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The 22 I Got to Mr. Baker he had Just Started to berry his
wife I Stopted there during that Night She left Some little
Children I Visited with Eld Cooper they lived in Montgomery Co
23 I bid adue to Bro Cooper & travled to Mrs Makswells I got
there about 2 O clock at Night Here I Stopt Untill the 26 and
preached Mormonism to them in that Neighbourhood I left Sev-
erel bleaving Strong in the doctrine and left 1/2 Past One and went
over to his doughters a Widow Cox She Dun Some Washing for
me She Was a fine women She deziered to No the truth and
Manifest a feeling of dooing When She New I left Elizabeth Cox
On the 28 and travld Only 5 M then Stopt with a Mr. Brussels at
Night
29 here I faried the Brazzus R and Put up with a Nuther Mrs
Cox after Night
30 On this date I travled a fue houers And Come to an old Man
Mr Wm Graves Bolden Who was laying fence with his Negrows he
was quite inquisitive and Our Conver[sation] became quit interesting
he followed Me along and finely When we had got to his he Gave
Me a harty invitation to Stop I Stopt and took dinner with him
the after noon was taken up fine he wished me To Stopp over
night With him Saing he had a sun that would like to talk with Me
I Excepted the invitation and with him taried Untill the 4th of Feb
During Which time I Sent Up an Apointment to Chapple Hill that
I Would be there On the Evening of the 3 and deliver a lectuer On
Mormonism the Man that promust to give notis to the public of
this Grate thing must have Eather got Drunk Or they took him for
Stealling For I went up to the Tavern Whare I was to Exibit at the
time Appointed and there was No One there Here I will Notis a
tarvern Cept by a professer of Spiritualism and his upper room he
wold Open On All accations for Gambling and for Dancing for
Shows and Spiritual meetings Together with Every Other thing that
Might Make it apperance, He apeared to be ruff and readdy for
Enny thing. Here I will mention I took dinner On the 2nd and
I Should Judg from the Docters and the Smell of them they was
eating a ded Man or women Now on Chapple Hill there is three
Meeting houses I could Not Get the privlage of preaching in
Eather of them
Feb 4th I tried them a crak and Couldnt Cummit Now this
Tarvern Ceeper when finding Out I would have preached there was
Verry Sorry he had Not ben made aquainted and felt Much Vext at
the Silant Messenger He insisted On My Stopping and Gaving a
lectur the next Evening and he would Spred the Nuse and war-
ented Me a whole hous full of herers and he would keepe Me if I
would Stop Free grettis Now as I was there All a lone and never
had ben Made aquainted with this Spiritualism and Never had
preach to a public Congrigation in My life was to Smart to get in529
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