11 “Appointment to Preside”

As the year 1853 approached, Perrigrine was sailing toward Great Britain, where he would spend an eye-opening and busy two years. During most of his mission he was unwell, but he was dogged in his determination to fulfill his responsibilities. With aplomb he shouldered heavy duties for one with so little experience. An undocumented family record states: “Dec. 19, 1853—Elder Perrigrine Sessions wrote from Manchester, Eng., that the Saints there had held a very successful conference. Elders John S. Fullmer and Wm. Empy were both present. In the first six months after Elder Sessions arrived in Manchester, they had baptized 155 converts; in the last three months, 70.”

Saturday, February 5, 1853, the Millennial Star¹ published a letter titled, “Go! Ye Swift Messengers.” It was written by Benjamin Brown, who was also a missionary called to England. Dated Liverpool, January 8, 1853, Brown described the ship company with which Perrigrine sailed.

Dear Brother Richards.–Please make such use as your judgment directs, of the following brief sketch gathered from a journal of a company of Elders, while crossing the Atlantic from New York to Liverpool. Sailed from New York, December 17th, landed at Liverpool 5th January, 1853. Company consisted of twenty-one in number, regularly organized: Benjamin Brown, President, Perrygrine Sessions, and S. H. Earl, Counsellors; Charles Smith, chaplain and chorister; John Oakley, clerk.

We came together every morning and evening to pray, sing, and speak freely our minds, some expressing themselves as feeling a greater portion of the Spirit of God, and more special manifestations of His power than they had felt for a long time. All were in good spirits, and expressed their gratitude to God, and their confidence in Him, and that the blessings placed upon them in the Valley of the Mountains, had been more than realized thus far. We have had a sufficiency to come along with, with little hinderance; in this a miracle has been done, for some of us were entirely without means when in the state of Missouri.

From the time we left Sandy Hook, the wind blew a gale, and sometimes a violent storm, but, with very little exception, was favourable to our passage. When the wind fell, or the storm and raging sea tossed the ship, we called on the Controller of the elements to “temper the breeze,” and it was answered sometimes before we asked; then we remembered the blessings placed on us by the servants of the Lord. So while there “into the sides of the ship,” (like Jonah in regard to his indifference to danger,) we slept while the waves were dashing over the deck, tossing the vessel at their mercy, and the officers fearing she could not keep above them. We felt and experienced, though we might be in the “bowels of hell,” we could enjoy ourselves and praise the Lord.

We must not forget to mention that we were afflicted some with sea sickness, and some evil spirits also, to cause the physical as well as the mental part of man to feel that the devil was not asleep nor idle.

Now that we are past the dangers of the deep, as well as the dangers of the land, we feel to confide in the Lord, and trust in His word as promised through His servants, that we shall, by the Spirit of the Lord, cause the honest in heart to rejoice in the truth, and make their escape from Babylon, even “Babylon the great, which shall fall.”

Yours in the truth, BENJAMIN BROWN²

On January 1, 1853, some days before Perrigrine mentioned that he visited the offices of the Millennial Star, an editorial promised that “the labours of such a band of elders as were deputed on missions at the August Conference in Salt Lake City, will, without doubt, accomplish great things in rolling on the wheels of salvation to the ends of the earth, and in effecting a rapid increase of members, faith, and strength, to the Kingdom of God.”³ In the same issue, another article was published entitled “Revelation Given to Joseph Smith, July 12, 1843.” It quoted in full what became Doctrine and Covenants 132, “the revelation given to Joseph Smith concerning plural marriage.”⁴ On January 8, 1853, an editorial was published as a follow-up to the foregoing article. It explained, “In the course of events associated with the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God, it has fallen to our lot to bring before the Saints of the British Isles, and our readers generally, one of the most important Revelations that have come through the Prophet Joseph unto man in this last dispensation.” Prophetically, it continued, “None seem to penetrate so deep, or be so well calculated to shake to its very centre the social structure which has been reared and vainly nurtured by this profoundly wise and Christian generation.”⁵

The same issue announced the arrival of Elders Orson Spencer on a mission to Prussia; Daniel Spencer and John Van Cott to Birmingham, Worcestershire, Cheltenham, and Herefordshire; and Elias Gardner to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. All had

sailed from Boston, on board the steam-ship America, and landed in Liverpool on the 20th December, 1852; they had rather a rough voyage, but nevertheless appear in excellent health and spirits; they are the first of the band of Elders appointed on missions from Great Salt Lake City last August, and have accomplished a land and sea journey of near seven thousand miles in about three months, being one third longer than the mails usually perform the journey in. Isaiah terms the servants of God in the last days, “swift messengers” to the nations.⁶

On January 22, 1853, the Star reported:

On the 5th instant, the following Elders, also from Salt Lake Valley, arrived amongst us, per ship American Union from New York; —Benjamin Brown, James G. Willie, Perrygrine Sessions, Mellen Atwood, Charles Smith, Sylvester H. Earl, David Grant, Thomas W. Treat, John Oakley, Daniel D. McArthur, Edward Bunker, and Samuel Glasgow, on missions to England; John McDonald, to Ireland; Jacob Houtz, and Moses Clough, to Prussia; George Piersey, to Denmark; Edward Stevenson, and Nathan T. Porter, to Gibraltar; George C. Riser, Jacob F. Secrist, and George Mayer, to Germany.

In the list under the heading “Appointments. — . . . Elder Perrygrine Sessions is appointed to succeed Elder Jonathan Midgley in the Presidency of the Manchester Conference.”⁷

The Manchester Conference was organized April 6, 1841, even though William Clayton had labored in the area as early as 1837. During the organizational meeting, branches were formed in Manchester, Stockport, Duckinfield, Oldham, Bolton, and in some other areas. These branches were then consolidated into one conference by Apostle Parley P. Pratt, who was the presiding authority. In 1841 there were 433 members of the Church, including 7 elders, 15 priests, and 9 teachers. By June 30, 1852, the number of members in the Manchester Conference had increased to 3,166 in 36 branches, despite substantial emigration that had taken place recently. And 155 new members had been baptized during the previous six months. There were then 185 elders, 173 priests, 127 teachers, and 57 deacons.⁸

For some time following the pronouncements about plural marriage, articles explaining and propounding the practice of celestial marriage and polygamy frequented the pages of the Star. For example, on January 8, 1853, an unsigned editorial expressed these sentiments:

The sealing powers of the Holy Priesthood, by which the celestial union or marriage is consummated for eternity, should interest every son and daughter of Adam, who desires, in this probation, to lay a permanent foundation for an eternal kingdom and glory. . . . It is not for the present, but for eternity, that we live; and nothing less than eternal motives should prompt our every action; for unless such be the case, men cannot partake of the eternal powers of the Godhead, and thereby become Gods, even the sons of God. . . . Again, we would say, let the Saints of God everywhere take heed to their ways, and walk in His ordinances blameless; then shall the light of revelation continue to shine upon their path, and its increasing brightness continue unto the perfect day, when they shall see as they are seen, and know as they are known.⁹

The public pronouncement in Utah on celestial marriage had, of course, occurred just prior to Perrigrine’s mission call. According to William Clayton, the purpose of the mission was to teach “the principle.”

The revelation on celestial marriage had been received in answer, perhaps as early as 1831, to Joseph Smith’s inquiry about the Old Testament figures of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon having many wives and concubines. According to Joseph, he received the response that when commanded by the Lord, plural marriage was acceptable. But further information was also given. Marriage sanctioned by the Holy Spirit of promise and performed by priesthood holders would last into eternity, depending upon certain conditions. Murder, blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, adultery, and sinning of any kind were forbidden. Joseph was given the appointment to “restore all things,” according to the ancient examples of Abraham and others about whom he had inquired.¹⁰

Actual “evidence for the practice of plural marriage during the 1830s is scant,” with perhaps a marriage of Joseph Smith to Fanny Alger.¹¹ The first plural marriage “was professedly inaugurated on April 5, 1841, in a cornfield outside the city of Nauvoo, Illinois, with the sealing of Louisa Beaman to Joseph Smith. And it was brought to an official end with the Manifesto in 1890 and by a resolution adopted at the 74th Annual Conference of the Utah Church on April 4, 1904.”¹²

On January 29, 1853, the Star gave notice of a new tract that was ready for sale, “Patriarchal Order or Plurality of Wives,” by Elder Orson Spencer. “We presume it will be the means of expanding the minds of many to behold the wondrous things of the law of God, the punishment of the wicked, and the promises and blessings which are the inheritance of the righteous.”¹³

On February 12, 1853, the Star published the first in a series of question-and-answer articles about polygamy. It averred that “it is consistent with the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”¹⁴

In other words, there was a blitz of information and justification for what the elders had been sent forth to preach. It would appear, however, that the primary responsibility of the missionaries was to inform prospective immigrants of the practice and to minimize any shock or disillusionment they might have when they reached Zion—not to convert them to practice the principle there. In general terms, the percentage of Latter-day Saints involved in plural marriage in the 1850s was low, although it varied from town to town and from decade to decade. According to certain studies, fewer than 10 percent of the men and 12 percent of the women were involved in polygamy; less than 10 percent of the children came from polygamous households. Most polygamous men (66.3 percent) married only one extra wife, a few (21.2 percent) three, and fewer (6.7 percent) four. Fewer than 6 percent (5.8 percent) of polygamous men married five or more women.¹⁵

As Perrigrine preached, he was conscious of the reasoning presented in the advertising campaign of the Star. He was earnest and was converted to his own message. At least his life appeared to conform to what he professed. From all indications, his obedience to the principle of plural marriage was successful. His eight wives and fifty-five children leave no hints otherwise. His posterity would indeed be something like that promised to Abraham.

In his diary, Perrigrine narrated his experiences in England with an air of nonchalance. In Manchester he faced the forces that created the first of the industrial cities of the Western world, including, for then, modern transportation. By 1850, Manchester was becoming a metropolis with suburbs and smaller towns in Lancashire, Cheshire, and Derbyshire. Between 1838 and 1850, the population of the Manchester area had grown from 180,000 people to approximately 500,000 people.¹⁶ That seems overwhelming by almost any standard but particularly so for the mid-1800s and in the view of an ordinary man such as Perrigrine Sessions.

