing very
mutch disopointed in not meating me thare, (and)
stating that Pres Morgan had returned and also of two
more Elders being expected in the Ga conferense after
the Conference was over in Utah, my reasons for
not meating him is, I rote to him on Sep 16th to
write to me and let me know when to meat him in
the Cove but I got no answer and I got uneasy
for fear thare was something the matter with him
not thinking but he would write before he would
go to the Cove
Monday Octr 5th I go Monday morning
to Dirt Town Post office post letter to bro Robins at
Chattanooga I remain the balance of the (week) at bro
Barbers and pick Cotten intending to start
Saturday to the Cove
Saturday Octr 10th Bro Barber hitches
up his horse and buggy & he and my self start
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at 8 Oclock from his place for the cove in
Walker Co we arive at bro Bart Faucets at 9 PM
we expect to meet bro Robins on our arival
but ware disopointed, we spend sunday
eavening at Mr Bayles ver agreably and go over
and sleep at bro Alfonz Faucets come in the morni(ng)
to Bart Faucets and bro Barbour start for home after
we Administer to bro Bartlet Faucet, I remain
at bros Barts go on his Mule to cedar grove after
Mail but failed to receive any
Thursday Octr 15th I still remain at bros.
Bartlet Faucets he is not well. I stayed at bros
Bartlets Faucets untill saturday eavning I received
a letter from bro Robins inforing me that
thare would be another Elder sent into the
Cove to join me perhapes on tuesday 20th I
leave bro Barts in the evening Saturday for
Brother Alfonz Faucets
Sunday Octr 18th weather good, I stay at
Bros F Faucets untill Monday morning come to bros
B. Faucet get his mule and go to cedar grove for
maile but was disapionted
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Tuesday Octr 20th received card from
Bros Robins informing the Elders had not
arived from Utah yet but ware almost sure
to no Thursday
Friday Octr 23rd Elder. Samuel. G
Spencer arives at bros B Faucets last eavning
Casandra. I was pleased to meat him
I post a letter to my wife, also one to the
Post Master at Dirt Town to forward
my Mail from his office to cedar Grove
it has been two months since bro Robins
left me at Rome a lone, I have been alone
eversince 21st aug untill 22nd Octr
Saturday Octr 24rd we leave Bro
B Faucets in the after noon and go over
to F Faucets, stay with them over night
Sunday Octr 25th acording to
previous arangements we hold
Meeting with the saints of this
place Casandra at F Faucets Hous
councel the saints to meet together
at least once in two weeks and incourage
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one a nother and speak of the goodnes of
God towards them and pertake of the
Sacrament
go in the eavning to Mr Baileys and stay
over night treated well
Monday Octr 26th we start north
to viset sister Pain and sister Jennings
sister Pains daughter find them well and
glad to see us bid them god by and came
back to Mr Fricks and viset sister Emer
Faucet Frix and take dinner with them
bid them good by and come over to Mr Pares
and stay over night with them treated well
stay the remaining part of the week visit
among the saints
Sunday Nov 1st we Bless
Brother Alfonz Faucett and sister
quean Faucetts child Birdy Hallie by
name N G beaing mouth
Monday Nov 2nd we bid the saints
in casandra good by and start up the cove
to Bro Killgores arive at 12 M find them well
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Tuesday Novr 3rd we remain
During the week at Brother Kilgoers the
weather beaing rainey thare came a very
hard rain acompanied with lightning and
thunder lasting all night whitch raised
the streams washing away fences and corn
doing mutch damag we remain over Sund(ay)
and on Monday 9th we atend to the Baptism of
four of Brother Kilgoers Daughters Bros
SG Spencer Baptizing them, (we) confirm
them by turns, we hold a little Meeting
in the eavening at Bro Kilgoers House
thare ware present one Family not belonging
to the church, Williams by name we have
a good time, on Tuesday morning (10th) we bid
Brother Kilgore and family good by and start
for Haywood Valey distance 32 miles we
stay on the way over night at what is known
as Tryon Factory, we had some trouble in
finding a place to stop at, we finaly suceded
by paying our way 50cts each for super Bed
& Breckfast in and name Clark
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Wedenesday Novr 11th we leave Tryon
in the morning had to make our way
around by way of the mountain road
on acount of the floods, having being
caused by so mutch rain fall on the
night of the 6th, one incident I should have
mentioned previous when we came to the
Chattooga River at Hammons Mill
whare the road crosses, thare was no foot
crossing it had bin carried away in the flod
and as kind Providenc ruled in our behalf
and sent along a man on a strong horse
who ferried us across and only charged us
5 cts each, we ware not delayed in wating
he came along just in time, we went on our
way rejoicing when noon came we tried
two diferent houses to get dinner but
we failed, we called on our way by
Dirt Town PO for Mail I get none we come
on three miles and stay over night with
Bros Gabrel Barbour find them in their
usul health, and, treat us kind
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Thursday Novr 12th before leaving
Bros G Barbours this morning we Administer
to Mary Barbour, & also Bless Bros Barbour
and Sarah Honeys boy some 5 year old his
name James Felton Bros S G Spencer beaing
mouth we bid them good by and come down
the mountain to brother JJ Barbours and
find them well, remain at Bros JJ Barbours
the remaining part of the day and night and until
next day
Friday Novr 13th Bros Biggers comes
down from his place up the valey distance some
5 miles, to Bros Barbours while we ware thare to
get him to come to his place to Admisister to his
sone George who is sick with feaver & also bros
Patterson sone who is sick with feaver, we start
after dinner with him bros SG Spencer and my-
self arive before sundown we Administered to bros
Biggers sone and went over to Bros Patterson and
Administered to his sone after, about. 10.P.M go
back to Brother Biggers and stay over night with
them go next day over to Brother Patterson and stay
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with them over night with them, go back
next morning to Brother Biggers take dinner
with them bid them all good by and start for
Brother Barbours
Sunday Novr 15th we come from up
the valley on the mountain from paying bros
Biggers and Patterson and familys a visit to Brother
Barbours to attend acording to previous arangemen(ts)
the Meeting whitch. was to be held at.2.P.M.
however did not comence until.2-30.P.M thare
was not miny present, some 6 of the Saints
with our two selves, (and), 5 not saints, we had mutch
of the oposit power to contend with, I mean darknes
whitch seemed to suround us making it hard to speak
Monday Novr 16th word came this mornin(ng)
from Brother Smiths that he was very sick
this before we ware out of bed, for us to come over
to his place we dressed our selvs in hast and
went he was better when we got thare, we come to
Brother Barbours this after noon to wright, I receive
a letter from Brother Robins yesterday dated Oct 27th
16 days from time writing
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we go in the eavning over to brother smiths stay
over night with them and go from thare to
Brother J Mooneys and remain with them over
night and go from his place in the fore noon
over to Brother Barbours we remain all night
with then
Thursday Nov 19th Brother Biggers
comes down from his place on the Mountain
distance some 5 miles to get Brother Barbour
and no elder to come up to his place and
Administer to his sone George and also Bros
Pattersons sone we call at Bros Pattersons
and Administer to his sone and after go
to Bros Biggers and Administer to his
sone who is sick with Feaver
Friday Novr 20th we remain the most
of the day at Bros Biggers, one itam I think
worthy of note, last night I dream I was
on a steamer on a large watter, runing fast
and the waves runing high, meat another
steamer pass close by, go on, and return after a
while, go fast, I find my self in a wagon loaded
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with people, team have all it can do [arrow drawn] ground
covered with snowy ice. (1 ½ in thick) ground under neath
not frozen, team cramps gea, I jump
out take hold of the aft front wheel
to help the team come very near, geting
my hands caught between the bay and
wheel let loos teams gos an, I tell
my dream to Bros Spencer in the
morning he relates he has one
similar, only through some surge of the boat
he and his companion are thrown out on a rock they get
out however, the Boat having to pass throug a narow
place they get on again
Sunday Novr 22nd Brother Biggers goes
down the mountain after Bros Barbours to come
up to his place to Administer to his sone George
Bros Barbour comes up he informs us that Bros
Robins and Spry had arived at his place from Polk
Co, we had bin looking for them since the 15th
Monday 23rd Bros Spencer and I come down
from the mountain, Brother Biggers sone and bros
Pattersons sone seem to be on the improve
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we come to Bros Barbours and meet Bros
Robins & Spry and ware glad to meet them
we go out and hold counsil Brother Robins
desides for me to go with him south into Polk
Co, he thinks thare is an opning can be made
thare as thare is some apears to be interested
in our doctrin, we remain at Bros Smiths, Mooney
and Barbours until December 1st
Tuesday December 1st we bid Bros Spencer
and Bros Spry good by at Bros Barbours and start
south with brother Barbour who is going to
Rome with Cotten Bros Spry & Spencer
remaining to labour with the saints in
Haywood & Floid Co. & in Walker Co
we arived at Brother Allens place about 5 PM
stay all night treated well, start at 10 AM
for Sister Mannings arive find them well
take dinner and remain untill morning
Thursday Decr [-]th we bid them good by
and start on our way fore Polk Co we travel on
foot to rome distance 7 miles and take the train
for Cena Distance 15 miles arive safe At 7.30P.M.
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we go on over to Brooks Mill distance 1 mile
and call on Brother [-]estties find him and family
well stay untill eavning and then go over
to Bros Mitchels find them all well stay
stay over night
Friday Decr 4th (Saturday Decr 5th ) sun came up clear
wind blows from the north very cold go in the fore noon
over to Sena Post some mail call at sister Nits and
take dinner with them bid them good by and start
for Paris & Taylors Mill distance 5 Miles arive [words crossed out]
at Brother Parkers at dark, remain during
the week at Brother Parkers mostly, visated some
of the rest of the saints & done some writing I received
a letter from Bros J.T. Hales. labouring in Virgina the
first I had received from him since we came out
Friday December 11th nice wether to day frosty
at night we are at Brother Parkers, come up to
Brother W Hindman at Moris & Tracey Mill remain untill
eavning I have, a sevier pain in my head, it leavs
me about midnight, we come over to Brother
W Hindmans, Saturday after noon stay at Bros Hindmans
over night
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December, Sunday 13th acording to
to previous arangements we hold Meeting
at Brother Willson, Hindmans house Moris
& Traceys Mill rains all day have nice little
turn out Brother Robins putts me in charge of
the Meating Bros Robins preaches serman on
repentence all present seem well pleased
with the preaching kept good order
Monday December 14th go over in the
eavning and stay with one Mr Brown who
is friendly to us who has kept the Elders
who has been throug this Conference he says
meny time, before, we come in the morning
to W Hindmans I receive a letter from my
Sister Delila on Jordan folks all will
Brother Robins receivs a letter from Elder
Kimbel at Chattanooga stating he will
be in Sena on the 15th he wishes to come out
and spend a few days with us he has bin
staying at the office at Chattanoog in the
absence of President Morgan, since I think
Octr, Brother Robins starts from Bro Hindmans
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for sena in the forenoon to meet Elder
Kimbal I come over east to Brother
Morgans distance 1 mile expecting to meat
Elder Robins & Kimbal thare them
coming that way from sena
Thursday Decr 17th I am yet at Bros
William Morgans a Family we have
Baptized into the church, very nice people
they are, 6 in family, two girls two Boys
Elder. Robins. & Elder. Elias. S. Kimbal arive from
Sena at dark whare Bros Robins went to meat Elder
Kimbal we meat at Bros Wm Morgans this is the
first time I have met. Elder Kimbal. we remain
at Bros Morgans next day go over to Bros Hindman and
from thare to Bros Parkers
Sunday Decr 20th acording to previous apointment
we hold Meeting at Bros Redding house who live at Paris &
Taylors Mill as might watch thare was a nice turnout
the house was crouded, Singing. and. Prayer by N Gardner
Elder Kimbal was the first speaker Elder Robins the next
we had a good time the spirit of the Lord was thare
one man at the close of the Meating aplies for Baptism
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his name John Snow we go to Bros Parkers
Stay with them over night. I and Bros Kimbal, Bros
Robins goes over to Dock Hindmans and stay over
night withe him and wife monday 21 we come over
to Bros Wm Hindman stay until eavning Bros Kimbal &
I. go over and stay with the old man Brown & his, daug-
hter and her sone Lee who work at Moris & Tracys
Mill, they are not members of our church but
seem very friendly they have kept the Elders they
say from the first since they came into this part of
the conference
Wedenesday December 23rd we stay at Bros
Morgans last night Brother Kimbal starts
for Chattanooga to day, we all start, Brother
Kimbal & Bros Robins & my self. at. 12, M. from
Bros Morgans for Sena to sea Bros Kimbal off
for Chattanooga he bords the train at. 3,P.M. we
Brother Robins & I start on our way back for
Brother Morgans when we reach about half
way back we take the rong road and get lost
it comences to rain and soon gets dark and we
dont now whitch way to go we try diferent derections
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to find the main road but fail, we wander on through
the woods and run onto an old road folow it for
some distance dont now how far, we think
perhapes we are elected for the night in the
woods however we travel on, hear man holore
and a dog bark at some distance, we take acros
throug the woods and old tree tops in the direction
from whare the sound came, go about a quarter
do some halloing but get no answer, think to
start in the direction whare we heard the sawmill
whistle before dark I hapen to look round and
sea a light we start for it, and to our surprise
the first house we came to was Bros Morgans.
whare we was making for we could hardly
believe our own eyes untill we got in the house
we ware very thankful to the lord, and acknowlage his
hand in directing us the right road
Thursday Dec 24th thte weather is very
fine and warm seams like spring somutch so
the birds are singing, acording to previous arangements
we meat over at the old, sawmill pond south of
Brother Morgans alittle over a quarter of amile
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and atend to the Ordinance of Baptism
and the laying on of hands for the gift of the
Holy Ghost upon John Snow and his daughter
I performed the Ordinance of Baptism
Brother Robins Confirms Brother Snow and I his
daughter Margret at the waters edge we
we return to Bros Morgans about 10.A.M.
