seven months and arived at home on the 14th of July, having filled a
most laborious mission traveled 2,650 miles, one hundred persons
and brought many others to a of the truth. Br accom
panied home from and I baptised him on the 19th of July
From the last mention date I shall make a summary account of my travels
and business proceedings up to the date of June 6th, 1833. I[n] which time I traveled
to , & back 20 times makeing 600 miles, to and back 6 times
making 400 miles one journey on business for through Clay, ,
Fayette counties 120 miles. Baptised 33 persons, & in Co with 3 others broke
& fenced 40 acres of prairie, planted 23 acres. Had the watch care of a branch
of 160 members, in which branch I preached thre times every Sabbath and
once every Thursday with the exception of the two Sabbaths and thre Thursdays.
During these travels and preachings I bought and sold the following named
property as an agent of the agent of the church 80 head of cattle for $500.
22000 lb of flour at $2.50 per cwt. ^$550^ 4 hourses $175. Pork 141. Leather $92. Corn $50.
Potatoes $75. Store goods $15. Bacon $120. Thus having completed the business
and travels of ten months I find on suming up that I had traveled 1080
miles. Baptized 33 persons, preach at least five ^tines^ a week and traded as an
agent for the church $1598 and planted a crop by the labor of my own
hands sufficient to have supported my family and an othe as large.
From June 6th 1833 to Jan 12th 1834 I was infested with a ruthless mob
during the whole of which time I have a minute historical account
during this time I moved my family five miles to the and
opened a new polantation. Met once a week with about 40 or 50 Elders who
spoke in different and languages all of which I for
two months, having always to be on our lookout for fear the mob would
be upon us, and on this account we generally met in the woods in by
places. The mob continued to commit depredaitions, and outrages upon us
untill the 13th of Nov 1833 such as tariing down the printing office, destroying
books, unroofing houses, thrusting rails into the windows, whiping many
in a horible manner, and shooting others. On which day they finished
the work of driving every mormon about 1200 out of the county.
seven months and arived at home on the 14th of July, having filled a
most laborious mission traveled 2,650 miles, one hundred persons
and brought many others to a of the truth. Br accom
panied home from and I baptised him on the 19th of July
From the last mention date I shall make a summary account of my travels
and business proceedings up to the date of June 6th, 1833. In which time I traveled
to , & back 20 times makeing 600 miles, to and back 6 times
making 400 miles one journey on business for through Clay, ,
Fayette counties 120 miles. Baptised 33 persons, & in Co with 3 others broke
& fenced 40 acres of prairie, planted 23 acres. Had the watch care of a branch
of 160 members, in which branch I preached thre times every Sabbath and
once every Thursday with the exception of the two Sabbaths and thre Thursdays.
During these travels and preachings I bought and sold the following named
property as an agent of the church 80 head of cattle for $500.
22000 lb of flour at $2.50 per cwt. $550 4 hourses $175. Pork 141. Leather $92. Corn $50.
Potatoes $75. Store goods $15. Bacon $120. Thus having completed the business
and travels of ten months I find on suming up that I had traveled 1080
miles. Baptized 33 persons, preach at least five tines a week and traded as an
agent for the church $1598 and planted a crop by the labor of my own
hands sufficient to have supported my family and an othe as large.
From June 6th 1833 to Jan 12th 1834 I was infested with a ruthless mob
during the whole of which time I have a minute historical account
during this time I moved my family five miles to the and
opened a new plantation. Met once a week with about 40 or 50 Elders who
spoke in different and languages all of which I for
two months, having always to be on our lookout for fear the mob would
be upon us, and on this account we generally met in the woods in by
places. The mob continued to commit depreditions, and outrages upon us
untill the 13th of Nov 1833 such as tariing down the printing office, destroying
books, unroofing houses, thrusting rails into the windows, whiping many
in a horible manner, and shooting others. On which day they finished
the work of driving every mormon about 1200 out of the county.