Even more overwhelming were the responsibilities Perrigrine carried. There were 51,000 converts in Great Britain by 1851, but by the end of the decade, conversions were not keeping pace with defections and emigration. Emigration jumped 462 percent between 1852 and 1855 (from 581 to 2,686). Branches decreased from 742 in 1852 to 408 in 1860. Excommunications accounted for 50 percent of the total decrease between 1853 and 1859.¹⁷ Neglect of duty, apostasy, and contempt of council were various reasons given for the action; a few members simply requested that they be removed from the fellowship of the Church. Some of the apostasy has been attributed to teachings on plural marriage and about the God head that were emphasized especially by Orson Pratt and Orson Hyde.¹⁸

John S. Fullmer suggested what the problems were in a diary entry on January 1, 1855; he had just been released from his pastoral duties over the Manchester Conference. He wrote:

That they [the priesthood] very well knew that they had quarrelled with every President and Pastor that had been appointed in the Conference for years and because I would not suffer them to be the head and dictate to me and the whole Conference, they had sought to give me a Set to also, but I had fearlessly told them of their faults and had put my foot hard upon their rebellion; and now as I was about to leave them perhaps forever, I was preaching my farewell Sermon to them and hoped that my words would find a place in their hearts and stick to them as though they were barbed arrows hurled from the Sinewy hands of a strong archer.¹⁹

Perrigrine mentioned that Fullmer and he had spent a lot of time visiting different branches and holding council meetings. He also wrote about some specific problems he confronted. Indeed, his assignment was not an easy one.

Perrigrine’s Missionary Diary

JANUARY 1853

Jan 1/1853 a fine fare day and saw some fish along side of the ship they followed us all day here we Spent the day on deck wuth with evry thing but that that was good I took a severe cold and when the man was Buried on the first am/was quite sick 2 Sunday morning not any/much better of my cold the wether clear and cold too Vessels in sight/site and some sines/signs of land the water clear 3 fine wether and land in sight/site it is the mountains in Ierland this made us feal well altho my health poor saw many Vessels and five or six litehouses the wind raised & the Ship had to cast Ancor/lay by as we were in the Irish chanel that is narow 4 sick all day in Bed with the cold I had taken in the evening had hands laid on me and was better 5 rainy and cold a pilot came on board with a steam tug and took us into Liverpool and at too in the after noon landid in Liverpool went through the custom house from thence to Great Cross hall street staid/ Stoped to Mrs Powels/to a Public house kept by Mrs Powel met with a large number of American Elders and some too hundread Saints from Denmark on their way to Salt Lake/ the Valey²⁰ 6 went too the Melenial/ Mullinium star Office in the evening/held a/atendid meting and I spoke in connec^tion^ with others of the Elders/I was caled to speak in a large hall and a large congragation and bore testamony of the blessings of God that had been over us since we left our homes 7 bought some three parasols and four handkerchiefs and sent home with one pare of blankets and a hare Matrus [mattress] and bought baught a fine shall [shawl] that I sent all but the shall sent these things by brother John Fosgreen and the shall I sent it by Sister Lite George Lites wife from South Hampton England²¹ 8 bought me my self a sute of clothes and an umbrella with Bouts [boots] and hat and umbrellah as it raines evry day got my apointment for labour to Preside in/over the Manchester Conference left Liverpool at six oclock in the Evening with Elder T[homas]. W. Treat²² landid too Elder Jonathan Mig^d^ley²³ in Manchester/arived in Manchester at nine took a Cab that caried us to Jonathan Midgleys No 11 Peel Terrace Tamwurth Street Stretferd Road Hulme staide all night he being the President of the conference 9 took the cars train²⁴ and went to the Radcliffe branch atendid/held Me[et]ing with about one hundrad saints that were strong in the faith under the Presidency of Elder James Crossley Ordained too Elders and severil to the leser Priesthood took super at brother croseley[.]²⁵

Cities in England visited by Perrigrine.

Sidebar: Sarah Crossley’s Personal Account

In a little town of Radcliff, Manchester, Eng. lived a family by the name of Crossley. My father, James Crossley who married Mary Jarvis, the children being Sarah, Hannah, Ephriam, and Joseph. Joseph, the eldest, a half brother was a cripple. He had suffered as a child and left a cripple for life, but of sweet disposition. We were a happy family under the circumstances. My childhood days were happy ones as I ran and played with my companions, carefree and gay in the cheerful little village of Radcliff. A neat little cottage full of comfort and happiness was my home.

My Mother and Father belonged to the Methodist Church and took us children there on the Sabbath until the Gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to us in the year of 1851, which we were eager and glad to accept. I was nine years of age at the time. Many of the elders came to our home and stayed with us. Our doors were always open to them. Among them came Elder Sessions, President of the Manchester Mission. I was very fond of him and would creep near to listen to his every word. Sometimes he would take us children on his lap and tell us of his home and wonderful experiences in his work in the Church.

He often urged my father to go to America and unite with the Saints in the Rocky Mountains. This time my father did, leaving Mother and us children to follow as soon as he could make a home for us; this was not easily done for work was scarce and money hard to obtain. We almost despaired of ever seeing him again, but after two years the way came to us.

Perrigrine’s Missionary Diary

returned to Manchester met/in meting with the Manchester branch of about eight hundread saints found them with the spirit of the Lord and Elder Cook preaching to them after he closed I made some remar^ks^ with other brethren brother Midsley giveing me an introduc[tion] to the metings found him glad to see me and Elder Treat staid with him Elder Cook was speaking when I went in he Closed and I was introduced by Elder C H. Wheelock and Brother Migley talked to the People with tolrable Atention some roudies in the Galery that I told if they would behave themselves I would not lay hands on them they thought best to keep order the Saints received me very kindley as their President staid at Brother Midgleys health poor 10 went to Elder James Walkers the presiding Ofiser/Elder over the district atendid a Branch meting in one of the destrict metings found the/a good spirit prevailed with them 11 went to Ashton [Ashton-under-Lyne] met with about one hundred saints under the charge of James Whitworth met with Elder Willard snow Cook & Whelock and The Pastur/Pasture of the conference²⁶ here the spirit of God was with the Saints and Elders/the Lord pored out his spirit upon the saints 12 returned to/with Elder Midgley to Manchester my health not verry good/Poor the cold setled on my lungs with fever nites as my lungs are some affected with a severe cold 13 went to Stockport on the cars that run over the river Mercer [Mersey] 90 feet high rode over the tops of the bildings could look down into the tops of three story chimnies in the town atendid meting and found a number of the Elders Willard Snow & Cock & Whelock [I] spoke on the New Revelation on Celestial mariage with a good spirit with the saints this was intradused in that conference one week before this branch numbers about three hundred many were tried and much oposition yet the Spirit rested upon me and the saints which numbered some three hundred saints Presided over by Elder Robert Dun staide all nite to the presiding Elders brother Duns 14 returned to Manchester with brother Midgley and went thence to Swinton to brother Aaron Smithurst/smithers staid all night - many of the saints came in had a good visit 15 a verry dark day/the day dark & rainey visited the Manchester Union industrial school here I saw about nine hundred children and their instucters these children are the poor these children are from six to fifteen years old they know nething of their Parent age they live in this build^ing^ and learn/are learn^ed^ to work I saw whare they eat and slept and worked this was quite a site for me here they had preaching all in this establishment/building kept their store[s] and raised their own pork and vegitables and some to sell atendid meting in the evening in the branch with the oficers/with the saints with the/a good spirit Manifest 16 Started for sterry bridg/Stely Bridg [Stalybridge] but was too late & was to late for the train/cars and took the buss and they staled but we arived at too oclock/arived at too in the afternoon met with the conference found Elder Duel there & cook and a good spirit with the conference had a pleasant time thence to stockport and staid to brother Robert Duns 17 visited severil of the brethren & atendid meting in the evening had a splendid meting with the saints and the blessings of the Lord was with us there 18 took the [railroad] Cars to Manchester in company with brother/Elder Midgley Duel and Treat thence to Bury/Burry held a meting with a large congragation and good atention staid to Brother Henry Stocks 19 took brakefast to brother Gragison/Gregsons thence to Manchester on the cars helth/health good atendid a counsil meting staid to the conference house thence to Holdham/Oldham preacht to a small congragation/audaence Staid to brother Luke Neal/Neil [president of the Oldham District] 20 thence to Manchester met with a counsil of Elders herd the reports from the different branches of the Conference staid to the conference house²⁷ 21 wrote a letter to stockport and one to Iowa City to my sister [Sylvia] staid all nite rainy wether and my health poor rained all the time thus far evry day while here health poor 22 received a letter from Stockport from Elder Dun 23 visited severil of the brethren/families staid to the conference house/same place 24 Preacht in the Mecanicks [Mechanics’] Institution²⁸ to a large Assembly staid to the same place - 25 visited severil of the saints during the day and went to the Theiter with his brother Midgley & his Sister Ann staide to the same place 26 went to Ashton herd Elder Whelock preach the people paid good atention staid in Ashton 27 to Ratliffe [Radcliff] and preacht to atentive asembly of Saints and Sinners staid to Elder Crossleys health pour 28 thence to Radcliffe Rotchdale/Rochdale to Elder Levi Riggs met with the Saints preacht to them but not so much of the spirit as on former ocasions 29 thence to Manchester on the stage found a letter from home all well thence to Bolton staid to Elder Hoalts/Robert Holts 30 preacht to a large Asembly of saints in company with Elder Midgley good atention 31 preacht in Brakemit/Brightmet fold staid to brother Rounsdens/Ramsdens[.]