Friday December 25th Elder Robins & I start
to go to viset one Mr Baley who has bin very bitter
against the Mormons but has now turned frien
-dly, three of his family has joined the church
one sone Obed lives with him we call at
his house but find no one at home we march
on to Brother Turners who lives two miles
further north find them all well stay
over night start in the morning on our
return call at Mr Bayles and find him
at home, stay with him over night he seems
friendly to us treats us well, we start for sena
at 11.A.M. call at sister Nights and take dinn(er)
bid them good by and start for Bros Mitchels
at Brooks Mill find them well stay over
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night, night as cold and frosty we bid
them good by and start on our way for bros
Hindmans arive at 11.A.M. Distance to Brother
Turners and back 20 miles
Monday 28 December, the weather
is fine and clear with frost at night
fine for the time of year, that, that seems
to interest the people most in this
section of the country on Christmas
is the drinking of whisky, judging from
the jugs we have seen pass, we made it
a point to shun places whare we thought there
would be drunkeness, all passed off with us in
quieteness we go over in the eavining to Brother
Parkers and remain until friday the 1st 1886
Friday January 1st the weather is warm
but cloudy some, fine for the time of the year, we
are to day at Brother Parkers, we remained at bros
Parker’s until Monday
Monday January 4th 1886 weather fine
we leave Brother Parkers in the forenoon and
came over to Brother Hindmans and goe in the
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eavning acros the way, and stay with Brother
Snow a member, one we Baptized into the
Church, and that night thare fell the first
snow for the season we came back to bros
Hindmans and remain the Balance of the
week Brother Robins has a very sevier
rising on the left side of his neck whitch
makes him almost sick, it has bin
coming for over three weeks, the largest
I ever Saw, the weather has been the coldest
kind since last friday bloing from the West
& North freezing every thing up tight stoping
the Mills it took me busy choping wood to
keep us waim, we intend going over to bro Parker
Tuesday January 12th the day is clear
but very cold slight brease from the west
we leave Brother Hindmans this morning
and go over to Bros Parkers we find bros Parker &
family well, weather clear but freezing hard
at night, Brother Robins boil is slow getting
well it keeps him confined to the bed most
of the time it is the worst I ever saw, it makes him (sick)
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Thursday January 14th the day is clear
with wind from the East weare now at Bros Parkers
Plase. at Paris & Taylors Mills Shingl & Sawmill
Wedenesday Jan 20th the weather is mild
some cloudy with some frost at night, we have bin
unable to move from Brother Parker owing to the
sevierness of the rising on Brother Robins neck
it has bin very bad keeping him confined to the
(bed) a grater portion of the time it reaches from the
back of his neck to the throat it has alarmed us all
I was over yesterday. (to) W. Hindmans at Moris & Tracy
Mill. when on my way back to Brother Parker I met
Tracy & the old man Brown at Moris & Tracy
Blacksmith Shop, when Tracy who is very bitter
against the Mormans, comenced on me by saying
Congras had passed alaw to prohibet the Mormans
from Emigrating to Utah & railed out about destroying
Angels whitch he said we have in Utah & about the
Mountain Meadows Masacor, & polygamy and laying on
hands for the healing of the sick & Baptism for the
Dead he sayin such was Damdable doctrin
I told him he did not know what he was
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talking about that he had read that
that was falc abuut our people he said he
read it from our own pamphlets I told him
I would furnish him some rading matter
if he would readit he said he already
know a naugh of such Damdable doctrin
some one came from the lumber pile and whistled
for him and he semed to be geting uneasy enyhow
he jumpt up and left
Saturday Jan 23rd the weather being mild
and Brother Robins sising feeling som better
we leave Bros Parkers and come over to Bros Morga(ns)
call at Bros Hindmans and stay untill
eavning, stay at Bros Morgans until Monday
and then come back to Bros Hindmans distance
about 1 ½ miles, to receive our Mail, and have
a reat of the Deseret News, whitch is very
interesting at present, we see the crusade goes
on in Utah, acounts of new Arests in every paper
Tuesday Jan 26th it was very Fogy this morning
we stoped at Bros Snows last night over the
holow and returned this morning to Bros
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Hindmans, Morris & Tracys Mills, we are
looking for, Eders Spry & Spencer to day
from Haywood Valley while writing Bros Spry
and Spencer arive we receive them with joy they are both
well in the eavning Elders Robins and Spencer go over
to Brother Morgans to viset them Bros Spry and my self
rem at Bros Parkers
Friday Jan 27th rainy weather this morning
Bros Spry and I start this morning for Fish to get our
Mail we receive letter from Brother Kimbal who started
on the 22nd for Habersham and one from my sister
Delila in SL Co stating they are all well and they had
an exciting time on Jordan Deputy Marshals had
made a raid on Jordan and made 4 arests for
unlawful cohabitation Goff. Jenkins Cooper Polsen
we return by Brother W Hindmans take dinner and go
over to Bros Morgans and meet our Co labours Robins
and Spencer in the after noon Brother Robins and Spry go
over to Cena on some business Brother Spencer and
I return to Brother Parkers after fixing seats in one
of Brother Morgans Houses preparitory to holding
Meating on sunday
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Sunday Jan 31st we leave bros Parkers
and come over to Brother Morgans and hold
Meating commencing at 11 AM singing Prayer
by Brother Spry. singig Brother Robins adressis
us first and then Bros Spencer and then my self
we have a good time Brother Robins and Spencer
come over and stop with bros Hindman Bros
Spry and I go and stop with Mister Brown who
are friendly we come in the morning over to
Brother Hindman we all come over to Bros
Parkers we bid Bros Spencer good by he goes
to Fish takes train for Rockmart to get his
coat and perhaps meat the Elder he expects to
acompany him to Kabersham the Elder fails
to meat him, he takes train for Sena we meat
him thare, again, Brother Spry and I Bid bros
Robins and Spencer good by again in Mrs
Nights Field we returning to Bros
Morgans stay over nig we start and come ove to
W Hindmans we are some what surprised to learn
that W Hindman and Tracy had just ben fiting
Tracy came out to whare bros Hindman was night
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watching and comenced to abuse him, and acuse
him of keeping a bad house and that Elders ware
whore masters and he was not going to put up with
it eny longer Wilsen tried to leave him but he would
come round ahead of him and not let him go and
call him the worst names he could think of
Tracy has threatened before who ever went to our
Meatings he would turn them of from the work
Tuesday Feb 2nd the day is clear but winday
we leave bros Parkers to day for Ceader town
we arive at Cedar Town in the eavning we foun on our
way the roads very muddy in som of the low land
we found Brothers Driver and family well and
glad to sea us, Brother Driver has been expecting to
emigrate this spring, but we find he is not certin yet
not having got his pay for his place sold in Karlson
Wedenesday Feb3rd we remain at Bros Drivers
all day on acount of the rain it comenced in the night
and continued all day, clears up throug the night turns
very cold with North West wind
Thursday Feb 4th it is very cold this morning
wind from the North West we bid Brother Driver and
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family good by and start on our journy
to Brother Gaineses distance 5 miles find it very cold
traveling arive at Brother Gaineses 11-30 AM find them
well remain over night, the day is very cold also
the night
Friday Feb 5th the day is clear but very
cold Elder Spry and I bid Brther Gaines and family
good by at 9 AM and start on our way for Buchanna(n)
call on our way to see one sister Addison who lives
5 miles North by the river, she was glad to sea us
she has 4 sons not in the church, we had dinner
with them, start on our way after dinner for
Buchannan arive in the eavning at sister
Williams who lives on the south side of the town
remain with them over night, thare are 7 in family
they treat us kindly we bid them good by and start
on our way back to Polk, Co, we call at sister Strand
bfore leaving, who lives in Buchannan to sea
about their emigrating we learn but little strand
is from home, we bid them good by at 9-15 AM and
start on our way throug the Piney Woods to beat
the Meeting to be held at Brother Morgans
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on Sunday for the purpas of organizing
a branch of the Church we arive at Brother
Parkers at dusk Distance 20 miles
Sunday Feb 7th the day is clear and
warm, acording to previous arangements
for holding Meeting, and the house being seated
and fitted up we met at 11 AM and comenced
our Meeting. Singing Brother Robins Presiding
Prayer by NG Singing Br(o)ther Spry adressed us
first on some of the first princables Bro Robins
next on the duties of the saints and the Officers
[word crossed out] of the Priesthood. we then prosed to ordain
some of the bretheren to the Pr(i)easthood Bros (Wm) Morgan
to be a Priest Bros Robins being mouth, Bros
J (on) Parker to be a Teacher N Gardner being mouth
Bros Wilson Hindman to be a Priest Bros
Spry being mouth, we had the Sacrament
Administred the spiret of the Lord was
with us we had a good time, Brother
Stratford of Ogden 20 years of age and I go
from Bros Morgans in the eavning over to
Bros Parkers 1 ¾ miles stay with them
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Monday Feb 8th a nice clear day
we remain at Bros Parkers all (day) Bros Robins
and Spry comes over from bros Morgans 1 ¾ mil
and joins us at Bros Parkers we all remain over
night Bros Robins & Stratford biding us
good by this morning and sart to go through
the northeren part of the Conference leaving
Elder Wm Spry & I to labur in Polk & Harlson
countys for a short time
Tuesday Feb 9th the day is warm
and pleasant Bros Spry & I take trip to
Fish Post some letters and get Mail return
to Bros Parkers in the eavning
Wedenesday Feb 10th the Day is warm and pleasnt
Bros Spry and I take trip over to chitwoods Mill
south 3 ½ Miles to see one Mr Stroud about his
Emigrating to Ogden his Wife belongs to the
church he dont we promis to call on him
Friday we return to Bros Parkers this eavning
go from thare one to Bros Hindmans and stay
one night go over to Fish post letter to Pres Morg(an)
return to Bros Parkers in the after noon
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Friday Febry 12th weather rainey we
[word crossed out] go over to Chitwoods Mill to see Strand
again about Emigrating 3 ½ miles and to see
if we can get some Money he promised us
to pay his fare to Chattanooga we fail to
get it we return to Bro Parker by way of Fish
to see and get our Mail arive after dark at Bros
Parkers
Sunday Febuary 14th we leave Bros
Parker this morning and go over to Bro Morgans
and hold Meeting at 11 AM NG Presiding Singing
Prayer by Bro Spry singing some remarks by NG
Pass around Sacrament. call on Bros Hindman
to speak he ocupies a short time, call on Bros
Parker he bares his testimony to th truth of the
laturday work, bros Spry speak to us on our
duties we enjoy the spirit of the Lord all
saints with the exception of 3 or 4 persons
Monday go over to Fish for mail return to
Bro Morgans stay over night we start this morni(ng)
for Sena, am to see the Saints that are going
to Emigrate to Colarado geting on the train at Sena
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Tuesday. February 16th nice clear day
we start for sena to day, arive at Sena
at 12M at Mr, Nights, find the family well
while thare in the afternoon we are quite
hapily Surprised to have 2 Elders from Alabam
call at Mr Nights, learning from the Family
they stopt at of some of the saints going to
Emigrate to Colorado, and sena being the
station to get on at, we had a very pleasant
time while it lasted only some 2 hours they
having to return to whare they stopt over night
and I and Bros Spry having to go over to Mr
Baily some 4 miles to fill our promis to
stay with them over night, we go next
morning on our way for Rome, call at Bros
Turners on our way reach Rome at 12 M
distance 14 miles meat Bros Robins and
Stratford in the after noon glad to find them
well bid them good by at sundown they
return to Haywood we also meet Elder Davis
from Filmore a returning Missionary he takes
the 2.30 PM train for Chattanooga we take
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the 9 A.M. train for Sena arive at Mr
Nights find them enjoying them selvs in
the Dance it being a fare well Party
we remain with them until 2 P.M. the
train arive they board the train we bid them
good by Wm Hindman Nancy Hindman &
Jara Hindman, Obed Baily Wm Strand
Wife and 2 children we go over to Bros Mitchel
and stay the remainder of the night geting
thare after 3 Oclock take dinner with them
bid them good by call at sisters Nights
get our Satchels make our way back
to bros Morgans arive at 5 PM distance 5 Miles
Saturday Feby 20th clear day North
wind blows very cold frost at night we are
at Bros Morgans went to Fish yesterday for
Mail receive letter from Wife & Daughter all
well at home, Bros Morgan coming home Sturday nig(ht)
from work at chitwood Mill calls at Fish Post Office and
is handed a letter directed TH Robins & Wm Spry in care of
Morman Bretheren Fish. Ga Feby 15th to Aall Morman
Elders in Polk Co this is to give notis to all Mormon Elders
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in this Vicinity that if any of them are to be found
In 3 Miles of this place on and after Feby 17th Anni
Domini 1886 that we the Ku Klux Klan composed
of 50 of the best citizans of this place will not be
responsible for the consequences, We take this mader
of informing you as we deem to be guilty (of) holding any
comumication with you as an unpardonable sin
Death is too good for such contemptable puppees as you are
Fly from the wrath to come & beware that you do not
get some Tar & Feathers We sign ourselvs your Enemy
Ku Klux Klan fo Fish Ga [image drawn of a coffin]
Sunday Feby 21st we go from Wm Morgans to sena
to Post letter to Bros Robins of the above afair, meat on our
way Bunky Nights coming to sea us about him and his sister
who is married to H Lawles bein Baptised we call at their
house & promis them to see to it in the near future return
to Bros Morgans in the evning stay with them over night
Monday Feby 22nd weather fine, come from Bros
Morgans this Morning to Bros Parkers find them well spend
the day in going to Fish for mail and writing letters
Tuesday Feby 23rd spend the day in writing
letters one home to Wife & one to Daughter Annie & one to sister (Delila)
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Wedenesday Feby 24th weather cloudy, spend the
day in writing mostly, we are still at Bros J Parkers
Thursday Feby 25th went to Fish for Mail
and from there to Bros Wm Morgan’s find them well take
dinner with them and then start for Sena and post some
letters call on sister Nights find Bunk and his sister
H Lallas wife they having aplied to us for Baptism
gone over to their Granfathers to Pick Cotton we did
not see them, we return in the eavning to Bros J
Parkers stay till Sunday morning, then Bros Parker
Spry & I . go over to Bros Morgans, we learn thare
had bin some 12 or 15 men thare and had just
gone before we got thare, alittle after 12 Oclock thare
purpases we did not learn exactly, but we thought
they ware for no good, we learned som of them
said they expected Bros Wm Morgan was going to preach
