November 10, 1838 ~ Saturday

Nov 10^th We crossed Elk Creek by fording the stream Br Luce got his horses mired in mud but we drew him out
& went on & passed through springfield & put up for the night at the Inn of a good man from Vermont 10 [miles]

November 11, 1838 ~ Sunday

11 {Sunday}, we travled to Conneaute from thence to Ashtabula Ohio & spent the night at Mr Adna Scovill'^s 22

November 12, 1838 ~ Monday

12 We spent the fore part of the day in preparing our horses or getting them shod we travled to Mr Sweets Inn 11

November 13, 1838 ~ Tuesday

13 We travled to painsville to Concord spent the night at A Hundy'^s I had many reflections in passing through
Painsville as this is the place whare the Saints have been much persecuted I had a trial of mind in consequence
of there being a prospect of leaving Elder Holmes in kirtland without visiting him thes are days not to be forgotten 16

November 14, 1838 ~ Wednesday

14^th Elder Townsend finally concluded to walk to Kirtland to visit M Holmes we continued our journey to Shardon
many people stared at us as we passed through the village we continued on about 2 miles & put up for the
night at the house of Mr Truman Gilbert he was a gentleman & treated us well we got through this part of the
country well without any trouble or disturbance 11

November 15, 1838 ~ Thursday

15 It was a rainy day we did not journey at all this day

November 16, 1838 ~ Friday

16 We travled to Mantauway & spent the night at the Inn of Lewis Turners Elders Holmes & Townsend were with us
Br Holmes had seen several letters (while in Kirtland) that were sent from far west representing that there was
great trouble among the Saints caused by the inhabitants of M[iss]o[uri] comeing against them to war & persecuting
them Elder Milton Holmes has now made up his mind not to go any further with us but to tarry in kirtland or
in the regions round about untill spring. we have had many interesting seasons together but I know not when
we shall meet again or what we shall be called to pass through before that time {Distance of the day} 16

November 17, 1838 ~ Saturday

17 We took the parting hand with M. Holmes & rode to Ravanna from thence to Franklin Portage Co Ohio
& spent the night with Mr Sewiel Morgan I learned from Mr Morgan that I am now in the vicinity of
our farmington neighbours the sons of Abner & Baldwin Hart the Goff'^s Elisha Miller & family live in Bath
Madina Co Ohio about 8 miles from New Portage 20

November 18, 1838 ~ Sunday

18 I wrote a letter to the sons of Abner & Baldwin Hart we travled through a cold snow storm to Middlebury
from thence to New Portage we found 2 or 3 Saints left of that branch of the Church we all spent the night
with Brother Levi way & Elder John Harrington 15 miles

November 10, 1838 ~ Saturday

Nov 10th we crossed Elk creek by fording the stream Br Luce got his horses mired in mud but we drew him out & went on & passed through springfield & put up for the night at the Inn of a good man from Vermont 10

November 11, 1838 ~ Sunday

11 {Sunday}, we travled to Conneaute from thence to Ashtabula Ohio & spent the night at Mr Adna Scovill's 22

November 12, 1838 ~ Monday

12 We spent the fore part of the day in preparing our horses or getting them shod We travled to Mr Sweets Inn 11

November 13, 1838 ~ Tuesday

13 We travled to painsville to Concord spent the night at A Hundy's I had many reflections in passing through Painsville as this is the place whare the saints have been much persecuted I had a trial of mind in consequence of there being a prospect of leaving Elder Holmes in Kirtland without visiting him thes are days not to be forgotten 16

November 14, 1838 ~ Wednesday

14th Elder Townsend finally concluded to walk to Kirtland to visit M Holmes we continued our journey to Shardon many people stared at us as we passed through the village we continued on about 2 miles & put up for the night at the house of Mr Truman Gilbert he was a gentleman & treated us well we got through this part of the country well without any trouble or disturbance 11

November 15, 1838 ~ Thursday

15 It was a rainy day we did not journey at all this day

November 16, 1838 ~ Friday

16 We travled to Mantauway & spent the night at the Inn of Lewis Turners Elders Holmes & Townsend were with us Br Holmes had seen several letters (while in Kirtland) that were sent from far west representing that there was great trouble among the saints caused by the inhabitants of issouri ]] comeing against them to war & persecuting them Elder Milton Holmes has now made up his mind not to go any further with us but to tarry in Kirtland or in the regions round about untill spring, we have had many interesting seasons together but I know not when we shall meet again or what we shall be called to pass through before that time {Distance of the day} 16

November 17, 1838 ~ Saturday

17 We took the parting hand with M. Holmes & rode to Ravanna from thence to Franklin Portage Co Ohio & spent the night with Mr Sewel Morgan I learned from Mr Morgan that I am now in the vicinity of our farmington neighbours the sons of Abner & Baldwin Hart the Goff's Elisha Miller & family live in Bath Madina Co Ohio about 8 miles from New Portage 20

November 18, 1838 ~ Sunday

18 [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to the sons of Abner & Baldwin Hart we travled through a cold snow storm to Middlebury from thence to New Portage we found 2 or 3 saints left of that branch of the church we all spent the night with Brother Levi way & Elder John Harrington 15 miles