FEBRUARY 1853

Feb 1 thence to Manchester Atendid conference in the Carpenters Hall a verry large Asembly²⁹ here I found many responsibilities roleing upon me and duties staid to the Conference house 2 thence to Halsham/Halsha more preacht to a small asembley/congragation with good atention staid to James Halloz/Hollises President of the branch 3 to Tylsdey/Tilsdale [Tyldesley] preacht to a small asembly of saints and the spirit of the Lord was manifest was with the saints/us staid to Elder James Harts 4 thence to Manchester staid all night to the conference house³⁰ 5 to Oldham in company with Elder Midgley atended a Consert goten up by the saints the house much crouded I had the priviledge of takeing apart with them which pased off well staid to brother Luke Neild 6 took the traine to Liverpool atendid a conference herd Elder Whelock preach his fare well sermon before going to America staid to Powels in Great croshall street health poor caugh horid apetite poor 7 atendid a Consert with the saints that are going to the Valey here we had many good instructions that were good heard a report from Elders Orson Spencer & Jacob Houtz from Prusia they were rejected by the King of that Nation³¹ and had but few hours to stay this made the meting very interesting I had the priviledge to speak a few words staid to Elder McDonals in Liverpool 8 in company with Elder C. H. Welock after takeing diner with brothers Wm Talor and James T Park and Edward Martin that had just landed from the Valey we went to Ashton met with the saints and herd many of them speak in tongues³² and bid good by to about fifty that start in the of morning for the Valey staid to brother Jerrimiah Pickuf Cavindish street Ashton 9 see the saints start wrote one letter to my Family and one to my Sister thence to S^t^eley bridg preacht to a small congragation of saints and the spirit of the Lord was with us staid to brother James Pugson health poor 10 hard staid in parliament street - No 44 11 Preacht in Hyde to a small branch of the church with good atention staid all night healh poor 12 to Wagan [Wigan] to atend a counsil meting³³ and found them all by the ears and redy to devour each other but after a little whiping [by] the Priesthood they agreed to forgive each other and burey all their troubles staid to William Alkens Chapil lane next to the pond [pawn?] shop health a little better 13 Sunday preacht twise with good atention staid to the same place health poor 14 To Manchester and found Elder Fulmer at the Conference house staid all night had many of the saints to visit me 15 visited brother shaw and baught six Yards of plad [plaid] to send home to my children³⁴ and Atendid meting spoke on the exaltation of man in connection with brother Fulmer³⁵ staid to the conference house 16 went to Stockport took dinner with brother Dunn met with Elder Treat and he returned to Manchester with me and in the evening visited brother Burch in company with Elder Fulmer had a good visit staid to the conference house health poor 17 took the Omnibus³⁶ and went to Rockdale [Rochdale] to brother Luke Neiles in Co with Elder Fulmer Met with the saints and found the^m^ in trouble & a hard spirit with them and dissensions in their midst but after labouring with them their was a good spirit restored staid to brother Rigses 18 in company with Elder Fulmer we visited a coton & wolen factory whare the[y] made some thre Twelve thousan Yds of cloth went all through these factories³⁷ thence to an old church that was about built about seven hundred years a go here they preach a funeril sermon evry day let there bee more or less to bury we saw three buried they dig deep in the ground and put one coffin on top of another untill they fill the hole full here thousans lay on a smal spot of ground this scene was verry interesting to me³⁸ staid to brother Rigeses 19 To Tot[t]ington on and atendid a party with the priesthood had a good super and some amusement and staid brother Croshaws President of the branch health poor 20 held three metings in Bury in company with Elder Fultmer staid to brother [left blank] 21 visited severil of the saints and held another meting with with the saints and a good spirit in their midst staid to brother Henry stocks the President of the branch 22 thence to Manchester took dinner at the conference house with Elder Fulmer thence to Victoria rail station and parted with brother Fulmer and went to Ashton met with the saints preacht to them and the spirit of the Lord was with us staid to brother John Lees 23 visited brother Wm Booth 110 Park Church Street thence to Olt [Alt] Hill preacht to afew saints and returned to Ashton and staid to brother Lees health poor wether cold thence to Manchester atendid a council meting of the Priesthood a good spirit prevailing staid to brother Joh^n^sons 24 visited severil of the saints staid to the conference house 25 thence to Stockport and atendid a party with many of the saints and had a good time 26 preacht twise to the saints and staid to brother samuel Morehouse health good 27 thence to Manchester and found brother Daniel Spensesr [Spencer] at the Conferene house Atendid meting in Manchester staid all night 28 staid all night and done some buisness[.]

MARCH 1853

March 1 went to Bury held a Meting in connection with brother Spenser staid to brother Stocks health good as common 2 Thence to Bolton Atendid meting and preacht to a small congragation staid to brother Hoalts health poor 3 to Brakemet fold preacht wit[h] good atention staid all night 4 to Rochdale to Elder Levi Riggs staid all night 5 Sunday went to Hyde and preacht to a small congragation thence to Rochdale and preacht againe with good atention staid to brother Riggses 6 thence to Manchester and parted with Elder Spenser his health poor thence to Stockport to setle some fealings in the Priesthood 7 to Swinton staid to brother Smithes found Elder Atwood and gave him a Mission to Rochdale 8 preacht to a small branch of the saints good spirit prevailed staid to the same place health poor 9 thence to Manchester atendid council Meting had up the case of [Samuel] Authorn weight [Hawthornthwaite]³⁹ and referred him to Brother Samuel Richards staid to the conference house 10 to Salford made severil visits and went to Stockport staid to Elder Dunn 11 atendid a baptism of too staid to brother Morehouses 21 [12] - to Manchester preacht twise to a large congragation in the Mecanicks institution staid to the conference house 13 met with Elder Treat went to Salford and preacht to a small congragation and staid to brother Thorps with brother Treet health poor 14 returned to Manchester wrote a letter home to my family and sent them some things by brother James Newton 4 pars sidecombs 1 Cravat 1 box of invelops 2 pocket knives and wrote ten letters to the Districts in the conference giving notice of the quartley conference and preacht in the even[ing] to a small Asembly and met with Elder Bolton⁴⁰ from France on his way from home to the Valey received from Liverpool the portraits of the Presidents of the church and the Twelve staid to the conference house 15 to Middleton preacht to an atentive Asembly staid to James Wood 16 to blue Pitts to sister Mittens to dinner and saw a Woman that had walked abo elevin miles after being sick and had her child on the road and brought it in her arms five miles got home at five in the Morning out all most all the knight thence to Rochdale to setle some buisness on difficulties betwene brother Atwood and the branch staid to brother Riggs the wether cold and stormy with snow 17 to Manchester staid 18 to the conference house 18 to Stely bridg and atendid a festivil and had a good time staid all night 19 preacht twise and atendid a council meting one baptised and conferme[d] the Spirit of the Lord atendid the servises of the day staid all night 20 to Manchester atendid a sosial Meting with the saints health poor 21 to Ratcliff atendid Meting preacht with good spirit pravailed staid to Elder Crossleys cold wether some snow 22 preacht againe staid to the same place 23 to Manchester atendid council metings of the district health poor 24 was good Friday went to Ashton in company with Elder Blackburn and atendid a party that went of well Staid to brother Lees 25 to Manchester found Elder Fulmer staid to the conference house 26 held a conference in the Carpenters Hall⁴¹ A^t^endid with the saints from all Districksts and reports from thirty some branches all in good condition the buisnes of the day pased off well with many interesting speaches 27 to Ashton saw a mans efigy on horseback ascorted through the town with a Marsial band of Musick this Man was killed in this Town some seventy or eighty years a go and a cirtin amount of money apropriated by the Government that on good Friday of each year his efigy should bee taken through the principle streets and then his head shot off and sold to the highest bidder as a Memorial of him as an Opresser and a tirent⁴² then I went to the Anaversiry of the Sabath School Established by the Laterday saints in forty nine this was an interesting meting⁴³ had a good super staid too John Lees 28 to Manchester with Elder Fullmer visited some of the saints and staid to the Conference house health poor 30 took a ride with brother Burch about thirty miles which was quite pleasent to ride in a Gig [a light carriage with one set of wheels] with a good horse which we had returned and had company to the conference house staid to the conference house 31 Elder Fulmer started for Preston conference[.]

APRIL 1853

April 1 visited severil of the saints and atendid council Meting with the Manches^ter^ District and received Hauthorn wait into the church as he had been cut off before staid to the conference house 2 gave up the house by paying £1-^s^17-^D^6 in advance and Moved to Elder Walkers 22 Union Street Andwick this will releave me of great expence and trouble 3 thence to Oldham to brother [left blank] and atendid council Meting in that district with ^a^ good spirit staid to Elder Neilds health poor 3 preacht three times and the blessing of the Lord was with us by the gifts staid to the same place health poor 4 to Manchester and then to Stockport and Met with the council there but not a good spirit with them as some difficulties existed staid all night 5 to Bolton atendid meting with the saints and a Good Spirit prevailed staid to Elder Hoaltz health poor wether rainy 6 visited the saints in Boalton [Bolton] and preacht againe the saints rejoiceing in the truth staid to the same place health poor 7 wrote ten letters to the various districts to raise money for Levi Richards⁴⁴ atendid council Meting at Elder Hoalts had a good time staid all night health poor 8 wrote a letter to my Family in the Valey and went to Leith [Leigh?] to Elder John Holdens staid all night health poor 9 atendid a festivel in company with Elder Fulmer and Treat hat [had] a good time staid to the same place health better 10 to Bolton spoke in the Morning thence to Ratcliffe preacht and Setled some divisions in the Priesthood that have created much excitement and hard fealing staid to James croslies 11 to Manchester and preacht in Salford to a small company of saints good atention staid to Bro Nitingales 12 Atendid Meting in Ardwick [Adwickle Street?] preacht with good atention staid to Elder Walker health poor 13 to Liverpool saw brother Samuel Richards have some council from him⁴⁵ returned to Manchester staid to brother Walkers 14 thence to Stely Bridg incompany with Elder Fulmer held a meting in company with brother Fulmer staid to brother Pugsons 15 preacht at Stely Bridg staid all night health good 16 to Ashton visited the saints found all well 17 Sunday Atendid a district conference preacht twice & Elder Fulmer once staide to brother Lees 18 to Stockport and setled dificulties with brother Dun and Ginies staid all night health good 19 to cross More [Crossmoor] Branch preacht to a small company of Saints staid to Mr. Broad Herst in an Old house that John Wesley had preacht in years before as it is an Old house fine wether during this day visited a Gentleman and took tea with him by the Name of John Webb this man was inquireing for the truth 20 preacht in Stockport near Portwood good Atention 21 to Manchester staid to Elder Walkers health good 22 wrote a letter to E. B. Tripp in Ioway staid to brother Shaws in Manchester 23 to Swinton staid to brother Smithes 24 Sunday atendid a District Conference preacht twise too Baptised staid to the same place 25 met with Elder Fulmer staid same ^place^ 26 to Oldham with Elder Fulmer staid to Elder Neilds 27 to Motrom ^Riton^ [Royton] preacht to a small Asembly of Saints staid all night 28 to Shaw ^Algate^ brother Fulmer preacht staid all nite 29 to Ashton atendid Council Meting and staid to sister Hewits 30 to Stely Brig and Atendid a tea party and went off well Many Strangers Atendid staid all knight[.]

John S. Fullmer was a missionary in Manchester, England, with Perrigrine. Fullmer recorded some of the trials the missionaries encountered in England. Courtesy Church Archives.