we ware satisfied it was for the purpas of
Mobing us, as, Filpot and some of the worst caract
ers in fish ware amongst them and had threte
-ned us before this, if we wer caut within 3
Miles of Fish we migh take the coniquenses
we remain, Bros Spry & I with Bros. Morgan until monday
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noon then Bros Spry gos to Fish for Mail, I go to
Sena after Mail but git none return to Bos
Morgan whare I agree to mee Elder Spry on my
way I meet in with one Mr Bass who is going
my way we get on the subject of Religin, I learn
from him we are the first Elders he has met
I ask him if he has read eny of our works he
says not I ask him if he will, I tell him I have
Books he says he has no money I told him I
would furnish him Books if he would read
he says he will I take him into Bros Morgans
and gave him the Voice of Warning and the Dialog
between Ben E Rich and Methodis Preacher, Bass is
a Methodis, he agrees to read the books and return
them to sister Morgans and get some More we
come in the evening to Bros Parkers, call at
Mr Browns to return the Deseret News take super
and come on our way arive 8 PM
March Tuesday 2nd quite chilley windy
from the North, we are at Bros Parkers, on Wedenesday
we come over to Bros Wm Morgans and on Thursday we go
over to Senna for Mail, on our arival at sister
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Nights we find Elder E S Kimbal who
has just arived from Chattanooga to pay the
Saints and us a viset in this section, I remain
at night with mr Nights Brothers Kimbal and
Spry going over to Bros Mitchel, next day we
come over to Bros Morgans we remain over night
the next night, I. go over to Bros Parkers and stay with
them, Bros Spry and Kimbal coming over the next
day we all remain Sunday at Bros Parkers Monday
we are caled on to Administer to Caledona Wyet
we consecrate the Oil and then Administer to her
we come back to Bros Morgans we all go over to
Fish for Mail, I receive letter from home learn all is well
Brother Kimbal remain until Friday Bros
Spry and I go with him to Senna to see him off
he intending to pay the saints a viset in
Haywood Valey, we come to late on Friday
for the Train and have to reimain until Saturday
we all stop at Bros Mitchels Friday night
we bid Bros Kimbal goodby in the afternoon
and then come on our way to Bros Morgans
arive in the eavning find them all well
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Sunday March 14th the morning is
beautyful nice and clear, we are at Bros Wm
Morgans this morning we remain until morning
Monday March 15th weather is fine we come
over from Bros Morgans this morning to Bros Parkers
and write some letters, Bros Spry has some writing
to atend to in the, Branch Record
Wedenesday March 17th the day is clear
we bid Bro Parker and Family good by and start for Ceadar
Town arive at Bros Drivers 11 AM find them well
but moved to another place not far from whare
they ware living, they are now living in the widow
Brooks house he failing to Emigrate with
the 18 Febuary Emigration failing to colect
his money due for his place, he cant leave until fall
we remain with Bro Driver Thursday Friday Saturday
& Sunday, Monday we took journey north of ceadertown
to call on David Hindmans sone and family living
about 1 mile north of cedar Town who had invit
-ed us to call on them, we stayed with them
over night they treated us well and invited
us to call again whenever we came that way
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we felt we had made some good impressons
and left them favorable to our faith, we came
back to Bro Drivers & stayed with them over
night and started the next morning south
reaching Bro Gaineses 12 M distance 5 miles
find them well with the excepion of the three Boys
Rodrick and Nudy and Robert and, Franklins little
Girl Oleva who is living with them, all having the
Whooping caugh, we remain till Saturday and
over Sunday
Monday March 29th we are still at
Bro Gaineses, we ware intending to start
for Bucanon on Saturday but ware prevent
-ed from doing so by the rain it has
Rained saturday and some Sunday and
all day to day hard and tuesday
Wedenesday March 31st the weather being
a little more favorable for our travling although
we found it very muddy in some places, we
leave Bro Gaineses on our journey south for
buccanon we call at sister Adisons who
lives North of the Tallapoosa River whitch
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we found to be very high on acount of so
mutch Rain the Bottoms ware all covered
from one Bluff to the other, we took dinner
with sister Adison and in the after noon we
started down the River to viset Mr Wyet Williams
who treat us kindly we stay over night with them
he has Wife and one little girl,
Aprial Thursday 1st a beautiful morning
we leave Mr Wyate Williams 8 AM, for Bucannon
find sister Williams and Family well stay with [-]
them over night, and untill after noon next day
Friday April 2nd day is fine we make
start in the afternoon for Bery Williams who lives
4 miles south we take the rong road and go past
his place having to come back making our travel
7 miles reaching his place after sundown we are
made welcom he has wife no children his Motherin
law and sisterinlaw are living with him they
are not long Married
Saturday Aprl 3rd mid day we bid
good by to Bery Williams and wife and Wifes Mother and
sister and start for John H Simpsons who
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lives about ¼ mile NE from Bery Williams
we have to stop in the Woods by the way to
mend our Pants we reach John H Simpsons in
the afternoon find the wife at home it is raining
when we arive and Bro Simpson soon comes home
he in glad to see us his wife is not in the
Church but bleving we remain with them
untill Tuesday being Weather bound it
rains Sunday and Monday, we go on our way
Tuesday for Breman Carol Co
Tuesday Aprl, 6th North Wind blows
cold, we take our departure from Bro Simpson
this morning fr Beman distance 4 miles Bro
Simpson goes part way with us to hunt his
ox that lef him the day previous we bid him
good by at Waco and take the Railroad track for
Bremen reach Doctor Chences in the after
noon, the Doctor keeps Hotell in Breman
we tell them we are Mormon Elders and
travling without Purse or Scrip Mrs Chena
ruo(h) is a very agreable Woman we find, tell
us to come in and is very friendly
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to us, the Doctor is not at home
on our arival but is not long before he
comes in we find him very friendly
we remain over night with them and
are treated first class we find Mrs
chena to be a strong bleaver in our
Doctrin, she is a Sister of John Barbour
of Haywood a very intelegent lady
she requests us to remember her and
Family in our Prayers we promis to do so
we bid them good by after dinner and take
our journey back north intending to
stop at one Mat Lavels who previous had
invited us to call on him we traveled
all the after noon hard I blistred my heal
bad and suceded after considerable trouble
and missing our way meny times in finding
out whare he lived distance we are told 15 Mil
arive at dusk call halow at the gate, he comes
on the Porch we tell him good eavning and say
we have met him before, he says he dont
Know whether we have or not, we tell him
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whare, at Chitwoods Sawmill we tell
him we would like to stay with him
one night if he can keep us, he says he
cant his wife is sick, he is well able
to keep us he is well off he has a fine
House and large farm we think his excus(e)
a very slim one we thank him and bid him good
eavning we com back on the sam road we came about ½ Mile
we enquire at one house he says they are very crowded and
site us to the next house, we call, the old man comes
to the gate, we tell him we are strangers and would
like to stop with him, he replyss he has very poor
fare and his Wife is sick we tell him we dont wish
to intrude on him, we tell him we dont wish to
deceive him that we are Morman Elders and perhap(es)
he is all read aware of it, he replyss he dont
and dont want to know, but says he has never
turned a man off, he openes the gate and tells us to
come in if we can put up with the fare. we tell him we
are not hard to Please in that line, we are treated
well with supper and good Bed and breckfast, we
leave them some pampletets to read and start on our
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journey back for the piney Woods distance 23 Miles
the old mans name is White ware stayed last night
we thought thare opinion of the Mormons was not
so bad after our nights stay with them as the old
man seemed very friendly and wished us well when
we parted, we arived at sundown at Wm Morgans
very tierd and my feet blistered found them all well
Friday Aprl 8th the day is fine, it has
bin over three weeks since we had any mail we
found on our arival at Bro Morgans some 6 or 7 letters
wating whitch I took mutch pleasure in reading
found all to be well at home, we remain at Bro
Morgans untl monday, we make a trip to Rome
go by way of Sena and travel on to Bro Turners
who lives some 5 miles north find them well stay
one night with them, start next morning for
Rome distance 11 miles arive 10 AM have to be
crossed on but, the large Bridg being carried
away by the late high water whitch came on
the last of March we found a very bad smell
in Rome caused by the high water it reaching
into the second story of meny of the buldings
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of the main Business part of Town, having done
great damag to Rome in goods of all kinds
and cotton bails, they having to spread a larg quanti
-ty out to dry, we have to wait at the Depo untill
3 Oclock in the morning for the Train, it was
due 7-30 P.M. we reach Bros Morgans at daylight
Monday Aprl 19th weather good, we
held no meating yesterday some here seem
very bitter against our belief, one man
yesterday came to me under the influence
of licker said he had nothing agans me
but my belief he had no use for, wanted
to know what we expected to gain by
making Converts in this Country, I told
him we expected to be rewarded acording to
our works, and we had come to bring the true
gospel to them, he says you call us then all heathan
out hear, so you have come to preach to heathans
and went off
Saturday April 24th we are hapily
surprised while at Wm H Morgans, about 5 in the
eavening to hav President Morgan from
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Chattanooga to meet us, we not being aware
of his coming, we enjoy our selvs very mutch in
his company, in the after noon Sunday we go over
to Bro Parkers, and viset them Bro Wm H Morgan going
along we wish to see him relative to his Emigrating with
the 13th May Company, we return in the eavning to WHM
In the fore noon Sunday, we all went over to the Railroad
narow gage east of Fish to see WH Morgans Steame saw
Mill, President Morgan wishes to see to know the condition
it is in relative to shiping it to Colorado to run Grist Mill
and Carding Mill
Monday April 26th looks some like rain
we leave this morning for Sena in company with Pres
Morgan call at Bro Mitchels take dinner with them, leave
call at Mr Nights stay about an hour, go to Sena wait
short time for train, bid Pres Morgan good by he
takes train for Chatt, we return to WH Morgans in the eavning
Tuesday April 27th some the aperance of rain
We remain at Wm Morgans until Monday 3rd May
go over to Bro Parkers distanc 1 ¾ Miles stay until Tues(day)
Tuesday May 4th Morning fine, we leave
Bro Parkers in the morning to pay Sister Hobs a
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viset who lives at Cut log pond 3 Miles from bro
Parkers we call on our way at Bro Redings take
dinner with them, and after start for the Pond arive
in the eavning find the family well Sister Hobs
glad to see us Mr Hobbs and their oldest son William
enything but friendly to us, we remain over night
start in the morning for Seney distance 5 miles
stay with Mr Nights over night start for Silver
creek in the after noon call on one Mr Baley who treat
us friendly the old Man Bailey says he cant blieve
that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God we have
some argument on the scripturs with him but he is
blind as to their meaning, we bid them good by and thank
them for their kindness and go on our way for Bro Turner
2 miles below, find them well as usual, learn the hard
Shell Babtest ware holding their 3 days Conference
and washing of feet, we ware expecting to hold Meeting
but deamed it prudent to wait a few days, so we
return to Seney get our mail I receive letter from
my Wife also one from Pres Morgan with Tickets in
for Bro Parker and Family to Chattanoog 2 cts rate
we come to Wm H Morgans stay over night, go over (by morning) (to) Parkers
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Sunday May 9th Morning fine, before leaving
this morning, Bro Morgans place, we have one Mr
Anderson a tall young Man with one eye, call on us
he seemed to be very interested in our talk, we invite
him to go over to bros Parkers with us he consents
to do so, we have a very plesent chat talking on our
doctrin we remain with Bro Parker over night
helping him to pack up his thing to start for
Colorado he leavs Thursday 9.A.M for Seney he
starts By the 1.55 PM train we com back to Bro Morgan
stay over nigh we start to day for Seney to bid
Bro Parker and Family good by
Wedenesday May 12th weather fine
Bro Parker leave Seney to day for Chattanoog
for Manassa Colorado he takes the 3 PM Train we
wait at Dept and see them on Train we come to Mr
Nights remain over night and next day til eavning
we are invited by Mrs Bennet who we met at sister
Nights to call on them and stay with over night
we did so and was treated kindly, they seemed to
be mutch interested in our doctrin they wish us
to read to them and explain the principals whitch we did
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they seem to be mutch interested, we bid them
good by in the morning they invite us to be sure to call on
them again, we call at sister Nights and wait for
the Mail Team to come from the north to see if we
have Mail, we start on our way north from Seney
distance 5 miles to Bro Turners to hold Meeting acording
to apointment, we call on our way at one Mr Williams
whare we had left some Books for them to read previous
to this call, we found the Wife reading she seems to be very
favorable to our doctrin
Saturday May 15th we have very hevy shower
rain in the after noon, we arive at Bro Turners yesterday in
the eavning, acording to arangements being made
for us to hold Meetings in the eavning they comenced
to come to Bros Turners before dark, among the number
ware Mr Fornby the owner of the plantation and his Broth
-ering-law, also 3 others living on the plantation and others
of the same neighbourhood making 10 men 5 women
with their children, we had good atention all seemed
interested and paid strict atention to what was said
Bro Spry wished me to take charge, we had singing
prayer by Bro Spry singing, I was the first speaker
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Spoke on the restoration of the Gospel
proving from Daniel 2-44 Rev 14-6 Zech 2-1 Dan 2-28
Dan 7-27 Mat 24-14 Rev 14-7 Bro spry spoke on Faith
Repentance we have good time all seemed well satisfied
we give notice we have some reading matter if thare
are eny wish to read Mr Williams and Mr Sherley
and their Wives wait after Meeting and wish some we
let them have some tracts and some pamphlets to
read, remain at Bro Turners over night go at 11AM
to the Methodist Meeting held in Mr. Fornbys House
built for a Store to sell goods in but never had bin
used for it, this is the first Meeting ever held
thare, we think it a plan goten up to keep us
out and raise a feeling against us as we herd thare
was talk of raising a croud to drive us from thare
we ware called on by one Mrs. Cransely who lives 1 mile
north on Mr Fornbys place to come and take dinner
