Jan 23rd As Elder Abram O Smoot hath been much out
of health since he hath been in Kirtland he desired
to return home into the south country to spend the
winter in a warm climate with his friends. I accom-
panied him to father Smiths to officeate in the office
of a scribe while he receieved his Patriarchal
blessing. Accordingly the Patriarch JOSEPH
SMITH Sen pronounced his blessing upon his head
in the name of the LORD & I wrote it down for
him. It was truly a great blessing we had it rec-
orded & I gave Elder Smoot a copy of it in print
that he might take it home with ^him^ as he was expe-
cting to leave the day following
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