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I went home with r
and in the evening a n
ber of People Came in to
and it was very
Meeting, Lodged here, —
about
10: O: c
ing r
Coles
Small number of People
and I
Spoke to them from
meeting I was
a man from
to
ing, — and So as Soon as
the meeting was over
after
r
and then went to the
of wedding, and married
a
marriage I
with
r
Soon after
got there. about 12: and in
the meeting, and there was
a
People Chiefly Scotch People
and I Spoke from Isaiah
and the People were great
the Lord, I believe gave me
Some
over I
went
got to r
down, and it was Rainy, yet
a Number of People Came
to
gether, and we had
late, and Lodge at the Same
tertain'd
tertained
in the
morning went to r
Sealeys
with them, and Soon after
eating I went
at r
there went to r
ly
ly
very
Soon after
r
I went to
ing with the Scotch People
we got
there
there was a great Number of
People, Chiefly Scotch People,
and
I began the meeting Soon after
I got there, — I Spoke from
and I much freedom; and there
was very deep and
Solemn atten
tion, many were greatly affected,
after Service, I took
Dinner with
the Family where the meeting, the
mans Name was rc kin&slong;ley
Soon after Dinner, I
to
to r
Sit
set
and was affectionately
in the Evening a number of
Came
together, to have
with my Notes, and it was
a it was a Comfortable meet
ing, the Company broke up
about 10, and after that we
went to Bed quietly — —
got very
Early, and got my Mare Shod
and after
good leave of the Family, and
Friends as Soon as
a y
morning, to go to north part
of
from this Place, got
from my Friends about 12
and So went on as
I r
and took Dinner there, and
got to the
Place
ried a
Names were,
I went to another r
Smith's
ing, and there was a goodly
Number of People, and it was
a
I believe felt the Power of the
Word, I Spoke from Luke
XVIII
after I had
ber
there was great Solemnity
mong&slong;t
mongst
Deeply affected, there was a
flow Tears, from many
Eyes
it was late before we break
up, and I went to bed once
more in Peace,
thanks be
to God —
got up very
Early and had my
for me, and went one r
took
fa&slong;t
fast
to 3: or 4: Children, and then
I
r
ner with them, and Soon
after
Dinner went on again one
r
the North End of the Lake —
and
r
go home with him and to
have a meeting in the
at his
and I
a meeting, and there was
great Number of People
I Spoke from,
r
was up
early, and got ready to go a
way, And r
notion of Exchanging mares
with me, and I
it a little while, and Conclud
ed to Swap with him,
and
he took off my Saddle put it
the other, I gave him 2 Dollars
and an
half, and I So I we
on to r
and Soon after
went on again; I
heard
Luck in Selling his Roots,
had Success with the Hono^ble
for help; — I got to tBel
den's a little while before
them, — took Dinner at r
Gregorys
went to r
and there was a large num
ber of People,
ing bad
from Isaiah 1: to what
and I think I had Some
of Divine things the
the Word, — r gre
gorys
after
to tBel Dunnigs
after Dinner, and then took
leave of the Family, and
t
Dunning
bout 2: and half miles, and
man
got me to a plain way, and
I got to r
meet together to
he Said they had no meeting
and he found me out at
that I was a Preacher, and
did, he was very kind to me
and to my mare, and
there, —
ably —
got me
up
and
made me up a fire,
I
to r
the Evening a number of People
Came in and r
cher
cher
in
tion
tion
before we broke up we had
Some
done,
Towards
noon I went to See r
and took dinner with them,
Soon after Dinner, I went
r
he was not at Home, and I
went on, r
and there I
and was kindly
went to bed
got up Some
Time before Break of Day
and the Family got up too
and they
got
and a little after
we were getting ready to go
to meeting, — and r
and I went
meeting, about 11: the People
began to
flock in
about 12 we began the
erci&slong;e
ercise
digious Number of People
Collected
together, and I Spoke
from
was very great attention —
and in the Evening
we had a
nother meeting, and there was
a large number of People,
Snow,
and wind belew wvery
high, and the Snow flew and
it was
Cold, — I Spoke from
the words — but one thing
and there was very good atten
tion again, — went
to Bed
Soon this evening and had
a Comfortable
SDid not
get up Soon —
after
CCold, got there before noon
Call at r
a little while, and went
and r
they all
preach, and finally I
cented
sentedrs
and her Daughter —
to
r
there to a Small Number of
People — Spoke from XV I kings
and 14, and there was good
ing, I went
over
with me, but I
over, there was too much Ice
and So I
went up to r
ti&slong;t
tist
after
there, he and
me very kindly —
r
it was
evening, went to meeting
mong&slong;t
mongstr
there was quite great many
I Spoke from Psalm 125.1
and the People Seem to be
deferent
different
Bodies were Cold and I believe
Hearts too,
— after meeting wen
back with
Lodged there again, —
Some
Time after
to r
to preach, got there about
12 r
went into an
the meeting, was there a few
minutes and r
in with
So Cold they Concluded to meet
in a Dwelling
we went