with them and stay over night whitch we did after
atending the Methodist Meeting and ware kindly
treated by them they have one daughter 7 or 8 years old
we came back to Seney to Mr Nights take diner
wait for the Mail 2 PM come to Bro Morgans in eavning
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Tuesday May 18th very rainey morning
I had forgoten to mention that the Preacher was very
urgent on his Congregation to be aware they ware not
deceived and stated before coming to Meating he had
his text selected but after coming and seeing his
Audiance he had decided to change it, he would
take the 6 chapter of Galatians, it seems the
change was caused by our beaing present
Friday May 21th Bro Spry and I go over to Bro
John Snow at Moris & Tracys Mill stay with them
over night find them well Bro Snow feeling well
in the Gospel come back to Bro Morgans in the
fore noon remain until tuesday after noon go
over to Dock Hindmans stay with them over night
Wedenesday May 25th we start for Cutloy
Pond distant 3 Miles, we had visated thare the week
previous Sister Hobbs lives thare she says thare are
a number thar would like to hear us preach we find on
our arival, the 2nd time John Brooks had forbiden them
letting us hold Meeting in their houses, if eny let us preach
in their homes they would be turned off, we learn thare
are some thare very bitter and telling some notorious falshoods
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about our People we return in the after noon in the
eavning to Bro Redding who lives on Mr Gamonans
Farm stay over night find them well and feeling well in
the Gospel come over to Mr Dock Hindmans, stay with them
over night and come in the forenoon to Bro Morgans
on friday
Saturday May 29th pleasant day weather clear
write some letters Bro Spry goes to Seney for
mail June 2nd we take (leave) of Bro Morgans start for Spring
Crick north of Seney 5 miles call at Mr Nights stay over Night
start the next day arive in the eavning at Bro Turners find
them well as comon, we went with the entention of holding
meeting, but learning the Methodis ware holding Meeting
we thought wise to postpone our holding Meeting untill
some other time, we remained with Bro turner too nights
and then returned to seney calling at sister Nights
stay with them overnight and the next night we stay with
one Mr Bennet and Wife and 4 children they seem much
interested in our doctrin we take lave of them call
at sister Nights, wait for mail in the after noon and
go to Bro Morgans sunday eaving stay till Friday
then start for sena call at Bro Gilchel stay over night
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call nexte day Mr Nights, invited to come and stay with
Hinry Lallas and wife they seem to manifist a disposet
ion favorable to our doctrin we pass the day at Night
Monday June 14th the day is cloudy we take
leav of Mr Nights and Family and come to Bro Morgans 4 Miles
south stay until Monday with the antcipation of meeting Bro
Robins he failed to put in an aparance, we stayed while
at Seney one night at Henry Lawlas & one at Mr Nights, not
knowing when we might meet Bro Robins we came back to
Sister Morgans and get caught in a sevier rain and get
some what drenched find sister Morgan and Family well
Oon the 25th we go over to Mr D Hindmans find
him and Wife well stay over night with them treated kindly
by them on the 26th in the after noon start for Cedartow(n)
distance 6 miles, arive at Bro Drivers in the eavning find
them well as comon, and glad to see us we stay with
them over night and Sunday and Sunday eavning and
Monday until near eavning, when we by invitation call on
one Mr Calley and Wife and 3 children and stay with
them over night ware treated kindly, we talk till
11 at night they seem favorable to our doctrin, and
invite us to be sure to call on them again, we come
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to come to Bros Drivers in the morning and stay untill
after diner, then start on our return for Seney to
meet Bro Robins, we call at Mrs Calvin Hindm(an)
and stay a few minits to see sister Hindman who
is sick having bin latly confined they have a fine
Boy we come to Mr Dock Hindmans, stay over
night and start in the morning and come over to sister
Morgans find sister Morgan not very well
June Wedenesday 30th looks mutch like rain
this morning, the last month has bin an unusual
wet month, we go this after noon to Seney, on our
way near half the distance betwen Bro Morgans and Shefields
Mill coming on the Shefield tram road we meet Bros
Robins & Bro Murphy. we had a pleasant time together
we return on our way back to Bro Morgans spend the
after noon in pleasant chat remain over night and all next
day & night it rains all night and all morning it holds
up alittle and we all start on our way come as far as paris
and Taylor Mill together, Bro Robins our President
thought best to make a change in our travling together
we draw straws who goes with bro Murphy and who with him
it falls to my lot to travel with Bro Robins, Bro
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Spry with Bro Murphy Bros Murphy has bin travling
alone for a time I am not posted how long also Bro Robins
has bin alone for a short time we start for the Coosey
bill this after noon Bro Murphy & Spry for Harilson
- June Friday 2nd it is a very wet day, we all
take dinner with Mr Dock Hindman Bros Murphy
Robins Spry and my self before our seperating to go
on our diferent journeys, we all go out to the place
we have for prayer hold prayer and then seperate Bro
Robins and I call at Bro John Snow on our way to Seney
stay with Bro Mitchel over night start next morning
for Coosey arive at Bro James Mooneys in the eavning
distance from Seney to Coosey or to Bro Mooneys
18 miles
Sunday July 4th acording to previous
[word crossed out] arangements by Bro Robins & Bro Mooney we
hold Meeting in an house prepared with seats by
Bro Mooney belonging to Mr Wilkison the Man Bro
Mooney is farming for Bro Mooney had notafied all
the neighbour hood of the Meeting thare ware
only out to the Meeting 4 Men and 4 Women not
of our faith we ware looking for a larg turn out but
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ware disapointed Bro John Money and family
ware thare and James Mooney and family Bro
Robins pot me in charge of the Meeting
Bro Robins gave us a good sermon on faith
I bore my testimoney to the truth of his remarks
and that the Lord had restored the Gospel in its
fullness in this day and time, we take leave of Bro
James Mooneys, and come and stay one night with
Bro John Mooneys, they live about 1 mile apart
Monday July 5th the morning is foggy but
soons clearsoff we start on our way for haywood
came by way of Rome to Bro Allens distance
called 15 miles arive in the eavning treated
kindly, we start this morning for Haywood
Tuesday July 6th the morning is cloudy
and has every aperance of rain before night, in
notising the crops as we travle along we can see
thare has bin great damage caused by so mutch
rain the last six or seven weeks, probaly they
have bin cut short one half or more, while
travling along through Texass Valey Mr Obryan the
most promonant Man in the Valey hail us while
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passing his plase we hav a short talk he seems
to be very mutch troubled over the present signes
of the times, so mutch rain havin done so mutch
damage to the crops this sumer and the strikers and
Nights of labour, we come on our way by Dirt Town
call at Post Office for Mail we are brought in
contact with some heavy shours of rain we
come on to the crick toat some poles and put them
across and come on our way reach Uncle Gabrels
Barbour in the eavning stay over night come
the next morning down the Mountain to Bro John
Barbours find Bros Stratford and Ritch busy helping
Bros Barbour make a Milk Seller we all take
dinner with them and all remain till eavning
Bros Robins and I come in the eavning over to Bro
Smiths and remain over night Bro Stratford and Ritch
comes over in the morning we spend the fore noon
at Bro Smiths while thare it comes up a heavy
shower of Rain, it begins to look very gloomy
for the Farmers this season, it looks as the
Lord was going to fulfill some of the promises
that has bin made by the Elders would come in this
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land Storms and Famin if the People would not
repent
Thursday July 8th it is still Raining
we are all at Bro Smiths at noon, went over to
Bro Barbers in the after noon Elder Robins and I remain over
night Elders Stratford and Ritch going up on the Mountain
and staying with Uncle Gaberal Barbour
Friday July 9th the morning is very foggy but
soon passes away, Bro Robins and I prepare for a start South
again on the Coosey River to be thare on sunday to atend
Meeting whitch was agreed upon with Bro Mooney to give
out the apointment, we come to Bros Allens in the eavning
stayed over night and came on the next morning by way
of rome, arive at Bro Moneys 5.P.M find all well
Sunday July 11th morning clear, 11.A.M we go
to the house prepared with seats by Bro Mooney to
hold our Meeting, we find we have only 3 persons to atend
besides Bro James Mooney and Family and Bro John Mooney
and Family Bro Robins Presiding. one Man Mr Leming
who is blind and a intelegant man, and one Man a Relative
of his and one Woman was all out side of our selvs
and those mentioned above
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Monday July 12th Fine day day no rain
we spend the day at Bro James Mooney Writing and
and reading in the eavning go over to Bro John
Mooneys find them well stay over night the
distance from Bro James Mooneys to Bro Johns 1 Mile
Tuesday July 13th looks like thare might
be rain before night no rain to day we remain at Bro John Mooney
all day Writing and reading
Wedenesday July 14th no rain to day, remain all day
until eavning reading and writing at Bro Jo Mooneys, come in
the eavning to James Moneys remain over night find them well
Thursday July 15th the sky looks smooky and
cloudy to day, no rain in this part remain over night in the
fore noone go over to RR station post some letter return
distance 8 Miles in the after noon we go over to one Mr
Lemings who had atended one of our Meetings and invited
us to com and visit him he has a Wife and 9 children
he has lost his Eye sight they treated us kindly the short
time we sayed with them, we return the same eavning
to Bro James Mooneys, Mr Leming is reading our work
and seems to be favorable to our doctrin, before retiring to
bed by request of Bro J[-] Mooney we administer to him, he had toothe ache pain in [corner of page turned under-unable to read]
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Saturday July 17th the sky is clear indicated
d(r)y weather, we are sill at Bro James Mooneys this morning
pass the day in reading and writing
Sunday July 18 the day is fine, we had
arangements for Meeting at 4-30 PM we wait till
5 PM thare ware 3 men and 2 Women present out side
of Bro James and John Mooney Familys and our selvs
in the eavning we take leave of Bro James Mooneys and
come over to Bro Johns stay with them ovir night start
after breckfast 6 Oclock for Fish come by way of Cut-
Log Pond call on Sister Hobs who was glad to see us
prepared us a bite to eat after chating a while we
start at 6 PM for Bro Readings who is farming on Mr
Gammons Farm stay with (them) over night start 6 AM come
to Mr Dock Hindmans arive 6 45.A.M all well remain
the rest of the day to meet Bro spry and Murphy remain over night
Spry and Murphy did not arive, after breckfast we Robins and I
start for Seney for Mail call at sister Nights take dinner
with them return in the eavning to D Hindmans find Bro
Murphy and Spry thare waiting for us find them will and feeling well
Bro Murphy and I remain at D Hindmans over night Bro Robins and
Spry go over to John Snows to stay who lives east 3/4 mile at Moris and Tracy (Mill)
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Thursday July 22nd weather alittle cloudy some aperanc(e)
of rain, Elders Robins Murphy Spry and I Meet here this morning
at Mr D Hindmans at Parris & Taylor Mill, to council pertaining
our future labours, we all get to gether deside to hold Meeting
at D Hindmans Sunday 25th thare being afew in this
neighbourhood who want to be Baptised we all set
to work to prepare a place to Baptize in we find
a Pond near Cal Hindmans we construct a platform
and sinkit by geting no top of it and then driving some
stakes and piling some rocks on, after compleating this
job we turn to and put seats in and old house
to be ready for our Meeting, this compleats our work
after Bro Robins and Spry goes to Seney Bro Murphy
remain over night at D Hindmans
Friday July 23rd fine morning, we start this
morning for Cedar town (Bro Murphy [-] and I) to let
Bro driver and other know of the Meeting, we arive at
Bro Drivers in the the fore noon find them all well and glad to see
us, we hold meeting at Bro Drivers the same eavning, have a
nice little croud. some 20 I think, who gave good atention, Bro
Murphy Presides, I was called upon to open by prayer we sang
Bro Murphy spoke first spoke of the Gospel being restored
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in these last days he ocupied most of the time I baring my testim(ony)
Saturday July 24th the day is fine we take leave
of Bro Drivers in the after noon for Bro Wm Morgans distance
from Ceadar Town 5 miles, we came on the Railroad track
on our arival found Bros Robins & Spry thare we all remained
over night
Sunday July 25th has evry aperance of rain in
the morning but does not rain to day clears all off, we all leave
Bro Morgans and come over to Paris & Taylors Mill, we have 2 Meetings
apointed for the day one for 10 AM and one at 2 PM and Baptizing after
Meeting Bro Robins presiding, we hav good turnout of the Saints
and quite afew out siders, we had (a) quiet time no disturbance
and all seemed well pleased and well paid for their coming
after Meeting we all go to the Pond little north of Cal Hindmans
to atend to the Ordinance of Baptism we have singing and Prayer
I have the honor of going down in to the water and Baptizing
sister Ellen Hindman and her Sone William after we return
to Meeting (house) to confirm them, we atend to this ordinance
Bro Murphy is Mouth on the head of sister Hindman
Bro Spry on the head of William Hindman Meeting
is dismissed and we all goe our way rejoicing
feeling mutch better and strengthened in our faith
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Monday July 26th the day is fine and clear
Bro robins and Spry comes over from Bro snow at Morris & Tracy
Mill to Paris & Taylors Mill To Mr D. Hindman we spend the
day in writing and reading and chat in the eavning Bro
Murphy & I go over to Bro Morgans stay over night Bro
Robins & Spry go over to Seney we Meet them on Tuesday
at Mr Nights and hold Meeting in the Eavning at Mr
Nights whitch posed of in quiet no disturbance we had
a nice little turnout and all seemed well pleased we
comenced our Meeting, Bro Robins Presiding singing
Prayer by NG [Neil Gardner] Singing Bro Robins the first Speaker on
Faith, Bro Murphy baring his testimony singing dismis(ed)
by Elder Spry, Bro Robins and Spry, go with Bro Mitchel and
stay with him over night Bro Murphy and I go with Mr
Henry Lawles stay with them over night in the morning
go over to Mitchels meet Bro Robins & Spry come back in
the eavning to Mr Nights Bro Murphy & I stay with them
Bro Robins & Spry go with Mr H Lawless stay with them
we meet in the morning we bid Bro Robins good by he start,
for the Coosey River to fill an apointment and visit
the north part of the Conference & Elders Stratford [and] Ritch
labouring in Gardon Co leaving Elder Spry & I to labour
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in Polk & Elder Murphy to travel alone and search
for Geneology of his friends
Thursday July 29th the day clear and warm no
rain to do eny good for 3 weeks we leave seney this after
noon for Paris & Taylors Mill place, and look for a suitable
