June 7, 1838 ~ Thursday

June 7^th Spent the day in Westtown I took the parting hand with John Aber & his family & Sister More
in the evening & spent the night with Mr Clark

June 8, 1838 ~ Friday

8 We left Mr Clarks in Westtown & walked to Philips Mills from thence to Newburg here I took the parting
hand with Elder Ball he took the steem boat for N Y. & I crossed the ferry to Fishkill landing I then wa-
lked to Mattawan & spent the night with Selah Lane a brother in the Church & holding the office of a priest
I was truly thankful to find a place to lay my head as I was much fatigued & weary with my Journey distance 37 [miles]

June 9, 1838 ~ Saturday

9 I arose & felt sore in body I spent the day in Mattawan. I visited Mr Peter H. Skank'^s plantation summer house &
expensive garden the orange tree was bending with fruit. I dined with Mr Pane Stillwell his wife was a Saint.
Mattawan abounds with Priests & religion of many kinds also with cotton factories sin & abominations and per-
secutions against the Saints. I preached at night at the house of Brother Selah Lane's in Mattawon, Fishkill Doutchess
County N Y. the people gave good attention I spent the night with Brother Lane

June 10, 1838 ~ Sunday

10 Sunday I left Mattawon & walked to Fishkill to Mr Lanes & preached at his house after meeting I walked to Stor-
msville from thence to Green haven & spent the night I slept in a store house containing paints which made me
stomach sick & broke my night's rest distance of the day 20 miles

June 11, 1838 ~ Monday

11 Walked to Bulls bridge to New preston & to Bradleysville through a mountaineous & rough country Distance 37 m

June 12, 1838 ~ Tuesday

12 Walked to Litchfield from thence to Burlington & to Farmington Connecticut I^t^ was amid many meditations that
I was again permitted to visit my own native land whare I had spent many youthful days with Parents, Breth
ren, & an ownly sister, but now some of us are seperated far apart. I was with peculiar sen[s]attions that mine
eyes did roam over farmington meadows, the river, the canal, the hills & dales, during this walk to my fathers
house & when I arived there my medeitations were turned into greater Joy by being permitted to take my
Father, Mother, & Sister Eunice once more by the hand in friendship & behold each other face to face & what
added to this interesti[ng] interview was Brother Ozem Woodruff was among the number I baptized him the
year before & after spending a season in conversing together we all sat down around our fathers table
& suped together of the bounties of earth & I felt much refreshed & after bowing our knees together around
the family alter of a fathers house to worship the God of Israel, I took an evenings walk with Sister Eunice & found
her mind searching for light & truth. I spent the night at fathers house distance of the day 24 miles

June 7, 1838 ~ Thursday

June 7th Spent the day in Westtown I took the parting hand with John Aber & his family & sister More in the evening & spent the night with Mr Clark

June 8, 1838 ~ Friday

8 We left Mr Clarks in Westtown & walked to Philips Mills from thence to Newburg here I took the parting hand with Elder Ball he took the steemboat for NY. & I crossed the ferry to Fishkill landing I then walked to Mattawan & spent the night with Selah Lane a brother in the church & holding the office of a priest I was truly thankful to find a place to lay my head as I was much fatigued & weary with my Journey distance 37

June 9, 1838 ~ Saturday

9 I arose & felt sore in body I spent the day in Mattawan. I visited Mr Peter H. Skank's plantation summer house & expensive garden the orange tree was bending with fruit. I dined with Mr Pane Stillwell his wife was a saint. Mattawan abounds with Priests & religion of many kinds also with cotton factories sin & abominations and persecutions against the saints. I preached at night at the house of Brother Selah Lane's in Mattawon, Fishkill Dutchess County NY. the people gave good attention I spent the night with Brother Lane

June 10, 1838 ~ Sunday

10 Sunday I left Mattawon & walked to Fishkill to Mr Lanes & Preached at his house after meeting I walked to Stormsville from thence to Greenhaven & spent the night I slept in a store house containing paints which made me stomach sick & broke my nights rest distance of the day 20 miles

June 11, 1838 ~ Monday

11 Walked to Bullsbridge to New Preston & to Bradleysville through a mountaineous & rough country Distance 37 m

June 12, 1838 ~ Tuesday

12 Walked to Litchfield from thence to Burlington & to Farmington Connecticut It was amid many meditations that I was again permitted to visit my own native land whare I had spent many youthful days with Parents, Breth ren, & an ownly sister, but now some of us are seperated far apart. I was with peculiar sensations that mine eyes did roam over farmington meadows, the river, the canal, the hills & dales, during this walk to my fathers house & when I arived there my meditations were turned into greater Joy by being permitted to take my Father, Mother, & Sister Eunice once more by the hand in friendship & behold each other face to face & what added to this interesting interview was Brother Ozem Woodruff was among the number I baptized him the year before & after spending a season in conversing together we all sat down around our fathers table & suped together of the bounties of earth & I felt much refreshed & after bowing our knees together around the family alter of a fathers house to worship the God of Israel, I took an evenings walk with Sister Eunice & found her mind searching for light & truth. I spent the night at fathers house distance of the day 24 miles