Day in the Life

Jan 22, 1840

Journal Entry

January 22, 1840 ~ Wednesday

22nd Elder Turley is quite ill with
sore throat & cold.


I am now in the midst of the Potteries
which are so noted in England The potteries
include the following Market towns Tunstell
Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Lane end, & several other villages

The whole population of the Potteries in 1838
was 65000. These potteries are for the ma-
nifactering of English china, crockery,
& stone ware of every description

We visited Hanley & sup'd at Brother
William Benbow's at Hanley Market place,
Staffordshire Potteries. Keeper of provision
store. Brother Benbow was not at home
but we were much pleased with
his Lady Sister Ann Benbow, she was
strong in faith & manifested much
interest at our arivel to England from
America. We preached at Brother Woods
in New Castle & spent the night at
Elder Cordons in Burslem distance 5 mil


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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
11 mentions
1840 British Convert
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
Benbow, William
11 Feb 1803 - 19 Dec 1886
31 mentions
1840 British Convert

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Church membership is 16,800; population of the 26 United States is 17,100,000.

Jan 22, 1840