place to Baptize on the coming Sunday as we look for
some 6 or 7 to join the church of Jesus Christ of
Latur Day Saints on that day, we cam in the eavning
to Morris & Tracys Mill place Bro Murphy & I stay over night
with Bro Snow Bro Spry stays with his sone Charley, in
the morning we all meet at Bro Snows, send for [redacted tract]
who profeses to belong to the Church but is guilty
of Adultry, we all try to show her these thing are entirely
wrong and canot be indulged in by a laturday Saint and
them hold their standing in the same, we came over to
Paris & Taylors Mill place to D Hindmans take dinner Bros
Spry & Murphy, go to Cedartown, I come over to Chittwoods
and Jones Mill to Bro Morgans Bro Murphy & Spry come fr(o)m
Cedartown Saturday in the fore noon we all remain untill
Sunday morning
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Aug Sunday 1st cloudy some showers during the
day we all start soon after breckfast from Bro Morgans
to Paris & Taylors Mill place whare we hold 2 Meeting we
comence our Meeting 9.30 AM NG [Neil Gardner] presiding we have a nice
turnout Bro Murphy the first speeker and only speeker in the
fore noon he gave us agood discourse on the first princapols
after Meeting all have dinner, Meet at the Pond about
1 mile distance at haf past 1 PM to atend to the Ordinance
Of Baptism sing a hymn prayer by Bro Murphy, Baptized
by Elder Spry thare are 6 Bro Reddon, Wife, John Snows Wife, John
Johnstons Wife, Munroe Hindman John Johnston, Armstid
[--]imri Nights, all come back to our place of holding
Meeting comence our Meeting Confirm those Baptised
Bless 3 children Adminester the Sacrement a short
adress on the duties of the Saints by Elder Spry, also a Short
adress on the duties of the Saints by NG [Neil Gardner] followed by Elder
Murphy all went away semingly well pleased, we had
a day of rejoycing, and think mutch good was done
we bid Bro Murphy who goes withe Bro Driver after Meeting
to Cedartown good by he goes back into Harlson to look
up the Geneology of his friends, Elder Spry & I come
with Bros Morgan remain one night
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Monday Aug 2nd cloudy this Morning and
nice shower rain, we think to go over this eavning to Bro
Munroe Hindmans and spend some time with them
and incourag them they having just joined the Church
Tuesday Aug 3rd we failed to go to M Hind[man]
as intended leave Bro Morgans in the after noon
and call on Calvin Hindman and stay with them
over night treated kindly the wife is a member
of the Church, we start after breckfast for Seney
call on Mr Nights at Seney stay with them over
night treated well call at the Post Office and
receive mail leave in the after noon and call
on Bro Johnston who lives 1 ½ miles west of Seney
remain over night with them they are glad to se
us and treat us well leave after breckfast come
to Morris & Tracy Mill call on Bro Snows take dinner
leave in the eavn call at D Hindmans find no
one at hom go on over to Gammons farm and
call on Bro Redding stay with them one night
and ware made welcom take leave in the morning
call back to J Hindmans take dinner leave in
the after noon come to Bro Wm Morgans saturday eav[-]
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Sunday Aug 8th weather fine we spend
the fore part of the day at Bro Morgans in the
eavning we call on Bro Munre Hindmans stay
over night they are glad to see us treat us kindly
they work at Chittwood & Jones Mill we come
in the fore noon back to Bro Morgans remain over
night intending in the after noon going to Cedar
Town
Tuesday Aug 10th we take leave of Bro
Morgans in the after noon for Cedartown to our
surprise we meet Bro Murphy at Bro Drivers
we ware pleased to meet him and we had a
pleasant time together while he remained
with us, he left on Thursday for Harlson we
remained at Bro Drivers untill Monday morni(ng)
Wedenesday eavning we went to the Missionary
Baptists Meeting one mile south of Cedar
Town, the first I ever was at & the first shouting
I ever had seen, I thought shure anuff the Blind
leeding the Blind this is the time of year for
their grate Revivals, we came monday
fore noon to Bro Morgans remain over night
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came soon after breckfast to J Hindmans
have a bathe c(h)ange clothes after dinner
start for Seney reach sister Nights in the
eavning and after supper atend the Baptist
Meeting held at Brooks Mill 1 mile south of
Seney I thought it very strange to see the preacher
one a Baptist Preacher the other a Methodist in
the same Meeting callin for the sinners to
come forward and be prayed for, all hale
fellouse well met, and all join in oposition
to the Mormons
Wedensday Aug 18th the weather is
very warm and dry we are at sister Nights while
writing
Thursday Aug 19th after the Mail arived in
the after noon, we started for Spring Creek distance
some 5 miles north to visit Bro Turner arive in
the eavning find them all well, start on our
return after breakfast to Seney on our way
call at Thomas Williams and take dinner
with them find the wife very favorable to our
doctrine previous I had left them the Voise of Warning
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to read, in the cool of the eavening we start on our
way to Seney call at sister Nights remain over night
and the next day, during the day Mr Baley sister Nights
Father calls we have some argument with him on our
doctrin he is very bitter to us as a people and more
espesealy Polygamy, in the eavning we ware called on to
go and stay with on Mr Wm Hamilton and Wife & 2 Boys
who treated us kindly and ware very favorable to our doctrin
next morning we call at sister nights stay over night
and next day stay at night with Mr Henry Lawles &
Wife a soneinlaw of Nights, but not in the church
on the foloing eavning we came to Bro Johnstons 1½
Miles west of Seney stay with them over night and come
in the eavning to Mr D. Hindmans and remain over
night and untill after noon, we soon start for W(m)Morgans
arive at sister Morgans in the eavning find them well remain over nig(ht)
and next day writing in the eavning call on Bro Monroe Hindman stay over
night they are pleased to see us we come back to sister Morgans stay until
eavning then start for Bro Readings hearing his Wife was sick get
thare in the eavning find them all well remain over Sunday
with them no Meeting Monday morning come over to D Hindmans
stay untill after noon come in the eavnin to Bro Snows remain
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over night find them all well com in the fore noon with
Bro Johnston to his place close by Seney 1½ miles west remain
over night and next day and next night
Wedenesday Sept 1st weather fine left Bro Jonston
after dinner and came to Nr Nights at Seney find them all well
and pleased to see us, and learn of the earth quake shock last
night, we hear severl rumers of damage being done in severl diferent
places, of the Hotell in Cedar Town being ruined and of the city of
Charlston SC being sunk all but about 100 houses and they
are under water all but anuff to see to count them and it still
sinking a City I (am) told of some 500,00 inhabitance, we can see the
words of the Saveor being fulfilled very plain
Friday Sept 3rd clear sky this morning nights much
cooler, I have herd some of the reports about the Earth quake are false
not true of the Hotell in Cedartown being ruind, and have herd that
Charlston SC was not sunk but all but 100 houses ware gratly damag(ede)
and meny lives lost we herd they had found over 60 that ware
killed, with more of the ruins not searched
Sunday Sept 5th the weather is fine and pleasant
acording to previous arangements with Bros Johnston for holding
Meeting at hin place on Sunday morning 10 AM we met in the
house he had prepared with seats Bro Spry weshed me to preside
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we sang, prayer by Elder Spry, singin, I was the first speaker
spoke some on the visits of the Angels to Joseph Smith and the
restoring of the Gospel in the last days Bro Spry on the necesity
of having Faith, we had a nice little turnout some over 20 whitch
ware very atentive and seemed well pleased, after Meeting we
take dinner with Bro Johston and after, ware invited by Mr Hamil(ton)
to go and stay with him over night, whitch we did and ware kindly
treated came over after breakefast to sister Nights to doe some
writing found them all well, intend going this eavning to Bro
Mitchels we came to Bro Mitchels find the family all well remain
with them over night after Breakfast come on our way to
Wimerly Hill to Bro Morgans find them all well, coming
on our way we came by Paris & Taylors Mill plase, call at
Mr D Hindmans, find they ware from home we came on
to Bro Morgans
Wedensday Sept 8th the weather is clear and
dry, we ware called on today by note from one Mrs nat
Hindman whose husband has bin very bitter, to call
and see them they have a sick baby, we did so and spent
the most of the after noon with them did not administer to
the Ba(b)y as we felt it was not seriously sick, she said if it
got worse she would send for us we promis to come
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she is a strong believer in Mormonism and would be
Baptised if her husband would alow it
Friday Sept 10th the weather continues to be
dry Bro Spry went this mornin to the Post office at Fish
to post some letters and get Sister Morgans Jurnile and
Deseret News
Saturday Sept 11th we ware called on
this after noon by Nat Hindman who lives at
Ritchisons Mill whose Husband is very bitter to
the Mormon faith to administer to their Baby
& little girl who has a very sore toe some 14 months
none of them belong to our church we return the
same eavning to Bro Morgans
Sunday Sept 12th thare was strong win(d)
from the NW about noon shortly after hevy rain
we go in the after noon over to Bro Monroe Hindm(an)
and stay over night. return in the morning to Bro
Mrgans and remain Monday. and Tuesday we have
the pleasure of meting Bro Murphy & Bro Driver
who came from Cedar Town, they ware out on a hunt
and called at Bro Morgans we had a plesant time
together, they returned in the eavning to cedar Town
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Wedenesday Sept 15th Bro Spry & I ware
called on this morning By Bro Monroe Hindman &
his wif to Administer to his little sone Robert he being
sick with what is called the sumer complaint we atend(ed)
to that Ordinance, again returning to Bro Morgan’s was inten
-ding to go to Seney this after noon but ware hindered by the
rain, we have a Meeting apointed for Sunday, we go to Seney
for Mail stay one night with Mr Nights & one with Mr
Bennet who treated us kindly, we came on our way
back, called on Mr D Hindman take dinner come in the
after noon over to Bro Morgans. in the eavning Elder
Robins comes and meet us at Bro Morgans. we all
remain untill Sunday morning
Sunday Sept 19th after breakfast we start
for Paris and Taylors Mill whare we hold Meeting, comence
our Meeting 10-30 A.M. Bro Murphy arives from Cedar town
thare are Elder Robins Elder Murphy Elder Spry &
I present we have a nice turnout of the Saints and
also quite a number of others, singing Prayor by Elder
Spry singing, Elder Spry the first speaker spoke on faith
Elder Robins the next spoke on the duties of the Saints
I was the next spoke on the word of wisdom, gave out another
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meeting for the after noon and would Baptise them
wanting to be received into the church, one woman aplies
for Baptism Wm Hindmans Wife a son of David Hindman
Elder Murphy performed the Ordinance we all return
to our place of Meeting singing prayer by Elder
Robins singing confirm sister Hindman I being
mouth Elder Murphy the first speaker spoke on the
duties of the Saints Elder Robins the closing speak(er)
we have a time of rejoicing together, Elder Robins & I go with
Bro Driver to his home in Cedar Town leaving Elder Spry
& Murphy at D Hindmans we remain over night with Bro
Driver at 4 PM we start on our way south for Bro Gaines
ariving at dusk find them well and glad to see us we
remain untill 4-35 PM come by wa[-] of the Colon to
Chittwood & Jones Mill arive at dusk after supper
the people begin to gether in, we prepare seats and
have nice croud of Saints and out sisters comence
by singing Elder Robins presidng prayor by Elder Spry
singing NG [Neil Gardner] the first speaker spoke on the rstoration
of the Gospel in the latur days Elder Murphy continuing
on the same sbject Elder Robins the closing Speaker
spoke on the great necesity of being called by the proper athority
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we dimissed and dispersed and no disturbance Elder
Robins & I go and stay with Bro Reding Elders Spry & Murphy
stay with Bros Monroe Hindman
Wedenesday Sept 22nd we all Meet this morning
at Bro Morgans and doe some writing, I have omited to mention
after the Meeting last eavning Etty May Morgan being sick
with Feaver & sevier pain in her stomache wished us to
Administer to her whitch we did and we found her well
the next morning but some what weak
Thursday Sept 23rd in the eavning 5 PM
we part with folks & Elder Murphy come to Mr D Hindman
stay over night come the next morning over to Bro Snows
stop till after dinner come on our way by the old Shingle
shelter finnd Bro David Hindman in the woods cutting
logs, he agres to send his daughter Lucy to Colorado by the
fall Emigration with out fail, we come on our way to
Seney after mail, Elder Spry stays over night with Mr
Wm Hamilton Bro Robins & I go over and stay with Bro
Mitchel, in the fore noon we come to Seney go to Bro
Jhonstons 1½ miles west stay till supper come back
to Mr. Nights and hold Meeting
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Friday Sept 24th we hold Meeting in the
eavning at Mr Nights Elder Robins Presiding singing
Prayor by NG [Neil Gardner] singing Elder Spry the first speaker
spoke on repentance Elder Robins the closing sp[-]eker
dwelt on obediance and Baptism, all ware well pleased
with the teaching set forth all was peace we had a good
time, and the spirit of the Lord was with us, Elder
Spry was asked to go and stay with Henry Lawless we
Elder Robins & I remained with Mr Nights, in the
morning we go to Bro Johnstons
Saturday Sept 25th Elder Robins &
Elder Spry start on their trip throug Haywood Valy
Elder Robins biding the Saints good by he being releas(ed)
to return home I remainiar at Seney alone to meet the
Elder that is to be sent to labour in this Conference Ga
Sunday Sept 26th very pleasant weather
the Elder did not arive yesterday, I stayed last night
with mr Nights
Monday Sept 27th Elder Jedadiah Ballantine
arived in Seney by the 2 PM Train from Utah I meet
him thare and we meet Bro Mittchel he invites us to
come and stay with him whitch we did and stayed over (night)
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Tuesday Sept 28th we leave Bro Mitchels
after dinner to Mr D Hindmans, (Paris & Taylor Mill Place)
remain over night, we arive in the eavning at Bro
Morgans and remain thare untill sunday morning
Sunday Oct 3rd having an apointment
to hold Meeting at our usual place of holding Meeting
Paris & Taylors Mill plase, we come from Bro Morgans
find Elder Murphy & Bro Driver & family they coming
from Cedar Town, we comence our Meeting at 10.30 AM
N Gardner presiding singing prayer by Elder Murphy singing
Elder Ballantine the first speaker bore his testamony to truth
Elder Murphy the next speaker on the first principals
during his adress Elder Spencer & Madison arive in our
Midest some what unexpected, I was the closing speaker
we have a plesant time, apoint another meeting for 1-30 PM
time arives we comence our Meeting N Gardner presiding
prayor by N Gardner Elder Spencer the first speaker
showed very plain the truth of the laturday work and
showed how sandy (a) fundation the different churches stand
upon Elder Madison the next speaker bore his testimony
to the truth of the laturday work, Elder Murphy
the next speaker spoke on the duties of the Saints, I made some
