12 I crossed the with Brother in a canoe to upper assisted in looking
over the proof sheet of the first number of the . We then had an interview
with the & also with Elder We went into the River & had a bathe. We was
called upon to visit the sick & unto them by the laying on of hands. We found quite a
number that arwere sick several received a blessings & while administering in spiritual things
called upon the Twelve to call & visit father ^is 68 years of age this day^ & lay hands upon him that he
might be healed for he was sick & nigh unto death we lade hands upon him & he received ^6 sick^
a blessing the thought struck me that the Lord would add unto his life fifteen years, &
to close the scenes of this day, we received the glorious intelligence of the happy ideliverence
of from whare he had been confined seven
months for the cause of God. Brother was also delivered with Parley. they
delivered themselves on the fourth day of July about the setting of the soun by running over the
Jailor & esscaping out of th[e]ir hands by mounting some horses that were prepared for that purpose
by , Sister & others. they were closely persued by the mob & narrowly escaped
by leaving behind them their horses saddles bridles & hats & arived in on the 10th of July
making six days on the road. they are now all liberated but two persons viz &
. King Follet got out of Prision with Parley but was retaken. may the remainder soon
be deliverd I Pray. But Blessed be the Lord God for his in delivering the Saints from prision {distance of the day} 8