MAY 1853

May 1 preacht twise with good Atention and Many strangers to here got a box and too Volom [volumes] of the [Millennial] Star a present from brother Pugson 2 to Manchester again met Elder Fulmer health good and the wether fine thence to Bolton and staid to Elder Hoalts 3 to [H]Indley preacht to a small congregation and had a good meting 4 to Wagan [Wigan] staid to brother Harkers health ^good^ 5 visited and took dinner to brother Mackswells and took a walk in a Gentlemens Park thence to Meting & Preacht good Atention and a good Spirit with the saints staid to brother Beties & the Bugs like to have eat me up head and ears 6 to Leighth [Leigh] preacht to a large congragation staid all night 7 to Manchester to brother Johnsons on a avisit staid to Elder Walkers Sunday 8 preacht in Manchester once and Elder Blackburns staid to the same place Mo 9 to Midleton preacht once Staid all night health poor Tues 10 to Bury preacht to an atentive congragation Staid to brother Gragsons Wed 11 to Stockport staide to brother Morehous to Manchester preacht to a small congragation with Good atention staid all night and a Man killed his wife on the oposite side of the street⁴⁶ Thurs 12 to Stockport the wether cold and the hills covered with snow and have been since the seventh and will continue for days Aple & pare trees in blossom and the fields look green but cold wether staid to Morehouses in portwood Fri 13 staid to brother Ginies health poor Sat 14 atendid a tea party in Stockport had a good time Staid with Elder treat to brother Morehouse health poor Sun 15 preacht three times to a large congragation with good atention too came forward for baptism Staid to brother Duns health poor Mo 16 to Manchester saw Elder Fulmer and partid with him and he went to Liverpool & I staid to brother Shaws health a little better and atendid a Sosial Meting with the Saints Tues 17 took a walk with brother Shaw and went to Meting Staid to the same place Wed 18 went with brother Shaw to a horse race whare there was not less then one hundrad thousan People some drunk some sober others mad and others glad here all kinds of gambling was carid on such a scene as I never saw before in my life staid to the same place Th 19 went to a place caled Bucket hole Cluff⁴⁷ a grove of timber with about three hundread of the Manchester saints and the sabath school here I saw some fun as we staid on the ground about six hours thence to Salford staid all night tierd 20 to Oldham M to a fesit[v]al of Joseph & his brethren in Egypt did not go off verry well staid to Elder Luke Neilds health ^por^ Sat 21 to Ashton and took a ride on the canol [canal] with the saints or about one hundread and fifty of them to a place caled Marple gardings⁴⁸ Staid about six hours this was a bout seven Miles had a good time staid to Elder Lees Sun 22 preacht twise with good atention staid to the same place wrote a letter to Osgood Vergin in the States Mo 23 rote a letter to my family and went to Manchester saw Elder Treat and Blackburn the traveling Elders in the Manchester Conference thence to Stockport and atendid a counsil with the Priesthood gave them some counsil about removeing the Elders from place to place as had been the custom before this I put down the changing of Presidents of Branches staid to Elder Ginises Tu [2]4 thince to brother Moris Morehouses and Elder Blakey Baptised a man by the name of french a doctor⁴⁹ thence to Manchester staid to Elder Walkers after atending Meting in that district met Elder Barns had a good time Wed 25 to Radcliffe preacht with a good spirit with the saints staid to Elder Crosleys Thur 26 to Totington atendid council Meting staid all night health poor Frid 27 went through a print works whare they print calico staid to the same place Satur 28 to Bury atendid council meting and cut John Grayson off from the church s[t]aid to brother Halls Sun 29 preacht once and went to Radcliffe and preacht in the evening health very poor staid all night Mon 30 to Manchester staid to Elder Walkers and got too letters from home one from family and one from Mother Tues 31 wrote a letter to my Family and went to Sheffield and see Elder Glover found him in good health atendid meting in Shefield staid all night health por[.]

JUNE 1853

June [written sideways in margin] Wen 1 went to a small town ^Chesterfield^ eighteen miles staid all night quite sick and feble Thur 2 to Manchester 58 miles hardly able to set up staid to Elder Walkers Fri 3 to Liverpool saw Elder Orson pratt from America and Elder Darwin Richerson [Richardson] on his way from Jamaca [Jamaica?] as that People rejected him and the Gospil and he was obliged to leave returned back to Manchester with brother Richerson staid to Elder Walkers health poor received severil letters Sat 4 Visited some of the saints in Manchester and staid to brother Shaws no better in health Sun 5 atendid Meting in Manchester and herd Elder Richerson preach upon the duty of the Saints and I spoke on the same principles had a good Meting took up a collection for brother Richerson took up 26 Shilings staid to Elder Walkers Mon 6 Visited some of the Saints staid to the same place Tues 7 Elder Richerdson went to Liverpool and I went to Ashton atendid Meting preacht a short discors upon the dealings of God with all ages of the World and with the Saints in the last days had a good meting & staid to brother Leas Wed 8 to Rochdale atendid Meting preacht on the powers of the one to lead the Saints away as well in this age as in former days staid to Elder Riggs health verry poor Thur 9 staid all day and sick Frid 10 to Stockport staid to brother Morehouses met with Elder Blackburn Slept with him and told him a dream that I had the night before I saw a large black snake about ten feet long and a grey one about the same sise that had the Black one by the taile and I had her by the taile the one that I had by the taile looked big with yong the black one was tryeing to get away and puled her and me along u untill they came to a stream of water and I let go and as they run acrost Brother blackburn stood on the other side and I told him to watch them but they both came back acrost the stream and hid themselves in an old barn and as I was intence after them I walked round the Barn I saw another looking like the Grey one come by me quite swift and I had hard work to get out of her way and as I got out of that another one came in sight under some poles but they all got shelter under the old Barn the interpritation was at hand a cirtin man was intangled with three Wimin as I learned from Elder Blackburn and by my telling the dream it seamed that he had been watching the snakes as well as my self⁵⁰ Sat 11 visited the saints staid to the same place Sun 12 to Stely bridg preacht once with good atention staid to Braudbents health poor as I took a sever cold Mon 13 to Manchester sick staid to Elder Walkers Tues 14 went on Rochdale roade to Brother Micocks and got some under close [clothes] cut out visited brother Storp and returned to Manchester staid to the same place vere verry sick had hands laid on by Elder Walker Wed 15 this is my Birth day 39 years Old took dinner to Sister hills and had a good visit staid to brother Walkers verry sick & he laid hands upon me and I felt better and slept a little received Thur too letters one from brother Earl and one from brother crossley Thurs 16 to brother shaws and he and his Wife went to Deanes Gate and I ordered myself a coat and Vest and baught a handkerchief staid to brother Shaws Caughft verry hard & slept but little Frid 17 in the Morning felt bad Apitite poor took the coach and went to Salford near Sir Robert Peals [Peel’s] Park to on[e] of the Sisters in the church took diner and Visited the Park here I saw a pile of the lavia from Mount Vissouvious [Vesuvius] that had been thrown out by Volcanic Eruption⁵¹ and some pieces of a petrified tree with many other curiosities here I saw Sir Roberts Likeness in Plaster of Paris on a large Monument of well cut stone his statue is about ten feet high he was a noble looking felow and his name will be had in remembran^ce^ as he repealed the coort corn law in this Nation this gave him a great fame in this Land⁵² staid to Elder Walkers to Radclife June 18 <Sat> atendid a meting spoke on the Gathering and the trials of the Saints in crosseing the Plaines to the Valey and their liveing on Roots and Meet for Months staid to Thomas Smiths health a little Better 19 <Sun> preacht twise spoke on the duty of the Elders and Other Ofices in the Church a good Spirit prevailed in the Metings through the day 20 <Mo> to Manchester met Elders Treat Blackburn and Elder George Day gave them some counsil and atendid a social Meting in Manchester staid to Brother Shaws Health better 21 <Tues> got a new suit of clothes and hat —received severil letters and went [to] Ashton preacht upon the table moveing and the power of the Devil over the children of Men⁵³ staid to brother Lees 22 <Wen> to salford preacht to a small congragation staid all night health Be[tter] Thur 23 to Elder Walkers and wrote a letter to my family and went to Hide [Hyde] found some of the saints rather daubed with the Table turning⁵⁴ and I spoke on that subject and the spirit of the lord was with us staid all night Fri 24 returned to Manchester and found Elder Fullmer there reported my self to him and the standing of the saints staid all night to Elder Walkers Sat 25 too sisters came there and one of them confesed that she and treat had comited adultry this gave me such fealings that I can not discribe as I here learned the interpretation of my dream as there was one black one and three grey ones there is three wimin with Treat that are after him and one clost staid to the same place Sun 26 Met in Conference with about three thousan saints O.. Pratt S. W Richards with three other American Elders Bunker & Glover and Grant with about one hundread English Elders O. Pratt preacht a great discorse on the existance of Man & the building of a Temple and the importance of haveing our endewments went to 22 Union Street with Elder Pratt and Richards got some counsil pertaineing to T. W. Treat in the evening they returned to Liverpool The reports from the conference was good staid all night to Elder Walkers with Elder Fullmer 27 Monday caled a Council of Elders John S. Fulmer Wm Glover & Eward Bunker. David Grant Mc Donald & Robert Menzies Presidents of the Liverpool & Preston conferences with Elders Walker Allsup Burch & Blackburn I then cauled up Elder Thomas W.. Treat as suspision was upon him of adultry he arose and said Brethren that once was and am as long as I held the Holy Priesthood I stand before you a guil^t^y man I have been lead by the Devil and I am cut off from the kingdom of God perhaps forever I know this is the kingdom of God and if my life could atone for my sins⁵⁵ I would do it and let this bee a warning to you for while I have been teaching others to bee pure I have been in Adultry in too cases but it is the first time I feal a hevyer lode upon me then I ever did in My life caled the Brethren prey for me ^that I may^ get to My children I want you to save those that I have comited this sin I have lead them away - he seamed vur verry much Affected and so did the council it was agreed that he should be published in the Star⁵⁶ staid to Elder Walkers this has been a Day long to be remembered by me as it is nine years this [d]ay that the Prophet Joseph & Hyrum was Killed⁵⁷ and the Trial of Elder Treat Tuesday 28 went to brother Chapels to Diner thence to Ashton atendid Meting spoke after Elder Fullmer on the first principles of the Gospel⁵⁸ had a good Meting staid to brother Lees June Wednesday 29 to Manchester wrote a letter to Elder Kimball in the Valey thence to boalton Staid to Elder Hoalts after Atending a sosial Meting with the Saints spoke some on the power of the Devil to lead the saints away from the ^truth^ Thursday 30 took the traine to Leith and stopt to Diner with Brother Charles Edward Walch health good preacht to a small Asembly and the good spirit was with us staid to Brother Holdens[.]