was not great many People
I Spoke from I
and there was good attention
meeting I went to about 2
further to preach r
Powerssrs
the
meeting in a
by, and there was a
People, and I Spoke from
Luke Lord teach us to pray
r
and rs
I had very
after the
a while I went to bed Quietly,
and had a
Comfortable
got up very
early, and went
minutes at r
So r
leys
and Soon after r
and we r
got my things, and took my
good leave of him
and
and went on again, and r
Chatcham
a little ways and
and went on, and Came to an
t
he
I did, and took Dinner with him
and he
ing at his
following, and I
So I
r
and there they told me they were
gone towards
on and I
and there I was told,
they
about a mile
found them all well; thanks
be to Heaven for his
me and to
it was a
Snowy Day and very Cold
I went
I
to r
was there, and I So I got a
young
man to go for my
and he Came back Soon, and So
I went r
Haukins
hard, and they
me to
and I
there all Night and they
treated me with all
they
have Six Children four
Boys and two girls, and they
with them very
Some
after a while went to bed —
Some Time
after
of the Family, and went on
to
Ir
williams
there, after Dinner took
leave of them, and went
down r
cearlys
So
r
Stop for the Night and was
kindly
got me up
after Eating, had my Mare
got up, and I took leave
of
the Family, and went over
t
about 11 the People Came
and at 12 we began the meet
ing, and there was
Number of People, and I Spoke
from
after meeting was at t
and intended to Stay all Night
but
t
Writes
them, and I went, and
with my Notes with the Family
and
I went to bed, —
got up ear
and went back to t
r
part of the way to the ts
I got there
if
any one to help towards up
per part of
and t
Continue to Carry me, and So I Con
cluded to go, and about 10.o.C.
ts
to good old
bout 1: and there I
they Concluded to have a meet
ing in the Evening, and
r
Write
Hewet
Son
lives — in the evening a number
of People got together, and I Spoke
to them from
the People were exceedingly atten
bed
Sleep once more
the Lord be
live this year as if I knew it
was the
to thee in all things that I may
got up very
early, and took
with r
r
in his
towards the
to the River about half after
11 and we were afraid to go
over the
I went over a foot, went to one
r
any, and So r
back over
his
one of
them and we went
onto
we
of the way, and there we met
with one r
a
the place where I was going
and he was So kind as to
take me in his
r
I went on, and we got to r
Tanner's
went to old r
there I
Dinner, rs
there, r
r
Tanners
began to Come in Soon, and
r
Set, and we Soon began the
People, and I Spoke to them
from John 9:
meeting I went to bed —
got up
early, and was at the
r
Son
a
of rrs
and old rs
b got to the
bout 10 and there was a
great gathering of People
I
began
noon, and there was a
Solemn attention, many
were
greatly affected, — Soon after
r
took Some Victuals with them
and Soon after eating we
went
to meeting again, we
met at r
there was a goodly number
of People, and I
believe the
Lord was
and I believe the Night will
not be forgot Soon, after
I went back with r
in his r
from
got up
very early, and they got
r
to r
we
got to generals Seat about
11: and we
got to r
we
we
Schilers
2: S the men that brought
r
in one of
there in the evening, but
there was a Small
Compa
ny, and they attended well
People, and they
attended
well, — after meeting Some
Time I had
my Notes, in the Family,
and it was a Solemn
were
Texts they
Time in the Evening I
went to bed quietly and
had a
Comfortable
we got
up very early, got
Soon, and a little after Sun
ready to Carry me down towar
the
Negroes to Carry me,
in
we had a fine Span of
we got to r
about an Hour, 6 miles
half, the
right back, and I
a little while, and I took
my Skonk mare, and
leave of r
his Family, and went on
towards
t
rs
Dinner, and as Soon as I
had done eating, I went on
again,
the
towards Night, I
way, and was obliged to go
back, about half a mile
and Call at
an
man was a
his Name is
and they were quite will
ing to let me Stay, and
the man and I
ther, and I had quite a
Comfortable Nights
very early, and my mare
was got up and I went on
before
to one l
8:, and he knew me, and re
ceived
kindly, and took
there, and was there Some
Time after eating, I took
my old mare,
and went to
r
kindly received, and there
I
and found the
they are youngerly
they are of the
Some Time
ing at the
r
g
and the People began to
gather thick,
and there was a great
of People, one half Could no
Come into the
I was
Door, and it was Cold, and
I Spoke from
and the People attended with
great attention, and many
were
deeply affected and
there were flow of
and I believe they will
not forget the Day very
Soon, — Soon
after meeting
I went home with
r
with
us he is an old
them, in
the evening we
had a Meeting again and
there was a great Number
of People
again, many
to go back
no Room for them in the
there was great attention
kindly
and
greable
greeable
after
I
Young man that was Sick
and found him quite
poorly
and was under deep Concern
for his poor Soul, gave him
Some
with him, and then went
