April 17th
[FIGURES] I walked in company with Mrs to the thoroughfare & assisted her in going on board
the mail boat bound for that she might there take the steem boat Bangor to
she went on board the mail boat at 8 oclock AM. in company with Sisters & & Brother
with some other company. I here parted with Phebe & retired from the abodes of
men & commended her to God. O Lord preserve her from harm, accident, & danger, & give her health
and peace I pray may she return in safety to her friends. After I saw the vessel with her canvass
spread bear my companion away oe'r the billows of the deep I returned alone to Brother
meditating upon a pilgraim's life. I had an interview with Brother he informed me he was
about to return to his family & church in I walked with him a mile on his way as he
was going to take boat to leave the we knelt down by the way side & commended each other
unto God & took the parting hand. O who knows the feelings of men that are called to testify against
the wickedness of the people & stand in defence of the word of God & bear perils together of
many kinds & the worst of all such as come from or those that make shipwreck
of faith shsuch as & & others that have done me much evil
by sending letters from to these protesting against & condemning the faith
once delivered to the Saints which we advocate & which they once strongly advocated themselves
but the Lord reward them. I returned to Br Ames distance 6 miles