JULY 1853

Friday June [July] 1 To Boalton to Elder Hoalts visited some of the saints staid All night with Elder Fulmer Saturday 2 to Preston by the Traine and staide to Elder Robert Mensies the President of the Preston conference met with Wm Empy an American Elder visited some of the saints took a walk and see the stone Arches acrost the river at that place that is Over one hundread feet there is five Arches this is a stupenduous work of Architecture the Raile roade pases over these Arches with enormus loades health improveing Sunday 3 Atendid conference in Preston and in the After noon was caled upon to Preach spoke upon the trials of the saints in former days and how easy it was to be lead away by the influence of the Devil Altho the Atual knowledge of God that the Mind can become so dark that like Peter we are redy to deny the Lord and forget the things we once knew had a good day at the conference⁵⁹ at - nine Oclock took the traine for Manchester Arived about eleven staid to Elder Walkers thirty Miles Monday 4 Met with Elder Blackburn gave him some council and wrote a letter to My Sister Sylvia in the state of Ioway and atendid a party to brother Shaws as he was about to go to America talked to the company about a half an hour had a good visit staid All night Tuesday 5 to Rochdale on the coach Staid to Elder Levi Riggs had a long detail of troubles in the District with their bad conduct this gave me bad fealings & I apointed a Meting for to setle the same Wednesday 6 to Oldham on the coach Atendid meting and preacht upon the power of the Devils to lead the Saints away from the truth and the power that he had had in former days and the power that was exersised among men in that movement and table turning & Rap[p]ing was the same power that the Astroligers had in Egypt in the days of Moses⁶⁰ staid to Elder Luke Neild health good Thursday 7 took the tha traine to Rochdale arived at eleven P.M. held a meting to setle some difficulties with the Priest hood disunion and hard fealings but they agreed to forgive each other staid to Elder crukas Riggs health good July Friday 8 took the coach to Totington Atendid a council Meting with the Priesthood gave them some instruction had a good time in the council staid to Elder Croshaws Saturday 9- Verry hevy thunder with hevy raine untill noon it cleared off & I took the traine & went to Midleton Staid to Elder Woods continued to raine all night took some cold health not so good Sunday 10 - Atendid Meting in Open Council to inquire into the cases of some unwise procedings of too or three of the Elders Jackson & Booth they confessed their falts and was forgiven in the After noon the Sacriment was Administered and a good spirit prevailed - took the Coach and went to Manchester atendid Meting Elder Richard Cook preacht & I spoke a short time staid too Elder Walkers Monday 11 Elders Fulmer & Empy arived from Preston Elder cook came in took Diner and brother Empy and I took the traine to Radcliffe I preacht to alarge congragation and the Spirit of the Lord was with us Staid to Elder Crosslies Tuesday 12 took the traine to Berry herd Elder Cook preach and I bore testimony & so did brother Empy staid to brother Gregsons health good Wedensday 13 took dinner to brother Furnises and then took the traine to Radcliffe With Elder Empy atendid meting to setle some dificulties with Brother Samuel Eckelsesly he was humble and was forgiven his faults preacht to the people and staid to James Crosslely health poor Thursday 14 to Stock port and preacht to the Saints upon the power of the Devil to lead the saints away from the truth staid to brother Antony Rites Friday 15 Visited many of the Saints and staid to brother Dunns Saturday 16 to Ashton and staid to brother Lees health poor had a soar mouth Sunday 17 preacht twise to Ashton with good Atention and a good spirit prevailed thence to Stely Bridg preacht to a small congragation and the Most of them saints thence to Dutonfield [Dronfield] and staid to brother Pugsons in parliament street Monday 18 to stockport with Elder Empy Atendid counsil meting gave them some counsil and staid to Elder Dunns Tues 19 took the traine to Ashton Elder Empy preacht with good Atention visited an Old Church that was built in 1410 we went into it the inside is fine the finest work that I ever saw in my life the out side on the collums are the most Auful looking faces carved out of the stone that I ever saw the most hidious looking serpents holding men by the tungs & All the deformities of human beings this was a novil to me while around this house and in it thousans of the human family are laid low packed down a vault dug some forty feet deep and then filled to the top with the dead here many meet evry day to bury their dead and a priest in his white dress to read over these vaults and the hidious faces looking at him while God & Angels laugh at his tom foolery with the cerrimonies over the dead My heart sickened while I stood and looked on and witnesed the blindness of the people with out the gifts of God and I felt to say Oh Lord God how long shal the blind leed the blind and polute the Earth for within one hundrid yards of this spot more than five hundread Prostitutes live and in the night time it would be imposable to aproach this church with out being insulted with these caracters but cease my pen⁶¹ staid to brother John Lee Wedensday 20 to Stely bridg and held a meting Elder Empy preacht and I bore testimony staid to brother Derums health poor Thursday 21 to Manchester and received too letters from home visited severil of the Saints and Atendid Council meting in Manchester staid to Elder Walkers parted with Elder Empy Sent him to Rochdale to labour for a week Friday 22 to Leigth by the traine staid to brother Raiph Smiths health poor Saturday 25 here I saw a rich site I saw a Mother and too Daughters drag the third daughter out of doors and such a fight as I never saw in in my life they got out of breath and the Mother and too Girls went in to the house and left the other in the street so exausted that she made me think of a sheep that a wolf had c[h]ased she stood half bent or sqot and the water run from her like runing from an eve spout this made me laugh and mad the scene one of disgues^t^ and Amusement this Girl had a chance [illegitimate] child she was nineteen years Old she staid in the street all night as the doores was locked against her this is one among the many such fights that I have seen here I have seen too Wives beet near to death in one night and one killed by her husband by nocking her down stairs when about to bee confined with her twenty third child by him this hapened acrost the street from whare I staid over night Saturday 23 Visited some of the saints and atendid a Council meting to settle some difficulties Among the Elders that all arose from a litle jeolisy of the power of their Ofice this I setled with them and staid to brother Wm Grice health poor Sunday 24 took the traine to Bolton and precht thre times with good atention by the saints and the world have a large congragation meting held in the town hall - staid to Elder Hoalts much fatigued Monday 25 saw a team and Wagon the Wagon weighed fifty five hundread with eight wheales and twenty horses worked on it of the largest sise they hall bailers that weigh twenty tuns on these wagons brother hoalt soaled my boots the wether fine and warm Atendid a police cort in the Town hall about twenty cases of Drunkenness caled up some of them exposeing themselves naked these cases fined five shilings and cost some for Asalt & batery severil Women with their faces malled so that they could hardly see out of their eyes fined five shillings and cost this seamed to be the highest fine inflicted and three for non payment was commitid to prison this was amusing to me to see the prisiners and witnesses all drunkar^ds^ and smelt as strong as an old beer house took dinnir to Elder Hoalts a number of the Saints came in and had a good visit during the after noon Staid all night health alitle better Tuesday 26 July took the traine to Leigh arived at 11 P.M. took dinner to brother Walshes visited Severil of the saints and preacht in the Evening upon the preexistance of Man & the Object in comeing here into this world and the work that we aught to do here had a Good time in speakeing staid to Raiph Smiths tierd all most out Wednesday 27 to [H]Indley to dinner and laid down and took a rest thence to Wagan [Wigan] and visited a pit by the road side that was some three hundread feet deep here some too hundread men were imployed in diging coales and a lot of Women were working at the top of the pit these females were dressed with a peticote butened around their wa[i]sts and pants on their peticoat pined up as high as their hips and I should not have thought of their being females by their dress on their bodies they were so black and ragid if it had not have been for their long hare and some of them had some Old bunnets on their heads here they were climeing about like men this beet me out to see these females dressed like men with no excptions only a peticoat bundle^ed^ around their wasts but shoed the buten on their pants here they get out an a bundance of Coales this place is famous for coales boath for quantity and qality staid to brother beties health poor Atendid a Camillite [Campbellite] Reform meting they prea^ch^ faith and Repentance but leave of [off?] the Gift of the holy Ghost by the laying on of the hands in acordance with the scriptures⁶² Thursday 28 visited a place whare they saw stone and had a nice preasent from brother William Karulhurst a fine stone cut for a brooch took Dinner to brother Mackswells rainey wether preacht in Wagan to a large congragation with good atention staid to brother Bities health poor Friday 29 to [H]Indl[e]y preacht to a small congragation stade to brother [left blank] Saturday 30 to Manchester met with Elder Fulmer and Empy staid to brother Walkers rote a letter to my family in the Valy Sunday 31 Atendid meting in Manchester all day had a good meting Elder Empy preacht in the Evening in the morning it was a testimoni^e^ meting staid to Elder Walk[ers.]