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closing remarks & can say we had a tim of Joyfulness
and a feast for the mind, we all feel wel paid for [word crossed out]
coming together, we Elders 5 of us in all after Meeting
start for seney we come on our way near, Shefild[-]
Mill Elder Murphy & Ballentine go with Bro Johns(ton)
and stay with him over night Elder Spencer and
Madison & I come and stay with one Mr Hamilton
who is very favourable Elder Madison remains with
Mr Nights we meet in the morning at Mr Nights
and shortly after all meet at the Post Office
in Seney receive letter from Pres Morgan informing
us he will meete us in rome on the 5 he coming on the
12.30 PM train we ware pleased to hear he was coming
Monday Oct 4 we all intend taking [word crossed out]
the 2,40 PM train for Rome, we all arive safe in Rome
and find places to stop at over night Elder Spencer
& Madson & Ballentine stay at Hotell Elder
Murphy & I go and stay with a relative of his she is
deaf & dum her husband is also deaf & dume they
are nice people & treated us very kindly they
are bothe educated, we held conversation with them
by writing on slate they are both good writers
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Tuesday Octr 5th the day is fine
Elder Murphy rises early & goes into Rome
after Elder, Spencer, Madson, Balantine to come and
have breakfast with us, the distance out of Rome
is about 2 miles, after breakfast & after talking
by writing on the slate to the deaf women and biding
her good by we all go back into Rome after waiting
some time and looking round we meet Elder
Stratford & Rich & Brother Smith they coming
from Brother Allens this morning (6 miles north)
and after waiting some time longer we go down to the
stock yard and meet Elder Robins & Spry & Bro
Barber from Haywood, at 1-30 PM we meet Pres Morgan
at depo & all come into Rome & have dinner at the
Hotell, after we all meet at the Phot(o)graph Gallery
& have our liknesses taken in a groop, after we all
go back to the hotell thare ware aleven off us in
all, we find room upstairs in the hotell whare we
all meet Pres Morgan wishing to talk to the Elders
while they are all together, after giving us instructions
Pres Morgans takes the 3-30 train for Chattanooga
Elder Spencer & Rich goes with Bro Barber to his place
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in Haywood Valey, we bid Elder Robins good by at
the depot at 9 PM he starting for home Elder Stratford
and Ballentine going as far as Gordan Co with him Elder
Spry & Madsen & I take the 8-50 PM Train for Seney
arive at Mr Henry Lawlesses about Ten PM they had
just come from church over at Brooks Mill they
took us in and treated us well
Wedenesday Octr 6th the weather is fine
we leave Henry Lawlesses after breakfast and come
over to sister Nights & in the after noon we come
to Mr D Hindmans and stay for the night in the
morning after breckfast we start on our way for
Chitwood & Jones Mill whare thare is three Families
of the Saints living, arive at Bro Morgans find his
Daughter Etty May in bed sick but was better next day
Friday Octr 8th the day is fine, I half sole
my shoes to day the first I ever tried to doe, I
made a good job pooting tax all over the soles
this country is covered all over with sharp rocks
being very hard on shoes soles, in the eavning I go
and stay with Bro Reddings Elder Spry & Madison
go and stay with Bro Monroe Hindman, we meet this morning (at Bro Morgans)
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Saturday Octr 9th weather fine
Elder Spry & Madson went to stay Seney this eavning
on some Business with Bro Mitchel, I remain at Bro
Morgans, Sunday, in the eavning we have a nice little
croud come in and sing & have a sociable time
together Monday eavning I go & stay with Mr D Hindman
Tuesday Octr 12th the weather still keeps
fine. I have returned from D Hindmans to Bro
Morgans, waiting the arival of Elder Spry & Madson
from Seney , we intend going to Paris & Taylors Mill
place to prepare one of the Mill houses to hold our
Conference in whitch comes off on the 16th & 17th inst
Wedenesday Octr 13th Elder Spry & Madson
arive from cedar Town this morning we wait at Bro
Morgans untill wedenesday morning
Thursday Octr 14th the weather being fine
Elder Spry. Madson & I come from Bro Morgans
this Morning to Paris & Taylors Mill place to prepare
one of the houses withe seats we find lumber and
blocks to put it on the best we can and finish seating
the house & return to Bro Morgans in the eavning the
next morning start for Seney Meet meet Elder Strat(ford)
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and Ballentine at Mr Nights
Friday Octr 15th Bro Killgore Wife Sone
& daughter arive at Mr Nights (Seney) from
Walker Co to atend Conference Pres Morgans
arive with the 1-30 PM Train they all came to
gether from Seney to Bro Morgans at Wimberly
Hill) Saturday Octr 16th we all meet
this morning at our place apointed for prayor, for cons(el)
and to received instructions from Pres Morgan after [word crossed out]
whitch we all, Meet at the house we have prepared to
hold our Conferance at 10 AM [word crossed out] Elders Presant,
Pres Morgan, Spencer, Madson, Stratford, Ritch
Spry Ballantyne Murphy & N Gardner Meeting
comenced by singing called to order by Elder Spry
prayor by Elder Stratford Elder Spry the first speak[small hole in page]
Elder Ballantyne the next Pres Morgan the next, we have
we have atime of rejoyecing Pres Morgan speake with great
power our Meeting in the after noon was of mutch intrest
no less than the fore noon Meeting
Sunday Octr 17th we [word crossed out] Elders all meet
in council at 8 AM & receive valuable council from Pres
Morgan, after at 10 AM comence our Meeting the spirit of the
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Lord is felt and enjoyed by all, we have a time long to
be rembered, at 2 PM comence our Meeting the closing
speeker is Pres Morgan he bares a powerful testimany
whitch closes one of the most enjoyable Conferances
I ever atended, we have fine weather
Monday Octr 18th we all meet this morn(ing)
in in council & receive more instructons from Pres
Morgan and bid Pres Morg good by, have change
made in our travling company ans I am to travel
with Elder Ritch Elder Rich Murpy & I return to
to the wimberly (-hill) to Bro Morgans
Tuesday Octr 19th the weather still ke(e)ps
dry Elder Murphy Ritch & my self remain at Bro
Morgans, untill Thursday during this time we are joine(d)
by Elder Spencer & Ballantine & Elder Spry, we part
with Elder Spry & Ritch on Wedenesday eavning they
go to Seney & visit Sister Mitchel & after Mail
Thursday Octr 21st the weather fine & dry
after breakfast Elder Spencer Ballantine and
myself start for Cedar Town to visit Bro Drivers
find them in tolerab health we remain with them
untill sunday morning
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Sunday Octr 24th weather still fine & dry
we leave Bro Drivers after breakfast for the Wimberly
hill to hold meeting & Organise a Sundy School.
on our arival we meet Elder Spry & Ritch at
Bro Morgans the time apointed to hold our Meeting
was 10 AM but on acount of some missunderstanding
with some our Meeting did not comence untill 11 AM
Elder Spry Presiding, Singing prayor by N Gardner
Singing remarks by Elder Spry stating the object
of the Meeting to organise a Sunday School
Bro (Wm) Morgan was apointed to Preside Sister Morgan
& sister Salley Hindman to asist him they to
call on others if necesary to asist them after the
Business part of the Meeting was over Elder Spencer
adressed us who gave us some fine instructions on
our duties as Saints & as Sundy Schools Elder Ballent(ine)
next adressed us, gave some good advise & the good
results we may expect by being punctual and enersstie
to make it interesting, the same eavning I return
with Bro Driver & Wife & sister (Sally Hindman who
comes to pay sister Driver a visit) to Cedar Town, arive at
dark meet Elder Murphy remain one night
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Monday Octr 25th cloudy all over, has the aperan(ce)
of rain Elder Murphy & I start this after noon on our
way for Coosey Vill we intend calling at Wm Hindmans
one mile north of Cedar Town perhapes stay over
night, we reach Mr Hindmans in the eavning
find them will & glad to see us, we remain with them
over night shortly after we reached thare it comenced
to rain & continued untill noon the next day, preven(ting)
us from leav(i)ng untill noon the next day, after dinner
we sart on our way for Bro Mooneys, on our way
some 7 Miles we call (on) one of Elder Murphy relatives
Calvin Plegger by name reaching thare in the eavni(ng)
they took us in & treated us very kind
Wedenesday Octr 27th looks very mutch
like rain this Morning after breckfast we sart
on our way for Cooseyville, come after leaving Mr
Pledgers a short distance, we take a near cut
through the Fields Hill & Holowes & Woods
reach Ciningham a Railroad Station all OK
after whitch I new the way to Bro Mooneys arive
thare 10 A.M. find Bro Mooney & Family well & glad
to see us, we remained with them untill the next
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eavning, then we went to visit another of Elder
Murphys Relatives living one mile from Bro
Mooneys, By the name of James Coheely he has
a wife & 6 childeren, they treated us very kindly
& invited us to come again, we return to Bro
Mooneys in the fore noon, on the eavning of Wedn(esday)
we hold counsil on what is the best plan to raise
Money to Emigrate Bro Mooney & Family all
the same time, he was thinking of takeing his
oldest Daughter & oldest Sone (and leave the
rest of the Family in Ga,) & go to Colorado & work
and make means and send after the Family the
next [word crossed out] (season) but Elder Murphy & I. thought
perhapes it could be borowed, so we thought
we would try Bro Killgore who lives in the cove
Walker Co, so it was desided Elder Murphy
Write to Bro Killgore to lone Bro Mooney $150
thiss with what Bro Mooney could raise would
be suficent to pay the Fare of the whole Family
& incase that might fail I wrote home for my
Folks to send $100 to Chattanooga if they
had it, & could spare it, now wating to learn further
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Saturday Octr 30th the weather is
clear now, the nights cool the last three thare
was frost freezing ice on water on tub out side
Elder Murphy this morning after breakfast
bid Bro Mooney & good by & start for
Cave Springs to visit some of his relatives
living thare, I walk with him a piece on his way
about amile then we part I return to Bro Moon(eys)
Sunday Oct 31st the day is fine, nothing
of importance transpiers to day, I spend the day
in talking with Bro Mooney & Family, Monday, I
write a letter to our President at Chattanooga
informing him what wa had done as regards
Bro Mooneys Emigrating this fall & our plan
to raise the money he is deficent off having
I am now wating to hear from Bro Killgore in the cove
what he will lone in Money to Bro Mooney
Tuesday Novr 2nd the weather is fine I
went out in the woods near the house cutt & splitt a
larg Oke log into firewood making me so sore
I found it difacult for me to get round my legs being
so sore and stiff, also my back was lame
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Wedenesday Novr 3rd looks very much
like Rain did Rain some after dark Bro
Mooney went to Rome to day to dispose of
Three bales of his Cotton or half being his
Thursday Novr 4th the day is clear
we are disapointed to day in not receiving
Mail we ware looking for an answer to the
lettir we wrote to Bro Killgore for asistance
to hilp Bro Mooney to Emigrate by this Emig-
ration the 18th I went to the Cotton field this
afternoon & picked Cotton with the Children
Friday Nor 5th the day is clear but
hevy frost at night, I spend most of the time
to day in the cotton field with Bro Mooney &
the Children picking cotton
Saturday Novr 6th this morning at
daylight it comenced to rain, I had fears for a
while, I would be preventid from going to Seney
however at 8 AM the rain slackened up & I started
on my way for Seney distance 18 miles reach
thare 2,30 PM receive 2 letters from my Wife &
Daughter Ann stating all is well at home
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I stay at Henry Lawless over night his wife
Nancy having bin Baptized since I was ther(e)
last some 3 weeks since, I find sister Nights
feeling bad & in much trouble her husband
having bin intoxicated for 4 days, they just
returned from her Fathers (Mr Baleys) as soon
as she gets out of the Bugy he starts back for
Seney, it being near dark he met just north
of Seney 4 men all drunk, they all get into
a row get to throwing rocks, Mr Nights gets
hit on the head with one whitch nocks the
sences out of him for some time he also
was cut twice under the chin, while on the
battle ground his soninlaw H Lawless, came
& found him got him into his Buggy & sent
him home that night thare was a dance at
Mr Clabes north of Seney 1 mile thare was a larg
croud from Seney they had lots of whiskey &
plenty of fights thare was I was informed
some 5 or 6 that night no one serously hurt
I think Seney a very corupt little town for
drunkness & rows
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Sunday Novr 7th heavy frost last
night, I after breakfast go over to Mr Nights
stay untill after dinner talk to him on the
bad practice of drink & the danger he is in of
looseing all his property & his Family left to
the depths of Poverty & not have means to Emigrate
with, at 3 PM I start for the Wimberly Hill 8 mls
distant reach Bro Morgans at dusk meet Elder
Rich thare find them all well as usual
sorry I was not to the Sundy School whit(ch)
is in a prospering condition they tell me I rem(ain)
overnight Elder Ritch leavs in the morning
for Seney
Monday Nvr 8th weather fine but cool
Elder Ritch left this morning for Seney
to look after matters concerning the Emigrating
of the Nights Family
Tuesday Novr 9th raining this morning
looks like continuing all day I stayed last
night with Mr Dock Hindman treated kindly
came after Breakfast to Bro Morgans Write up
my Journal. I remain here at Bro Morgans till tomorow
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Wedenesday Novr 10th I left the folks at the
[-]imberly Hill 2,30 PM for Seney meet Elder Ritch
at Mr Nights he gave me letter from my Sister Delila
telling me how the the folks ware at home that Mother
is garadaly failing, we stayed with Henry Lawless
& Wife last night she is a member of our Church we
came back over to mr Nights after breakfast & picked
cotton till near noon went in the afternoon to the Post Office
got a registered letter from Elder Robins while in Colo
rado telling me of his trip thare & of the country, we have
Bro Barbour of Haywood Valey stay with us last night
he is out trying to sell his horse Boston by name
Friday Novr 12th it is cloudy & eary apran(ce)
of rain to day we bid Mr Nights & Sister Nights good
by at daylight they going to Rome with Cotton to sell
also to do some trading preparitory to going to Colorado
I also bid Elder Ritch good by he remaining to look
after & see that Mr Nights & Family got off for Colora(do)
I starting at 6.30 AM for the coosey River to look after
Bro Mooneys welfare arive at 3 PM find the Family all
well, the distance from Seney here 18 miles the day was
windy with acasional showers throug the day roads heavy (walking)
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Saturday Novr 13th clear with north
wind cool nights, I found on my arival last
eavning Bro Mooney had received an answer to
our letter we had written to Bro Killgore from
sister Killgore. Bro Killgore having gone from
home, she stating they have no money by them
but if Bro Mooney could get it from the Office
at Chattanooga they would replace it after they
sold their place, the Money I sent home for $100[-]
I hav not herd from as yet, takeing al things into
consideration we thought it best for Bro Mooney
to remain untill Febuary, the time being so short
for him to complete his business and make the necessary.
