Concerning the case of Brother Brewster I was one that opposed his ordination & I was much surprised that both
the chairman & clerk did not do the same instead of urging it forward Ffor Br Brewster maintained the same
principle & possessed the same spirit for which he was cut off from the Church in kirtland by the high
council & even in this case he came forward & demanded the High & Holy priesthood at our hands in the
in the name of Jesus Christ I did not consider this to be the way that Aaron took the ministry upon himself
consequently I opposed it & the Spirit of God opposed it also & after a struggle truth prevailed

March 13, 1839 ~ Wednesday

March 13^th I being pressed in spirit to go to Quincy Adams County Illinois to visit the body of the Church which
had fled to that place to find an asylum for a season from the perilous persecutions that they were receiving
by the Inhabitants of the state of Missouri. it being about 1020 miles from Rochester Quincy stands on the bank
of the Missisippi River. I accordingly set out for this purpose accompanied by my wife & child & also
Brother & Sister Stephens. We Rode to Springfield & dined with Brother Whittle froom thence we rode
to Brother John Herret's & spent the night we had a plesent interview together. Distance 32 mil[es]

March 14, 1839 ~ Thursday

14^th Rode to Jacksonsville visited some of the Saints & rode to Exeter & dined with Brother Phineas Young from
thence to Brother Samuel Fowler & spent the night. Sister Fowler was formerly the wife of Brother
Seth Hitchcock who died with the cholera in Mo in 1834 as a member of our tent. Distance 25

March 15, 1839 ~ Friday

15^th We spent the night after travling 27 miles with Mr Platt 27

March 16, 1839 ~ Saturday

16^th MOST INTERESTING DAY I rode to Mr Cleavelands & once more had the happy privilege of
greeting Sister Emma Smith who had taken up her abode for a season with her children in the house
of Sister Cleavland. we dined with Sister Smith she had passed through a scene of affliction since I
last saw her & even now Joseph her husband is in prision with other Saints through the power of persecution
we next rode to Quincy 4 miles & here an interesting scene presented itself to my view I first called at a
house which was occupied by Father & Mother Smith &the patriarch of the Church & also Samuel & Carlos
& their families. I then went out into the street & the Saints that I have formerly been acquainted with met
me on every hand such as [Petty], Clapp, Allexander & A. O. Smoot & their families from the south, & B. Young
John Tailer, J. P Green, R Cahoon, B Andresws A & S Milliken with most all of the other Kirtland Saints & soon

concerning the case of Brother Brewster I was one that opposed his ordination & I was much surprised that both the chairman & clerk did not do the same instead of urging it forward for Br Brewster maintained the same principle & possessed the same spirit for which he was cut off from the church in Kirtland by the high council & even in this case he came forward & demanded the High & Holy priesthood at our hands in the in the name of Jesus Christ I did not consider this to be the way that Aaron took the ministry upon himself consequently I opposed it & the spirit of God opposed it also & after a struggle truth prevailed

March 13, 1839 ~ Wednesday

March 13th I being pressed in spirit to go to Quincy Adams County Illinois to visit the body of the church which had fled to that place to find an asylum for a season from the perilous persecutions that they were receiving by the Inhabitants of the state of Missouri. it being about 120 miles from Rochester Quincy stands on the bank of the Missisippi River. I accordingly set out for this purpose accompanied by my wife & child & also Brother & Sister Stephens. We Rode to Springfield & dined with Brother Whittle froom thence we rode to Brother John Herret's & spent the night we had a plesent interview together. Distance 32 mil

March 14, 1839 ~ Thursday

14th Rode to Jacksonsville visited some of the saints & rode to Exeter & dined with Brother Phineas Young from thence to Brother Samuel Fowler & spent the night. Sister Fowler was formerly the wife of Brother Seth Hitchcock who died with the cholera in Mo in 1834 as a member of our tent. Distance 25

March 15, 1839 ~ Friday

15th We spent the night after travling 27 miles with Mr Platt 27

March 16, 1839 ~ Saturday

16th MOST INTERESTING DAY I rode to Mr Cleavelands & once more had the happy privilege of greeting sister Emma Smith who had taken up her abode for a season with her children in the house of Sister Cleavland. we dined with Sister Smith she had passed through a scene of affliction since I last saw her & even now Joseph her husband is in prison with other saints through the power of Persecution we next rode to Quincy 4 miles & here an interesting scene presented itself to my view I first called at a house which was occupied by Father & Mother Smith the patriarch of the church & also Samuel & Carlos & their families. I then went out into the street & the saints that I have formerly been acquainted with met me on every hand such as Percy, Clapp, Allexander & A. O. Smoot & their families from the south, & B. Young John Tailer, J. P Green, R Cahoon, B Andrews A & S Milliken with most all of the other Kirtland saints & soon