AUGUST 1853

Monday August 1 rote a letter to Jacob secrest thence to brother Micocks took dinner with Elder Empey thence to Stockport Atendid council meting and staid to brother Duns Tuesday 2 to Crossmore preacht to a small Asembly of the saints found some troble about the record of the branch some one had cut out some leaves and the suposition is upon Wm Pots but he denies the charg and no proof in the case staid to brother Williamses Slept well and had no flees or buggs to bite me Wednesday 3 to Stockport took tea to brother Anthony Rites thence to pointon [Poynton] preacht to a small Asembly of saints staid to Sister Mary Words her husbands gone to the Valey thence Thurs <4> to Sister Martha Words to Dinner her husband gone to the Valy health poor took the traine to Stockport preacht to the saints with good Atention staid to Anthony Rites slept with him and his Wife as they have but one bed in the house Thursday 4 Friday 5 to Manchester received severil letters from different places one from Elder Fulmer with a reqest to raise £ 22 15^s^-4^d^- for foreign Missions staid to brother Thorps Saturday 6 took a warm Bath thence to brother James Johnsons to tea thence to Marleton [Malton] on the coach staid to Elder George Huetson Sunday 7 Atendid a trial or charge Against Tom Jackson for being intim<ate> and keeping Sister Mary Ann Grundy in his house he confesed his falts but his Presidency was taken from him and given to brother George Huetson I Ordained him to the Office of an Elder thence to Manchester on the coach preacht in the Mecanics institution to a large congragation with good atention thence to Brother Micocks staid all night Monday 8 Visited the Bellview [Belle Vue] Gardings [Gardens] at the entrance is a fine Mansion the first that caught the eye after entering is a large building filled with beasts of many kinds in cages here was the Lion and tigers leopards panthers Wolves Lamies [llamas] Cangaroos with a Vast amount of small Animals Also the Buffalow the Grisely Bare and severil black ones the next was a cage or a building filled with fowls of all kinds and discription from the large Ostrich to the huming bird that sucks the huney from the flowers here was Many kinds of fouls that could talk or speak many words plaine and whistle tunes plaine as a man could and to see the various kinds and collors it is wonderfull to look at their beauty here is fouls from all parts of the world and such strang forms and Variety of collour and sounds of their notes in their songs that it is hard to imagin the noise that they made the next is a pond of water filled with fouls from the large white Swan with the black one too to the Cannarie bird all kinds of Ducks and they tame and would eat from your hand here you could here the wild Goos and the loon with the qacking of the ducks and on the borders of the pond of water is plesent walks with their borders adorned with the finest trees that gro in the world with their fruit and flours and in the sides of these walks are summer houses with tables for you to take some refreshments on and sit and read or Amuse your self as you please with a good brass band of Musick and a large nice floor of about one hundread feet long and sixty braud here people can dance and make themselves Merry in the Dance here hundrids dance and keep it up all day swings places to jump and run foot races with men or dogs or cats or any thing you pleas shooting with boes and Arrows with a purle race that if you get in it is a purle to get out againe then you could look into the Hot houses or glass houses that they keep all kinds of flours in Winter with a vast qantity of fruit that groes in these hot houses such as the Orrang the grape of the largest and best kinds these places are adorned with the greatest Variety of flours that I ever saw in my life and the largest as they can pemper the Atmosphe^re^ in these houses as they please this was the most Beautiful place that I ever saw both flours and fruit on the same trees here stood the fine Orrange tree with large Yellow Orranges on the tree and the blossom and the small one groing here I amused Myself from four A.M. - till Nine then went too another part of the garding and saw a large city with Churches and Chapels and Mansion houses & Paliseses with a large Fort this City is situated at the see shore and as you stand and look over the City the hills rises and keeps riseing till you can see the snow capt Mountains with trees groing among the rugid Rocks this would look to bee all most incredible that such a work could bee done by the painter and the sculpturir these paintings Magnify at least one thousan times larger then they truly are and a man to stang and look at them he would think it real City hills and Mounta^ins^ and a sea before him when it is all the Works and Arts of Man here I stood with about five or six thousan People to see the City taken by a large Army the night was Dart and by the light of the fier works all was lite the water was full of fish and they a sm swiming about on the water and spouting fier out of their Mouthes this looked splendid they would throw the fier to a gret hight on the are and the lite of these Rockets would change some times it would look green then blue then read then white and after severil Minits it woul would go out but they kept the are full of them here stood a large number of canon that in reality were Canon and men to fier them and they come up before the City and commence an atack upon the fort and they commence fiering from both sides and large Companies of Soldiers come of with their guns Amed and their guns go off yet these all are painted yet are so fixed that their guns go off and then they retreat and another comp - any comes up at lenght the canon begins to thrown Bumshells into the city the Arcinal bloes up and throws some of the building^s^ down then Comes up Welington with a ship of Ware and his ship sailing they comence fireing from the ship at the city then you can see the city taken by the soard see men come up to sords points see them fall see the dead and wounded the city on fier and falling the ship takes fier at see and begins to throw fier in the are this would make your blood chill in your vanes if you did not know that it was all fictisious but to here the sharp crack of the canon and the clash of Soardes and here the Shouting of the oficers and see them swing their hats it was a horid scene here I stood about forty Minits when all at once it stopt and I was standing in the croud of Spectators on the Shore of a pond of water⁶³ all was dark except a few gass lites to lite the garding here was a vast qantity of powder burned but no one killed or hurt it took some sixty well trained men to carry on these fier works this was a shilling well spent that caled up Many reflections to see the beasts of the field and the fouls of the are in subjection to Man and see the arts and Siencies that he has atained to in forming a garding with all kinds of flours to adorn it and his mansion here I could see what a bout forty years has acoplished with Mortal man what could a thousan when this Mortal has put on Imortality when this corruption shall have put on Incoruption And Sickness and death is no More⁶⁴ - previous to going to this Garding I wrote a letter to Elder Fulmer and to Nine to other places Staid to brother Walkers got to his house a little past ten A.M. Tuesday 9 - took dinner to brother Hauthorn Weights thence to Ashton on the traine & preacht to a large congragation with good atention staid to Elder John Lees health poor Wednesday 10 took the train to Manchester and took dinner to Mother Hills that kept my house for me when I first came to England I had a good Visit took the traine to Stockport preacht in Portwood in a private house to a number of saints and the Spirit was pored out I spoke upon the necesity of going to Zion and being faithul Staid to brother Morehouses Cought hard Thursday 11 to Sister Cleggs preacht to a crowdid room of the Saints after seeing a town Missionary but could not get him to say much to Me but would Abuse the Saints that are weak and I gave him a Mission to pedle lies against the Saints as long as he lives and when he died he should have a liars reward for he knew that the pamphlets are lies this Mission is Oficially and I shall expect him to bee to his post this I gave publickly staid to brother Morehouses health poor Friday 12 preacht in the Room in Stockport had a large congragtaion and good Atention staid to the same place Saturday 13 to swinton to Elder Smithes staid all night and slept with Elder Blackburn Sunday 14 Atendid a Sacriment Meting in the Morning at the Chapil took diner to brother Smithes then went to an out door Meting where some five hundread people collected but before much had been said by Elder Blackburn a set of Devils in part of human shape came to get up a row and began to disturb the Meting and the leader is one that had been picht down stares some thirteen years since when Elder Brigham Yong was preaching in Manchester this Smuty Curse has been Aposeing the Saints all the time since but and likely will untill he has run his race in this world⁶⁵ At half past six A. M. I preacht in Pendlebury to a large Congragation with good atention & the best of Order & I believe some good sead sown that will spring up to Ever lasting Life staid to Elder Smithies in the Night one of the children had a fit & he brought the Child to my bead & as soon as my hands tucht his head he came out of the fit and went to sleep in a few minits and continued better the next morning Monday 15 took the coach to Manches^ter^ went to Elder Walkers had a visit from Elder Armstrong he was well but a verry read nose this I did not like to see Elder Empy came & I sent him to Boalton and I went to Radcliffe Staid to Elder Crossleys health poor came on the Traine Tuesday 16 - took the Traine to Bury⁶⁶ took Diner to Elder Furniseses visited severil of the Saints and took tea to Dr Germans thence to the Meting room and preacht to the Saints and a few Strangers with good Atention staid to Elder Daniel Halls Wednesday 17 visited a Foundry where they have a large trip hamer and a roleing mashine to roll the iron this is a large establishment and many men imployed thence to Radcliffe by the Traine took tea to Thomas Smiths in the evening preacht to a goodley large congragation had a good Meting staid to Elder James Crossleys health poor Thursday 18 took the traine to Bury then took the coach to Totington and stoped to Elder James Walshes & Visited severil of the Saints in this place found all well in Spirits & the the work of the Lord roleing on staid all night Friday 19 walked to Ramsbot[t]om too miles then took the traine to Bacop [Bacup] then walked a mile to Stocksted [Stacksteads] to Elder John Lords took dinner then took a walk on the hills above the town this town lies betwene the hills that are high above the Town here I set down on the grass alone by my self and reflected over my Mision in this land and the condition of the Saints that I have to watch over while here the Spirit of the Lord came upon me that made me feal strong Altho my Body was weak I here could look down upon the City below and see the Churches that were reared to the honor of St Peter and St Paul but would reject the servents of the Lord that had come seven thousa^n^ Miles to teach them the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all its gifts and Blessings but they would not listen to the truth but love a lie and those that tell them here I felt to prey to the Lord to role on his word that the People may bee warned for it seams that it is a day of Warning to the People & but few believe and Obey and receive the truth and while I see the Wicked ading sin to sins corupting the Earth I feal my strength revive in the Work that it may bee completed and Christ come to dwell with his Saints returned to Brother Lords A sister came in that was some acquainted with Father Parry my step Father⁶⁷ her name is Clark the Daughter of Edward Clark Rosse - she seamed Anxious to Gather with the Saints to the Valey Visited a brother in law of hers that did not belong to the church and had a good Visit and staid all night & I hope some good seed soade that will grow into Eternal Life ere long Saturday 20 took breckfast to brother Lords and took a walk among the hills and the stone qeries this town is built of Stone the Stone is good set down on the top of a hill and read over a part of my journal that seamed to be quite interesting to me to think that I was in a Strang land and not a Soul near me that I ever knew before in my life and to reflect upon the kind hand that had protected me in this land this chears my soul returned to brother Lords and done some writing & in the evening traveled too miles and staid to brother Slaters we came home late and had been takeing too much Ale⁶⁸ health poor Sunday 21 - took the traine to Bury and took Dinner to brother Platts thence to the Chapil preacht to a good company of saints took tea at the same place then returned and preacht to a crowded house with good Atention staid to brother Halls qite tierd health poor Monday 22 took the traine to Manches^ter^ met with Elder Empey thence to Bellvieu Garding With the Ashton Saints and as I gave a discription of these Gardings in the Journal I shall not give it here spent the day quite a greeable saw some things that I did not see before the senery was fine and many more people Atendid on the day then did when I was here before Staid to Elder Walkers in Manchester Tuesday 23 Received a letter from home from my family thence to Salford and took dinner to brother James Johnsons thence to Ashton by the traine Atendid Meting and Elder Empey . . . Blackburn and I preacht this day is a day they call the Wakes and it seamed as tho the Devil was a wake they had what they call a Rush Cart this cart was lodid with Rushes and then cut down and trimed with silver Spoons and Watches and flours of all kinds with four horses and they were trimed with Silver and flours they looked splendid with about forty yong men dressed in fine clothes and trimed with Ribbons of all collors & then sticks in their hands with Ribons tied to them here they went through the Town dancing with a band of Musick here their Ribbons flew and to see the thousans that followed them it was Amuseing and in the Market place all kinds of shoes [shows] of wild beasts and and all kinds of Gameing singing songs telling lies danceing fiteing jiging away this was a scene that I never saw before in my life altho it is no new thing here in this land⁶⁹ [written in margin: “24 Wednesday”] staid all night took Bakefast [breakfast] to brother Barsleys thence to Manchester on the coach saw a man by four cents worth of Gin but had to get the money from the Wife & she would not let him have it this caused a Row with them on the coach but were preventid by the passengers but threts when they got home - took the traine to Radcliffe this was a [d]ay for Races of horses & men and fileing of men dogs cats and cocks to fight get drunk gamble or any thing else they please they continue for three days and nights this place is out of the town about one mile here Wimin are stroleing about some drunk others gambling and I [s]aw a bet betwene four which had the bigist leg a bove the knee they had a plenty of men as Judges these scenes I had a curiosity to see that I know and see the signs of the times and see their cursed conduct this made me feal home sick then took a Walk with about twenty of the Saints into a field whare we sang and I talked to them upon the Wicketness of the people and the Necisity of their Gathering to Zion had a good time took tea to brother Millses with the company then Visited severil of the Saints houses staid to Elder Crosslies Thursday 25 Sent the bell Man Round [the town crier?] to notify the People that I would preach that evening at eight Oclock be quite a large congragation colected to here and paid the best of atention while I spoke upon the Resurection of the dead Staid to the same place health poor Friday 26 Walked to Bury & took diner to Brother Furnises had a big potatoe pie to eat distance thre miles thence to thence to brother Gregsons & wrote a letter to Joseph Yong in the Valey⁷⁰ & one to my family or a part of them I atendid a council meting in Bury gave them some counsil in regard to raiseing funds to get to the Valey I told them it was best to help the Perpetual Emigrating fund⁷¹ Also about keeping a church reckord and a corect one a few words About the Agency of the Books in that place not to let them acumulate as they were in some of the Districts staid to Elder Halls health poor Saturday 27 Received the news that Elder Willard Snow was dead this was sad news to Me and all the saints & will bee to his family in the Valey he had a colera and fever that took him off in six days he died on his way from Copenhagan to Hull⁷² finished my letters read some and in the evening a fier broke out in a Factory and done considerable damage they had four ingines at work and water was plenty the property belongs to one Walker then was about fifteen thousan people collected to see the fier it was a horid sene to see the fier staid to Elder Halls Sunday 28 took the traine to Heywood to District Meting & removed Levi Riggs from the Presidency of the District and put in George Huetson as there was jealouses Among the Saints against Rigg and he seamed to deal with the saints with a harsh spirit & he could not get them togather thence to brother Moors to diner met againe and administer^ed^ the sacriment and Ordained brother Moor an Elder to preside over the Heywood branch thence to Midleton herd severil Elders speak and I talked a while on the various reports in print About the Saints that they were lies & they knew it and they did not put their names to them and it was their money they wanted more then truth Staid to brother Huetson Rainey Monday 29 took the coach to Manchester took diner to Elder Walkers received a letter from George Lindley in Ashton stating one Potts had been thick with the Women asking what to do I shall go & see took the traine to Oldham too Elder Luke Neilds wrote a letter to Elder Fullmer in the Evening Old sister Doncle came in as I was writeing with Brothe^r^ John Whitehead he drest in Womens Clothes and her in mens clothes in came bout a dozen more of the Saints and another dish of fun like like it would be hard to get up brother Blackbur^n^ came in Allmost sick as he had taken cold by going in a swiming and took cold staid to brother Luke Neilds took a portion of salts went to bed sick Tuesday 30 took Brakefast to Brother Donckles with a Weding party but could not eat my health so poor After brakefast returned to Brother Neilds and went to bed Sister Neild made me some porage at noon a little better had some Whim^b^ury [whimberry, whottleberry, or bilberry?] pie this tasted good showery all the Morning the Atmosphere cold & wet after noon went to brother Oakeses took tea then Returned to brother Neilds found they in an uprore as a small lad had stole too dollars in money and spent it this money belonged to a dead child and the Mother All most in fits as the father of the child it was a chance child was about to get Maried to another Women both of these made her frantick and an other such a time would be hard to find I talked to them and brother Neild asked me to prey After prayer went to bed but slept but little I was so sick Wedensday 31 to brother Mercers hear the toll bar in Mount Zion health poor went to bead did not set up much had a long talk with Women about the Gospel went to bed erly slept but little dreamed a dream I thought that I was on the bank of a large stream of water in company with three fo or four Elders I asked them if there was fish in that stream they said they did not know I said let us go and see I went to the bank and looked in the water and it was full of fish of all sises I took out some sweet cake from my pocket and nipt of a piece and threw it in the water one took it slowley in its mouth as soon as sit tasted it was frantick for More this excited the rest & they began to eat as fast as I threw it in at length I saw one as white as snow came the rest were all black at length I began to talk and they turned to people and the water went away and left the bed of the river dry I looked for the fish they wer gone to & a few persons left I gave them quite a quantity of the sweet cake and left them as I went down the river I met a large company of fishermen dresed in black with their gloves on and their clothes trimed with Gold and silver like princes with their fish poles and lines in their hands but no fish that I could see I thought they were thieves that were stealing the fish they looked black only a white hand cravat around their neck and there seamed to bee a darkness around them I turned a side and they past me and I awoke[.]