arangements
Sunday Novr 14th the weather is fine to day
to our great surprise Pres Morgan & wife payed us a viset
here at Flo on the Coosey River they came from Chatt
to Rome by Railway from thare with (a) Horse & Buggy arived
about 4 PM he came to arange some Emigration matters concerning
Bro Mooney & Family to see how mutch money Bro Mooney
could raise & told him if he could raise $75 to come on & they
at the Office would do what they could for him Pres
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M informed me the Money I sent home for had come
to the Office, Pres Morgan & Wife had to return to Rome the
same eavning to take train for Atlantah to be thare the next
morning at 9 AM we bid them good by at dark, we went to
work in earnest to prepare boxes & to settle up the business
Monday Novr 15th Bro Mooney went to have a
settlement with Mr Wilkison & to sell out his crop & cow he
could only sell what cotton he could geather out & that was
not mutch as he only had 2 days left to geather it in & Wilkison
would not give him one nicle for what was lef in the field not
let him give it to enyone else to gether so he lost at least ¾
of a Bale lift in the field & for 1000 lbs cotton & his cow only
$18 the cotton was seed cotton the half being his we suceded
in getting all things ready after a hard strugle and working
all night Tuesday we started on Wedenesday morning at 8AM
Mr Wilkins taking his horse team to hall the boxes & Wife & 4 of
the smallest children he is very careful of his team the distance
to Rome up the river is 9 Miles we reached thare about 12M
at the depo, found on our arival Bro Driver & Wife with their
two children ready & that far on the road to Colorado &
at about 3 PM Bro Ganus & his Family, Wife 4 boys & one
grand child daughter of his son Frank that far on thier way for Collor(ado)
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Thursday Novr 18th thare was a terable
heavy rain in the after noon yesterday causing our people
some of them to get quite a soaking, this morning
at 6 AM the Train arived bringing Elder Rich
& his croud, Mr Nights, Wife & 6 children those that
had waited all night at the depot borded the same
Train all in the same Carr together for Colorado
we bid them goodby & we remain in Rom untill eavning
when we take Train at 11 PM for Seney arive near 11 PM
call at Mr Henry Lawless for a few minets then go on
our way 1 mile father on to Bro Mitchels stay with
them the remaining part of the night & owing to having
bin so busy with the Emigration loosing two nights
sleep we did not rise untill 9 the next morning after
dinner we came back to Seney for mail after whitch
we came on our way to he Wimberly hill distance 8 Miles
call & stop with Bro Morgan
Saturday Novr 20th we meet with Elder
Murphy this eavning who comes from Cedar Town
complaining of having bad cold
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Sunday Novr 21st the weather rainey rained
hard all the after non & fore part of the night, we had Meeting
apointed for 10 AM at Bro Morgans, thare was not meny
present however we comenced our Meeting Elder
Rich presiding & we had a good time together & gave
instructions given to the saints & we all ware spirituly
fed & the spirit of the Lord felt in our Meeting, in the
after noon we held Sundy School & and had a nice
quiet time together, some of the saints in this
branch seem very carless about atending to Meeting
and Sundy School
Monday Novr 22nd continues to rain this morn
Elder Murphy left this morning intending to go into
Lafayett Co Ga to look up Geneologies of his friends
he goes to cedar Town this morning & Bucannon this after noon
we remain at Bro Morgans to day writing up our journal
& letters home, we remained at the Wimberly Hill untill Friday
Friday Novr 26th we started in the forenoon
for Seney arive at 1 PM receive our mail from home, I was much
surprised on learning from the Office Chatt. that Bro Mooney
& Family ware sent to Spanish Fork, we stoped with Mr
Hamilton saturday we started over to Spring Creek to
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visit Bro Turner & Family. distance from Seney 5 miles arive
in the eavning, find them all well but in very poor circumstanc(es)
and all most destitute of the spirit of the Gospel, we labured
with them to show them the great necesity of Prayor they promis
to hold Family Prayor & do better, Sunday morning we leave them
come on our way for Seney come to Bro Mitchels. after dinner we
come to Mr Hamiltons sat up till midnight talking on the
Gospel and the necesity of imbracing the same
Tuesday Novr 30th after some talk & giving some instru(ctions)
we went to the water & I Baptised Wm B Ham(i)lton & his Wife
Sarah Jane we confirmed them at the watter edge I confirming
Bro Hamilton Elder Rich sister Ha(m)ilton, we com by way of Bro
James Lawless & take dinner, in the afte noon go to Post Office
for Mail return to Bro James Lawless stay with them over night
treated kindly & hear while writing, intend starting this after noon
for the Wimberly Hill, after dinner we take leave of Bro Lawles
& Wife go by way of Seney & receive letter from my Wife
informing me of the arival of Bro Mooney & Family to
Spanish Fork. they having Emigrated from the
Coosey River 9 miles below Rome, the letter stating
Bro Mooney & Wife & the small children ware at my place
& the larg girls ware at Wm Jex & the 2 Boys had gone on to the City
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& that they had not yet received their Baggage caused
throug some missmanagement some whare (with) the company
we come back call at Mr Henry Lawlesses stop but short
time call at Bro Hamilton no one at home come on to bro
Mitchels it being late we stay over night
Thursday Decr 2nd the wind is from the North &
very cold, after breakfast we leave Bro Mitchels, come with him
& his sone William to the woods wait untill they cut down one tree
& cut it up it making 4 cuts 16 ft long would make about one thousa(nd)
Feet lumber bid them good by come through the woods come by
way of Fish call at the Post Office for Bro Morgans Deseret
News & come on the Railroad track to the Wimberly Hill to
Bro Morgans find them all well
Friday Decr 3rd in the fore noon we go over
to D Hindmans the weather continues [word crossed out] cold & in the
after noon comences to snow we remain one night it snowes
& sleets all night
Saturday Decr 4th this morning the snow is
about 3 inches deep continues to snow & sleet all day and all night
Sunday Decr 5th it continues to snow all day
in the afternoon we have Sundy School at Bro Morgans thare ware
not meny presant I opened by prayor we had reding by concert out of the Bible
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& the meaning explained by Elder Rich after this articals of
Faith recited Sing & dismised by Elder Rich it continues
to snow very hard
Monday Decr 6th we find on rising this morning
to our grate surprise the Snow was 2½ feet deep how is
that for Ga it clears up this morning & is now clear, we
are still at Bro Morgans, we remain here during the week
& visated among the Saints went on Thursday
to Cedar Town for our Mail on sunday held
Sunday School had a good time not meny Pres
we remain with the Saints
Monday Decr 13th we ware called on
to day to settle a difaculty existing among the
Saints a case of scandle about David Hindm(an)
& Sarah Hindman Wife of Dock Hindman we
ware sucessful in makin satisfaction between
the parties, ware intending starting to our new
Field of labour on Tuesday but ware called on
By Malessey West to Baptise her
Wedenesday Decr 15th the wind blew
hard & cold from the North to day we after
dinner went to the Pond ½ mile East of the
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Mill (Chitwood & Jones) & Baptized Maliss[-]
R West Baptized by Heber CC Rich Confirm(ed)
by Neil Gardner,
Thursday Decr 16th light covring
of Snow on the ground this morning viry cold
& frost last night, after we ware ready to start
on our trip west this morning we ware called on
by one Mr Wiggins to come & see his Sister who
is sick near to death & after we had started
we ware told she did not want us to come
so we came back to Bro Morgans, think
we will get off in the morning
Friday Decr 17th the morning is fine
After we had got all ready to start on our trip
west we ware called on by Sister Morgan to be
Administerd to she being troubled with weakne(ss)
in the Back & Scrofula in the brest bone after
atending to this Ordinas we started on our
way for Cedar Town, called at the Post Office
for our Mail after whitch we started for Mr
Wm Hindmans North of Cedar Town 1½ Miles
ariving in the eavning found the Family well
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remained with them untill Monday morning
during the time we done some fire side preac(ing.)
we had two Nigger Preachers to see us &
discuss on our doctrin we told them some
things that put them to thinking, whare their
Race sprang from & they war not intitled to
the Priasthood, we ware detaned on acount of rain
Monday Decr 20th the weather is now
favourable for us to travle after breakfast
we take leave of the Family come by Cedar
Town call for our mail after start for Mr
Footes 8 miles west of Cedar Town, find
the way after considerable enquering, arive
in the after noon find the Family pleased
to see us remain overnight treated kindly
Tuesday Decr 21st the day is fine
Mr Foote not being home we failed to
see him on this trip promis the Family
after Hollidays ware over we would call
on them again after biding them good by
we start on our way back to Cedar Town
distance 8 miles, call and stop with
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one Mr Cawley at Cedar Town & stay
one night ware kindly treated & invited
to call again when we came that way
Wedenesday Decr 22nd the weather is clear
after breckfast we take our course for up town call
at Post Office for Mail then come on the Railroad
track for the Wimberly Hill to be withe the
saints during the Halliday arive in the eavning
find the Saints well & meny of the Mill hands
leaving for other parts to spend Christmas
Elder Rich goes to Seney on thursday Elder
Spry meets him thare on friday they come
here (Wimberly) in the eavning we have plesant
time together
Saturday Decr 25th the day is fine
we are met in the eavning by Elder Stratford
& Madson who have bin labouring in Gordon
Co, Ga come here to spend Hallidays or untill
Hallidays is over we have a very plesant
time to gether in singing the songs of
zion & meeting with the Saints
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Sunday Decr 26th weather fine
we had previously given notis we would hold
Meeting in the fore noon & Sunday School
in the after noon at Bro Morgans house
the time arived comenced our Meeting at
10-30 AM Elder Spry Presiding prayor by
Elder Rich Adresses by Elder Madison
Stratford Spry & Gardner, dismissed
by Elder Spry the spirit of the Lord is
with us, one man not of our faith was with
us & seemed much interested & wished the
Elders to call on him he remained with
us in the Sunday School, we have a joyful
time & the Lord blessed us, and we ware
all spirtuly fed
Monday Decr 27th the day is fine
we divide & stay with the saints Elder
Spry & Stratford start after dinner to
cedar Town to pay Mr Wm Hindman a visit
& Sister Hobs at Cutlog Pond, returning tomo(row)
eavning or the next day—we remain here visiting
with the saints untill Thursday when Elder
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Spry & Rich & myself go over to Seney
visit Bro Mitchels & Family stay with them
over night next day call on Mr Lawles & take
dinner then go to Seney & Elder Spry takes the
Train for Chattanooga, Elder Rich & I
come back to the Wimberly Hill
1887
Saturday January 1st the weather
is warm & pleasant, mustalie clear but North wind (blew)
Sunday Jan 2nd the north wind blows
making it very cold & disageable for our Meeting
& Sunday School however the time ariving
to comence our Meeting we have singing
Prayor by NG Elder Stratford the first
speaker Elder Ritch the closing speaker
Elder Rich presiding we have a good time
& the speakers spoke by the influence of
the holy Spirit, we have three or four
presant not of our faith, we have good
atention paid by all, in the after noon
we have Sunday School & have good
time but did not hold long being so col(d)
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Monday Jan 3rd after Elder Stratford
& Madson had bid the Saints good by we
all start for Seney reach thare in the after
noon Elder Rich & Stratford go by way of
the Post Office for Mail Elder Madson & my
self call at Bro Hamiltons we remain with
them over night Elder Rich & Stratford
goes over to Brookses Mill & stay with Bro
Mitchel we all meet in the morning at
Bro Hamiltons, & soon all start, Elder
Stratford & Madson returning to Gordon
Co to their Field of labour, we go with thim
as far on the road as Mr Vinsent 4 miles, returning
to Seney in the after noon call at Mr H Lawless
have dinner & go in the eavning & stay with Bro
[word crossed out] James Lawless, after breakfast start
on our way back to Wimberly Hill & prepare
for a start to Cedar Town
Friday Jan 7th the weather is very
disagreable cloudy & raw, after dinner we
start on our way for Cedar Town, we call at
Mr Crawleys & stay over night ware treated kindly
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Saturday Jan 8th to day it has evry
aperance & feels as though it would snow at noon
we call at the Post Office for Mail & go on our way
north one and halfe miles to Mr Wm Hindmans
on our arival find his Father & his Fathers new
Wife he has just married only 15 the 23 last Near
& his Sister Lusey we all stay one sunday it
rains nearly all day we have quite pleasant
time
Monday Jan 10th the wind comenced in
the night to blow from the north making it
very cold and disagreable after dinner we bid
the Family good by & start for Cedar Town call
for Mail but receive none call on Mr Crawley
stay with them over night treated kindly
after breakfast bid them good by & come on our
way past the Iron works find Mr Crawley
at work bid him thanks & good by & come
on our way to Doctor Foots some 8 miles
west of Cedar Town have some trouble to
find the Doctors he lives so far in the back
woods but after enquering meny times we arived safe
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& ware made welcom by the Family the
Doctor was not at home but looked for this
eavning
Wedenesday January 12th the morning
is clear & looks like Spring the wind is blowing some
we are while writing this morning at Doctor Foots
Thursday Jan 20th heavy wind from
South to day & clouds flying, the weather for
the last week has bin moderate with frost
at night, Doctor Foot came home on Satur(day)
& was called off on Sunday again leaving
us with the Family & to make his home
our home, whitch we have not failed to
do up to this time, spending the eavning
from eleven Oclock untill one, in Fire
side Preaching, to his Family & the neigh(bours)
who callea in to hear us talk, we have
had one mss Jentry & her two sones the
oldest Rorey, &, Andrew the next, to hear us
& to invite (us) to come & see them, whitch we
think of doing this eavning all beaing well
Mrs Foot & Family have treated us very kindly
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Friday Jan 21st The Doctor returning
home last eavning, we failed to go to visit Mrs
Jentry, we had, to pay us a visit, one Mr Hoge, frm
Rockmart, a merchan & School Teacher, he
said he had seen some of our Elders before, &
read some of their Books & they had stoped
with him, he profess(ed) to be hard to handle on
the Scriptiers, so we ware informed by Mrs
Foote, who has had long aquaintance with him