a Young Woman went with
me, and we got to r
about 12. where the meeting
was to be —
People began
to Collect Soon, and there
was not a great many
People, and I
Spoke to
them from Luke VII 23:
and the People were very
much affected many
of the
over a
men Came on
was at a Stand Some Time
what to Say to them,
finally
Concluded to go with them,
took Dinner and Soon after
went
was
and it Cold, we got to the
Place
up in the r
Porter
and was well
the People Collected fast, and
1: we began the
there was a great number
of People, and I Spoke to them
from
many felt the Power of the word
Soon after
meeting, I went
r
wife
where I was brought up
took Dinner ^
ing again, about 2. miles
off, and there was a great
number of
People again
at was at the r
Prue
from
was an affectionate attention
there was a Shower
Tears,
the meeting was
here on account of the woman
that was
She was Taken with a Fit
of Apoplexy
mile from her
was taken up
She is now better, Can Speak
but not very plain and
but She Can walk Some
—
Soon after meeting I went
r
got up
early and took
and a while after my
mare was brought, and I
took leave of the
Family and
than 60 rods before I met a
me, and I got
and in the
on
we had to go, and got to the
Place about 12 I put up
r
in the
to meeting, — and there was
a Prodigious number of
very great and Solemn at
tention, many were much
affected,
— after meeting
went back to r
in the Evening went to
again and there was a
Number of People, and I
Spoke to them from
and there was great
again, after meeting I
werr
to See his Wife, She was Sick
and they
and Concluded to Stay,
up very late, and went to
Bed about 11: had un-
comfortable Night it was
very Cold lay Cold,
got
up Some Time before
fire, and the rs
got up and ad and
and I did, and She gave me
a
ces, and they were
weak but
good affect upon her, Soon
after Day, I went
meets, and Soon after I got
in a man Came in, and
me to go
to See a
woman, that was pu
to bed
Birth, and I went, they
were Dutch Folks, I
with them, and then went
back to r
there a
they did
not Come, So I
for
the Place about 12: went into
an old Dutch man's
and he
and took Care of my Mare
and the People began to ga
ther
1 I went to
is a Log meeting
one
and
of People, I began the meet
ing Soon after I got in,
the
People
I Spoke from
I believe the People felt the
Power of the word of god,
for
there was a flood of Tears —
Soon after meeting, I got
up on my
Mare and wen
on to rr
went with me, and we
at rr
Town
here we took Dinner, Soon af
ter Eating we went on again
gr
and the People began to
directly, and we began the
meeting, and there was a
I Spoke to them from James
and the
People
here, r
Sincere
me an account of his Experi
ences and
in the Evening I went to bed
once more quietly, and had
Comfortable
and, and we had Prayers and
after that
on, and Soon after Eating
I r
went with me, we
r
went to See rs
She was lately taken with
a fit, and She is very
Sick
I
went on to the meeting
got there about 12
while at a
1 we went to the
and it was
was not a great many People
and I
Spoke from
after Service went to the Same
r
and directly after Dinner
I went on towards
r
with me a little ways and
we parted,
I got to r
a little after
was very kindly
him, and Concluded to Stay,
was at Mthe
Place all Day, towards
Night went to the Printers
and Coming back I
on rs
Mother in
bout
to r
there again —
about half
after 10 went into the
Multitude of
People, it is
a large
well filled, — I Spoke from
Luke XII: 21: and
there
was a Serious attention —
in the
1
the Power of god accompanied
the word there was
a great
Shower of Tears, and I
think they will not Soon for
get
the Day, — after Service
went to rr
and Directly after eating
went on to r
took me in his
Stayte
and I have been in his
got to his
Sit
setd
Slept Quietly. —
got up
very Early, and about 12
the People began to Collect
there was a large Congrega
tion, and I Spoke to them from
good attention of People
and
they attend well, but I had not
much freedom — as Soon as the
meeting was over, I went in
a r
and there was a great Num
ber of
People, and I Spoke
to them from 1
I had but a little
word, yet there was good
went on my
way Soon after
went
Field
Lodged at r
after
at Brother
in the
I r
it was
t
Yoke
but
much but a little
while and So
r
I Conclud
ed to go with a
to
and they had to go a mile a
two
to Iron Works, and they were
gone all Day, about KCan-
dle Lighting, they returned bac
to r
in their
mare at r
it was about 18 miles we
had to go, and
and we got to the Place at
r
bout midnight, and I was
much
to Sleep Soon, and had a Com
fortable
was at
r
Time after r
Carried me in a r
Latins
there I Lodged, and was kind
ly
man, and it was a
&slong;ent
sant
all Night, —
about 9
the People Came
and there was a great num
ber of people Collected
toge-
there and I Spoke from
attended Solemnly, Soon after
meeting r
me in his
to a
about 5 miles
there, about
to the
was a large number of
People, and Spoke from
Acts 9
r
his
with him, and it was
very bad
Time, and there I
and was
ly once more