SEPTEMBER 1853

Sept 1 - 1853 Thursday ..1 this morning health poor and my dream seames to hang over my mind and I have wrote it down & my mind seams to bee that that white fish is in Radclife but time will tell thence to Ashton on the coach arived after dark raineing hard staid to Sister Straws slept but little as my cold had got fast hold of me and the Devil too I spent a dismel night as I felt bad & All most gave up to Dy in the Morning I staid till after noon thence to brother William Bardsley went to bed & Elder Blackburn came and I took a good Sweat for about three hours then he took some warm an water and soap and washed me all over then with brandy and rubed me with a coarse towel as my flesh was so cold that hot water and bricks could not do it and I could bare my feet and legs against botles of boiling water that he could not hold in his hands this was a wonder to him and to me my feet had been cold for many days he rubed them untill they became warm I then went to Sleep & Slept quite well till Morning Saturday [3] Got up about nine Oclock went down stares and took a little tea and tost & as it was a fine morning I walked out a little way to brother Matleys stopt till after diner but could eat but little returned to brother bardsleys and went to bed about one Oclock but could not go to sleep about four brother George lindley & Blackburn came in to see me and to get some council in regard to two Elders Pots & Verity that had been trying to make Covinents with some of the Sisters I counsiled them to remove Pots as he was a President of a branch they then left After some time brother Straw came in with sevril of the Sisters & staid till ten in the Evening after some time time I went to sleep but was awake many times with friteful Dreames that seamed to bother me all night Sunday 4 health poor but got up and eat a little brakefast and wrote a little in this Journal but I feal weak and bad my whole body is sick and my Spirit cast down yet I have hope that I shall bee better soon in the after noon went to the chapel to Meting and spoke a short time felt a little beter returned to brother Bardsleys wrote a little and went to bead slept but little as my head seamed quite in a confused state and friteful dreames trobled me got up erly Monday 5 but could eat but little brakefast at nine Oclock  P.M. took the traine to Manches^ter^ met Elder Empey counsiled togather and he went to Wigan to labour for the week I took a walk to brother Scotts & took tea and returned to Elder Walkers staid all night quite weak & feable Tuesday 6 walked a mile to Brother Adamses and took diner thence to Stockport by the traine took tea to brother Anthony Rites thence to brother Samuel Morehouses in portwood staid all night Slept but little got the Star that had Elder Willard Snows death in it and the particulars of this sickness this made me feal sad to think of the fealings of th his family in the Valey when they here of it yet I feal to Rejoice in his death & do not feal to Morn over him Altho he is buried in the See As I do over those that are cut off from the Church & kingdom of God⁷³ Wednesday 7 walked amile and took dinner to Elder Richard Blakies took the traine to Manchester took tea to Brother Chapills his child quite sick with the scarlet Fever took the coack [coach] to the Infermary then Walked to Ardwick & staid all night to Elder James Walkers health a little better Thursday ..8..Much better in health wrote some in the Morning took dinner and had afine dish of soop this is a fine dish for Me the wether damp and so dark that the factories were lit up with Gass took the traine to Stely Bridg staid to brother Wm Thorleys Friday 9 1853 Visited severil of the Saints and took diner to Mr Braudbents to is a roler maker for the Factories in the after noon visited Old Father Goodfellows he is eighty eight years Old yet he can walk about & has an Anxious desier to go to the Valey read some in the first Volum of the star injoied my self quite well thence to brother James Milone and was taken sick went to bed but could not sleep at three in the Morning I began to Vomit & continued untill eigth in the Morning Saturday 10 got up about nine took a cup of tea and at half past eleven took the traine to Manchester went to Elder Walkers made some porage and went to bed and to sleep slept about too hours got up and sister Walker made me some More porage and baked me some Aples I eat a gaine and felt better the wether dark and rainey till after noon then it cleared off staid all night slept quite well Sunday 11 - alittle better and the finest Morning that I have seen in england went to the Meting in Manchester had a good Meting Elder James Johnson preacht and Others bore testimony went to brother John Alsups to diner and took tea at the same place thence to the Room at six Oclock and preacht to a large congragation and confirmed five th[a]t had been Baptised in the last week one of them was a soldier there was six Soldiers came in and paid the best of Atention & I think that some of them received the Good sead of Eternal Life thence to Elder Walkers staid all night slept but little as my days work was to hard for me Monday 12 health poor the Elders came in as usual this Morning to make their report of the week past Elder Fullmer came in from Scotland as he had been gone for six weeks I was glad to see him had a Council & Elder Empey went to Steley bridg & Blackburn to Stockport to labour for the - Week to come staid all day to brother Walkers health so poor that I hard ly stept out for the day staid all night slept quite well Tuesday 13 A little better but lungs sore and feal quite bad went to bead in the fore noon (at too oclock took the traine to Radcliffe but could hardly walk too and from the stations stopt [at] Thomas Smiths and rested my self thence to Elder Crosslies thought of the scenes that transpired one year before in my family as one was Aded to the number and I gave my family their blessings previous to takeing this Mision to A foron land when health and piece was in my house and family but here I am in a foron clime and in poor health and my soul feales waid down with weekness of body but One consolation I have is that I am in the Kingdom of God and I know that My God Raineth and whey [when] my work is endid in this frail body that I shall meet my family with in the Celestial gates this cheares my drooping fraime went to bead quite erley but could not sleep as a cold sweat came upon me my head and legs as cold as tho they were dead Elder Crosley slept with me we talked ab out many things in the kingdom of God after day lite I had a good sleep for too hours got up and took alittle wine and a raw egg this seamed to give me strength and I eate a little Brakefast and wrote a little in this Journ^al^ Sept 14/53 Walked ashort distance & Visited Father Alin & Wife they are both all most helpless as they are about eighty years Old returned to Elder Crosslies & he told me a joke that Sarah Hickman put on her Husban^d^ he had been slack about his prayers after severil Evenings paseing and he did not prey she told him that some thing would hapen so she took a chaine and put it under the bead with a string to it After she had said her prayers and he in the bead and laughing at her telling her that she could prey for both she Againe told him something would hapen directly after she was in the bead she began to snoare as tho she was a sleep she then pulls the string and the chaine began to rattle John says Sarah Sarah did you here that..why what now I told you something would hapen hold your tongue and go to sleep and not bother me youd here nething if you had said your pray^ers^ directly she was a sleep and the chain began to crink on the floor he againe calls Sarah and began clinging to her she began to push him away from her & told him to hold his noise and if he did not she would kick him out of bead & directly She was asleep againe and the chaine began to jingle he gets out of bead and neals down with his hair on its end and Sayes Oh Lord if you will forgive me now I will do better for time to come and not let the Devil have me Oh Lord have Mercy on poor me this time here he began to cry for Mercy & once in a while the chaine would rattle this Alarmed him worse and worse at length he gets into bead & clings to Sarah & covers up head and ears but he has not forgot his prayers since Thursday 15 one year this day I left my home and family in Salt Lake Valey in good health but today my health is poor wrote some & after diner I took the traine to Bury Staid to brother Daniel Halls Slept a little better then I had for severil nites before Friday 16 took the coach to Totington to diner to Brother Croshaws the Wether fine feal a little better today Staid all night Saturday 17 took the coach to Bury took diner to Brother Gregsons thence to Dr Yarman & he gave me some Medison thence to Brother Daniel Halls staid all night health a little better went to the fare and saw Severil fish of various kinds one of the Wonder of the World as its history is not to be found it looked as tho it might have weid some eight hundread lbs when alive in this Meusium I ^saw^ Severil Aligaters & Sharks with a variety of other fish Sunday 18 atendid a District Meting had three servises I spoke a short time in each Meting had a good time and the day was spent quite agreeable Staid to the same place health not so good as I had to get up and walk the room in the night to get my breath as my lungs were very bad Monday 19 took the traine to Manchester met Elders Empey & Blackburn gave them there mision for the week and took the coach to Ashton found Elder George .G. Riser in good health took tea to Bro Matlies thence to brother Barsley staid all night Much better in health Tuesday 20 visited anumber of the Saints with brother Riser took diner to brother Pickup then took the traine to Modrum Motrum [Mottram-in-Longdendale] then walked too Miles to brother Jeremiah Collins much fatigued and health poor Slept to a tavern & the Land Lord came home in the night puled off his clothes all but his shirt and came in to the Room where I slept & after askeing me a few questions went into another room he thought to have found his Wife in My Room by all Apearence altho I had not spoken to either of them it seamed that he was jealous of her he went in to another room and comenced a row with his Wife about some thing I could not heare what it was and they had a fite at length she left the Room and all was still and after I had laid and listened a long time I went to sleep yet I was some excited as I had never been in the house before & knew not what the result would bee got up in the Morning & found that he was drunk took breakfast to Bro Colinses and he and I took a walk up in the hills health not so good Wednesday 21 took diner but my walk was to hard for me I went to bed and took a nap head Ache very bad Slept too the tavern Againe but all was still and I had a good nites rest and felt a little better as I ^took^ somphisis physic - this day Thursday 21 nineteen yeares ago I Maried with Juliann Killgore but Alass she is gone the way of all the Earth yet her Memory lasts and will while time and Eternities rolls on with Me for her Virtues and life of humilities in the Kingdom of God Thursday 22 this day Eighteen years My Eldest Child was born that I caled Marthann and when I reflect that the Mother is dead and the Daughter is Maried and is a Mother My mind is filled with reflections that gives me strong fealings to reflect on the scenes that have pased with me in the last nineteen yeares of my life here I am in England some seven thousan miles from my family & health poor but the God of Ja Jacob is my healp & my refuge and in him do I put my trust as I have all my life-Long took diner to the same place then Walked to Stely bridg three miles took the traine to Manches^ter^ to brother Walkers staid all night caughft hard and quite sick Friday 23 to Ashton to atend to some Money Maters and Staid to Sister Strang health very poor caughft hard all night Slept but little felt quite feble in the Morning cold and ^rainy^ Saturday 24 took the traine to Manches^ter^ Visited severil of the Saints & took diner to brother Chapils thence to brother Hauthornsweight took tea And Slept to Sister Barlows health a little better Sunday 25 Atendid the qartley conference Elders preasent John S - Fullmer Wm Empey Dan Carns with more then one hundread Inglish Elders and a large congregtion of Saints the day pased off verry well the buisness was done in good order & Much good instruction given herd a history of Dan Carnes Mission in Hamburg which was quite interesting to the Saints the saints donated ten Dollars to Elder Carnes and collected some three hundread dollars for other purpesess - the Wether bad rained all day & night and the Wind blew hard and done much damage by spliting trees and some buildings blew down got a letter from my Mother and family this gave me much joy to here that they were all well and a Generil time of health in the Valey Staid to brother Walkers caughfed harrd all night a little better in the Morning. Monday 26 health poor and kept [in] the house in the fore part of the day and in the After part went to Swinton on the coach Staid to brother Smithes near the union School Tuesday 27 took a ride with a Gentleman about thirty miles and returned to to Manchester wrote a letter to My Family health better had a good nights sleep the wether fine saw many harvesting wheat and Oates it is in the hith of harvest here Wednesday 28 finished my letter to my family and took the traine and went to Boalton & Staid to Elder Hoalts they seamed glad to see me Severil of the Saints came in the Evening Thursday 29 Walked to Brakemit fold to Elder Ramsdens to diner the wind blew hard and in the After noon rained hard and is dark and Gloomy and my health poor thence to Thomas Eeley staid all night Slept but Little Friday 30 Rained and hailed all day and cold wind blew kept the house all day Staid to the same place[.]