he is well read in the Bible, & claimes it to
Be the spirit of God & all man can get, when
he reads the word that is the spirit to the reader
we had some strong argument on Baptism
for the Dead, he claiming such thing canot
be done, we refer him to meny pasages in the Bible
to prove it has bin done and would be, Elder Rich
read from the Voice of Warning treating on the
Kingdom of God, it seemed to strik him favora(ble)
this closed the talk, it being nine oclock him &
Doctor Foote went over to sit up with the Dead his
Brotherinlaw Mr Pryor a Deaf Mute, who Died
from cramp Collic, sick som 36 hours, a neighbour (of the Doctors)
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Saturday Jan 22nd we came to
Mrs Jentrys & stayed last eavning she has
3 sons & one daughter whitch ware all at home
thare came to spend the eavning a young man
Robert Wheeler, we had a plesant time, we
remained untill after noon, when we had call
on us Mr Foote & with him two of his old friends
wishing, wishing to hear us preach, whitch we willing(ly)
agreed to do, the Doctor said we could preach in his
house, & sent word around to the neighbours
we had to listen to us some 30 persons & had fine
time, they kept good order dring the Meeting & all
seemed well satisfied & paied for coming
While we ware at Mrs Jentrys Oreah Foote came
from the Post Office bringing our Mail & to
my surprise a letter from the Office at Chatt
from our president, (Elder John Morgan) inform(ing)
me of my release to return home on the 1st of March
with the company of Saints Emigrating to
Colorado, whitch was unexpected to me
I was not looking for my releace untill in
June, the Notice was dated Jan 14th1887
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we remained at Waltin G Footes Sunday it being
rainey most all day & the fore part of the night
Monday in the after noon, we tak leave of. Doctor Foots
& come by way of Mrs Jentrys to enquire the way to Mr
Wheelers who lives one Mile south east, we come on
the way find Mr Wheeler at a neighbours, who saw us to
his place take us in treat [word crossed out] us very kind & said
he was glad we had called on him, we talked on the
principals of our faith & sang some of our hims whitch
pleased them very much untill 12 PM when we retired
for the night
Tuesday Jan 24th the sky is clear ground
white with Frost this morning, the wind rises, comes from
the sourth, after breakfast we take our departure from
Mre Wheelers & come on our (way) to Esom Hill for Mail
& come on our way back to the Doctors Footes, arive
1.30. P.M. find the family pleased to see us, we
remain at his plase till Friday, siting up every night
from eleven untill one in the morning talking on the
principals of the Gospel to the neighbour, that call
in to hear us talk, we go on friday eavning & stop with
Mrs Jentry who treat us kindly, after breakfast go to
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Easom Hill for Mail while thare have long
talk with one Mr Carns & others who geather
at the Store to hear us defend our doctrin
they want a Sign that they may have somet(hing)
to convince them, they say Christ showed merical
to convinse the People in his day, we tell them
Christ told them in his day thare should be
no sign given only the Prophet Jones as he was
three days in the Whales Belly so the Sone of
Man would be three days in the bowels of the
earth and he told them it was a sure sign that
those that seketh [word crossed out] after a sign was of a
wicked & adultorious Jeneration, we leave after
the mail cam feeling we had done some good
and alayed much prejudis that had existed in
their minds. we came back to Mrs Jentrys & after
late dinner go over and stay with Mr Benjmin Wheeler
this being Saturday eavning on Sunday we have
4 Men call to talk we have some sharp shooting
whitch dont last long. they soon leave they find
they cant stand the pressure the truth is to
much for then (to) face
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Sunday [word crossed out] (Jany) 30th day is clear in
the eavning we leave Mr Wheelers & come to Dr Footes
and talk on the Gospel untill midnight
Monday Jany 31st Elder Rich & the
Dor Foot start for a trip in to Alabam
the Doctor to visit some of his patients Elder
Rich ges with him by his request thinking
thare can be an opening made thare for the Elders
to stop and preach, the distance from here is 20 miles
they return Wenesday eavning reporting they had a good
tim and that thare ware parties thare that wanted
to heare, I remained at the Doctors during their
stay holding the fort here & preached one eaving
untill between eleven & twelve Oclock to the Doctors
Family & Rorey Jentry & Robert Hoge, they confess
the Gospel was made the plainest to them
they ever herd bfore, that thare was nothing
unreasonable I had said during the eavning
we have remaned at the Dr during the week
preaching fire side preaching to the neighbours
as they call in the eavning to hear what we
have to say for ourselvs as a people & to see what we look like
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Wedenesday Feby 9th it looks favorable
for rain & has for several days, we remained
at Dor Footes during the balance of the week
and on Sunday it was given out we would
hold Meeting at the Doctors House at 2 PM
but thare was only one young man came
at that hour & at half past 3 thare ware
To more young men came, they ware boys
of the near (est) neighbours, this being all we
consequently held no Meeting, the Doctor
took pains to send his sone all over the
neighbourhood and he him self while out
visiting his patients notafyed the People
of the Meeting, it all failed our pains for
nothing. it seems the People will not have
the Gospel, we went Monday eavning
and stayed with Mrs Jentry & her Sones
untill Tuesday eavning from thare to
Mr Wheelers Mr Wheeler was absent from
home, a neighbour an aged man Rodgers
by name came to spend the eavning Mrs
Wheeler perswaded to stay over night
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whitch he did we sat up till near twelve
oclock befor going to bed, taking on the gospel
& other topics, about ten the next morning
we bid Mrs Wheeler & her little girl Annie
good by, Elder Rich going to Easom Hill
to post some letters I coming to Dr Footes
Elder Rich to meet me thare, we start
to morow for Cedar Town
Feby Monday 21st the wether is
cloudy, we Elders AR Smith from Manasses
Colorado & Amasa Rich from Bare Lake
Valey who arived here (Seney) yesterday
130 PM. & Elders Heber Rich left
Bro James Lawlesses this morning
whare we held Meeting last
night and had a good time a
neighbour Mr Emfinger & Family
3 daughters & Wife & wished to hear
us preach, we held Meeting and had goo
tim, after breakfast we all come to
geather to Seney some two miles
north, to take Train at 1.40 PM for Atlant
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Elder Rich & I leave Doctor Foots on
Thursday January come to Cedar
Town get our mail & call and stop over
night with Mr Crawley ware treated
kindly Dr Foote came with us as
fare as Cedar Town left for home
the next morning, we came to
Wimberly hill to Bro Morgans the
next morning found the Saints
had all bin turned off from the
Mill found none thare but Bro. Morg(an)
and family, remained over night start
the next day Saturday for John
Ganus near Cedar Town to see about
his Emigrating this March, find him
preparing to go, remain over Sunday
call on Monday at cedar town for
our Mail, then com to Wimberly Hill
stay over night with Bro Morgan, Start
the next after noon tuesday for
Kemp and Arnolds Mill to see Bro
Jonston about his Emigrating this March
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In passin the Mill the hands barked
at us like Dogs & hooped & hollowed like
wild Men, the next morning in passing
the mill they Bark like Dogs, we come
to Richeson Mill tak dinner with Dock
Hindman, then come in the eavning to
Sister Morgans change our clothes the
next after noon start for Cut Log Pond
to visit sister Hobs stay with them over night
start the next Morning for seney, find Mre
Henry Lawles preparing to Emigrate go over
and stay with Bro Mitchel stay over night
the next day go over to James L[-]bles this
is saturday hold Meeting Sunday eavning
Monday Feby 21st after breakfast
we bid Bro James Lawless & Family goodby.
start for Seney, take the 1.15 PM for Atlanta
arive all OK some time after 3 PM thare
are 4 of us Elder Amasa Rich, Elder AR Smith
who arived saturday eavning, & Heber C C Rich
& N Gardner, we Regester at the grant
house terms $1.50 per day we remain on 24 hours
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then we change houses stay another 24 hours
the weather is very unfavorable while in
Atlanta raining during the whole time of
our stay, we traveld round in diferent pats
of the City to take in the sights, the Atlant
Cemetry is the most butifal sight I have
seen since leaving home, I cant do it justis
in trying to discribe it, after satisfing our
selve we returned to our Hotell, it is some
two miles from the Hotell
Wedenesday Feby 23rd we take the
12.15 PM train for Seney, arive after 3 PM
we all stay with Mr Henry Lawless, wait the
untill the arival of the after noon Train to
see Elder Amasa Rich [word crossed out] start for
Alabama to his field of labour after
which we come to Henry lawless get our
satchels and start for Wimberly Hill
on our way we call on Bro Munroe Hindm(an)
& Bro Reding they being at the Paris & Taylors
old place we come on to Calvin Hindman
I remain with them over night Elders
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Rich & Smith going on to the Wimberly
Hill to Bro Morgans
Friday 25th the sone is out clear this
mornin after breakfast I bid the folks
good by & come on my way to Moris &
Tracys Mill to see Bro David Hindman
find him in the woods sawing logs his
sone William was [letter crossed out] thare also he had
past come from Taylors Ville, my busin-
-ess was to see Bro hindman about his
Daughter Lucy Emigrating this 1st
of March I learn from him that Lucy
had concluded to wait untill he went
him self he saying he was going this
fall which I much dout I bid him &
his sone William & one of Calvins sones
good by & come on my way through
the Woods for Bro Morgans at Brec[-]ng
Mill reach thare at 12 M on my way
call on brother Snows Family I found them
out washing, they live at Moris & Tracys Mill
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on my arival at sister Morgans I find
Elder Rich & Smith thare, that [word crossed out]
after noon Elder Rich & Smith leave
for Mr John Ganuses some 5 miles west
to asist them in Emigrating to pack up
etc, they come back on Saturday morning, I
remained at Sister Morgans colecting my
things together preparitory to returning
home. while at sister morgans to my
surprise, who should come but Elders
Stratford and Madson from Gordon Co
their field of labor, to pay me a visit
before returnig home, the 4 Elders
H C C Rich, A R Smith. Stratford and Madson
go over to Richisons Mill stay with Bro
Hamilton & Mr D Hindman over night com
ing the next morning Sunday, to sister Morg(ans)
Bro Hamilton fetching Mule & Buggy we
load on Etty Mays Box and my valieses
and bid the folks good by, all the Elders
Etty May & Bro Hamilton & Wife comeing
to Seney, on Monday we all turn in and
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help Henry Lawless to pack up his thing
geting throug in time to have them hauled
to Seney in the eavning to be Shiped
we all stay up most of the night spend
the time in fire side chat, the time ariving
for us to take Train we all make our way
to Seney we shake hands and say good
by to our friends we bord the Cannon
Ball for Chattanooga Elders Stratford
and Madson going as far as Rome on
their way to their field of labour
we arive in Chattanooga about 9 AM
all OK
March Tuesday 1st the day is fine
some over 190 Saints and Elders take
our departure from Chattanooga on
the 7-10 PM train, thare ware
13 or 14 Elders I am not sure which [word crossed out]
coming all safe to Pueblow our
Company is divided the grater portion
going to Manasses Collorado, those
going to Colo leave the same day, our party
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of 34 have to lay over untill the next
day 12.35 PM. oing to the chang of
climate or some other cause perhaps
the draft caused by opening the
Car windowes I caut a very seavier
cold makeing me feel very muserab(le)
afecting my lungs and head very
much, on ariving at Spanish. Fork Depo
ome time after 2PM I find my Wife &
4 of my children oldest sone Neil Brig(ham)
the next, Daughter Ida & Annie & my
Brother Henry and sme others, waiting the
arival of the Train & my coming withit
the Train goes on we get into our wagon
make our way for Town, on our arival
at home I find quite a gethering of relative
& others, I find they had made it to play
a trick on me, my Baby I had not seen
they met me with Reans my sisters I stall
theme it is Reans next they bring Elzabaths
Bro Henry Wife, I tell them it is Elzabath
thare are several more in the rom I tell them
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she is not in the rom, then one of the-
girls goes in to the other room and fetch
her I tell them that is the right one
it was a joyful meeting to me, this was
Sunday- after noon, on Monday eavning
my relatives and friends got up a surprise
for me by way of fine supper and dance. during
the eavning thare ware rendered songs and
resitations all passed of well and all
seemed to enjoy themselvs untill twelve
oclock at night when all seperate and go
to their homes, nothing hapning to mar the
peace of eny one during the time of our being
together, all was a sucess
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178 [stamped in blue ink] Native of Canada Ontario
Duncan Livingston Died
Decr 13th 1864 Aged 42 years
10 months & 29 days
Flora Livingston Daughter
of Duncan & Mary Livingston
Died June 9th 1872
Born 28 March 1852
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Granmother Livingston
Died July 1th 1854
Dougal Livingston
Died May 17/1854
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Feby 8 Duncan Gardner
1885 Thursday 24th I receive letter from my
Wife stating all is well at home
1886 Friday. Jan 8th I receive letter from my Wife stating
they are all well at home
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March 18th 183 [stamped in blue ink with 7 written over stamped 3] 7
To Duncan Gardner $5-35
Thursd December 10th I write a letter to my
Daughter Margret
Friday Decr 10th I write a letter to
J.T. Hales in Virgina the first I have
written to him in answer to one from him
Wedenesday 29th I write a letter home to my
Wife—and one to my sister Delila
(1886) Jan 14 Write letter to my Wife
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1877
Feb [illegible] Duncan Gardner $1.50 (for B[-])
for Baskets $3.50
“ 8 for Glass & comes $1.00
“ 9 for tickets $2.00
“ 9 tickets to Omaha[-] $77-50
“ 11 from Omaha to Chicago $16-50
12 from Chicago Sarn(ey) 19.80
Feb 8 Neil Gardner $3.00
13 Duncan Gardner $4.00
June 1 Neil Gardner to Duncan $20.00
Duncan to Neil $2,95
Duncan to Neil 55 cts
Neil to Duncan 50 cts
5 Neil Gardner Sarnie to Chicago
$15,70
6 Neil Gardner Cab fare 50 cts
6 Neil Chicago to Counsel
Bluffs $15.50 cts
7 Bluffs to Omahah $1.00
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Duncan at Chiann $1,00
Duncan at Salt Lake City
$1,50 cts
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1980 1880([-]02[-]) 1880 (5000) 3 [--]
5000 900. 3120 7750
1980 8
3020 2
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4
1
1
18
Cook Gristmill Burned Sunday
morning April 15th 1888 at
daylight
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