2nd Sunday I dreamed last night of seeing
two large smakes [snakes] coming out of a large tree
their object seemed to be to bite me soon
a third one appeared, but I thought they had
no power to harm me soon I met another
one which I draged with my foot a long distance
in the road he tried to bite me. I soon trod on
his neck he run his tongue out but, I killed him
[FIGURE] I spent the [fore part] of the day at home
the afternoon I spent in company with
my counsellors viz Elders &
at my house I upon their
heads & ordained them as counsellors & they
laid hands upon me & blessed me. We partook
of the sacrament together & then called
upon God our heavenly Father by prayer in
unity for hHim to bless us & frustrate the
designs of our enemies & othver throw the plans
which they have lade to rob the Church &
injure the cause of God we had a good time
together the spirit of God was with us
In the evening I went to the Music Hall
& Preached from the 5 ch of Mathew & had
a good time
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Elder &
gave him an account of affairs in this
land gave him to understand that Brother
Hedlock had filled orders from the Presideny
& the Twelve since he had been agent for
the Twelve in to the amount of
[blank] Pounds [blank] Shillings & [blank] Pence
equal to [blank] dollars [blank] cts most of this
was expended in emigrating the poor which
the Twelve have sent for & emigrated to
America free of cost to the poor but have
had to bear the burthen & expens of it themselve
which shows the charity of the Twelve which
has been to the impoverishing of themselves
Also Hedlock had to pay in buying out
Clark & Fielding £120— [blank]— [blank] taking all
thes things together with £[blank]— [blank]— [blank]
which was expenses of the office, taxes, rent
labour &c during the time making a sum
Total of £[blank]— [blank] s— [blank] D
The recepts of the office during the same
time was ownly £[blank]— [blank]— [blank]
leaving the office in debt at the present time
£[blank]— [blank]— [blank]— [blank] as a balance between
recepts & expendutures.
I also informed Br of the deep laid plot
of our enemies
& others of trying to rob the Church in
of the copyright of the &c
[FIGURE] I wrote a letter to M [blank] Secretary at
London requesting
information concern[in]g
securing the copyright
of any work