OCTOBER 1853

Saturday Oct - 1 Raine continues with thunder and haile in the after noon cleared up a little and I walked out into a field where they were reeping wheat rep a little then returned staid to the same place Sunday 2 - atendid Meting at the Fold in the After noon and talked to the sain^ts^ awhile after the sacriment was Administered had a good meting thence to Bolton atendid Meting in the town hall preacht to the people with good Atention Staid all night to Elder Hoalts health a little better the night cool Monday 3 - ...Brother Hoalt gave me a good pare of shoes took the coach to Bury and took diner to brother Furniss then took the traine to Radcliffe took tea to Thomas Smiths and met with brother Empey thence to Elder Crosslies received a letter from the states from Osgood Vergin and commenced a long letter health poor slept but little Tuesday 4 wrote too letters to health so poor that I was hardley out for the day kept my bead the Most of the day wrote alittle in my long letter but felt bad Wednesday 5 staid to the same place my health so poor that I was not out for the day Thursday 6 ..finished a long letter to the States and in the After noon walked to Thomas Alins about a qarter of a Mile took tea and returned to Elder Crosslies and staid all night Friday 7 to Manchester health much better staid to Elder Walkers Saturday 8 took the traine & went to Oldham Bought cloth for four Dresses at 43 cts per yard $16-34^cts^ & also three and threeforths of a yard for Julia a dress .60.cts for the piece staid to brother Luke Neilds Sunday 9 Atendid Meting three times and talked a litle each time staid to the same place helth Bet. Monday 10 took the traine to Manchester to Elder Walkers then took the coach to Ashton took diner to Elder Lindlies health qite good thence to Dukenfield [Dukinfield] Staid all night to James Pugsons health qite good Tuesday 11 Elder Pugson gave me too volums of the Stars unbound thence to Ashton preacht to a large Asem^bly^ with good atention and the Spirit of the Lord was with the Saints as it has been the case since I came in their Midst as Elder Lindley their Presiden^t^ is humble & teaches them good doctrin Wednesday 12 took the traine to Manches and staid to brother Chapils health poor took a steam bath and then a cold show^er^ bath this seamed to do me good for the time being Thursday 13 took the traine to Stely bridg health quite poor had a fine preasent from Sister Elisabeth Bardsley of a nice Concerteni for My Daughter Julia Sessions and May the Lord reward her for her liberality staid to brother Thomas Derums Friday 14 took the train to Manchester to brother Wm Harisons health verry poor went to bead and so weak that I could hardley walk here I will notice a scene that I witnised on thursday to the Infermary a place whare many people are taken to be cured from diseases that have not meanes to imploy a doctor this is a splendid building built of stone I saw a Monument unveiled that had been built under cover this Monument is in honour to Sir Robert Peel one that had repealed the corn Law in the kingdom I have seen many Monumen^ts^ that have been built almos^t^ in evry town the stone work stands about twelve feet high then his Stature on the top it looks well it is made of Coper well executed this was a Novil sceniry to me to see the thousands that Asembled I should judg not less then too hundread thousan the streets were filled as thick as they could stand and then climeing up on each other the tops of the buildings were covered the Poliece could do nething with the people they could not keep them back and had to retreat and nething but the Iron Raileing could stop the the people there was severil speaches delivered with shouts of Whoorrurs [hurrahs?] and another such a confusion I never saw in my life before some drunk some mad some Glad all classes and the priests to help on to make the scene more interesting here I stood and looked on with many reflection thinking that I was in the Midst of one of the largest cities in the world and to see the spiri^t^ that governed the Multitude that surroundid me and if I had told them that I was a Messenger caled of God and sent to this mighty city to preach the Gospel to them they would have been redy to have stoned me here my heart sickened and could all most say like Paul I could all most wish my Self in the high corts of heaven and leave the wicke^d^ to go their Own way when my word has so little afect on this mighty People but here I am and I feal to rid my garments of their Blood Saturday 15 visited severil of the saints and staid to Elder Walkers health poor Sunday 16 Atendid Meting Preacht in the Evening to a large congragation and the good Spirit was with us for which I feal thankful staid to Sister Barlows Monday 17 met with Elders Fullmer Empey & Blackburn after holding council we went to brother Micocks James Johnsons to diner had a good visit then to brother Micocks spent the after noon and I staid all night health verry poor coughfed hard and slept but little Tuesday 18 took the traine to stockpor^t^ bought 29 pieces or remnents of cloth cost £ 1.80 cts and contracted for an over coat staid to brother Morehouse at portwood Slept well Wednesday 19 cold wether frost on the Ground in the Morning visited severil of the saints and staid to sister cleggs caughft hard Wednesday Thursday 20 took the traine to Manchester and Atendid council to setled a case of a fight between brother Turnball and his Lover this was a funy [strange] case it seams that he got jeolous of her and fell upon her and give her a good malling he was cut of from the church here I gave vent to my fealings and some of them got a tung lashing staid to Br Wal Friday 21 took the coach to Cheethamhill staid to Brother Dickins with brother Fullmer health quite good but an Aufull ruff day Saturday 22 took the coach to Midleton took diner to Elder Huetsons and staid allnight Sunday 23 atendid Meting in Midleton had a good Meting in the evening took the coach to Manchester and found Elders Ross and Bond late from the Valey they preacht with good atention staid to Elder Walkers health much better Monday 24 visited severil of the saints and staid to brother Holises in pendleton [written in margin: “24 got aletter from home”] Tuesday 25 took a ride with Elder Burch about thirty miles in a Gig⁷⁴ and returned to Manchester staid to Walkers and got a letter from home and was glad to here that my family were all well Wednesday 26 took the traine to Stockport and found Elder Fullmer and r[e]turned to Manchester staid all night helth good Thursday 27 Wrote a letter too my family & one to brother [Heber C.] Kimball atendid council meting in Manchester met Elder Jacob Secrest and brother Canigin staid to brother Harisons health quite good Friday 28 Rainey and dark so dark that I can hardley see to write took diner to brother Leaks then took the traine for Ashton but the hevy rain had all most spoilt the Railroade and hindered me for three hours took cold staid to sister strang health quite poor caughft hard Saturday 29 went to a recital with the Ashton Saints and was much entertained it went off well staid to brother Bardsleys slept with brother Hauthornweight Sunday - 30 - atendid meting three times and the spirit of the Lord Atendid the servises of the day I preacht in the evening to a crowdid house upon the subject of the preixistan^ce^ of man staid to brother John Lees & had a preasent from brother John Right of a silk handker chief Monday 31 took the train to Manchester took a warm bath and in the after noon went to Salford to brother Molds staid all night[.]

NOVEMBER 1853

Tuesday Nov 1-/53 took the traine to Bury preacht to a small congragation in company with Elder Empey he spoke a part of the time staid to brother Daniel Halls and had a sick night Wednesday 2 took the traine to Radcliffe found Elder Fullmer there my health poor so that I could not atend Meting but kept my ^bead^ Thursday 3 /53 - took the traine to Rochda^le^ and stopt to brother Levi Riggs a fine day and I feal a little better in health atendid meting in the evening preacht to a small congraga^tion^ staid all night Friday 4/53 took the coach to Blue fits took diner to Sister Mitins then took the coach to Manchester staid to Brother James Johnsons health better Saturday 5 - took the traine to stockport staid to Sister Rights slept with Elder John Alsup Sunday 6 - Atendid Meting at the London Roade Inn Wm Day the president of the district resined his Office because it did not please his Wife as she leads him by the Nose he was removed by a unanimous vote of the Meting & brother John Alsup was apointed in his place - in the eveni^ng^ I preacht to a croudid house with good atention & I believe there was good done staid to brother Morehouses health much improved Monday 7 - took the traine to Manchester met with the traviling Elders Empey, Blackburn & David B Diley and pasture[pastor] Fullmer held a council in the evening took the traine to Odham & found Elder Carigan atendid meting spoke in conection with brother carigan on the gathering staid all night The here awould record a circunstance that Ocured when on the traine to Manchester a cloud of Darkness came over and it lastid for about twenty minits and when the Darks you could not see more then fifty yards this was about ten oclock. PM. this was a curious fanominon [phenomenon] as I ever saw in my life the day was fine before and after Tuesday 8 walked to a little town caled Righton [Royton] held a Meting with brother carigon good atention staid brother Richard Stock health quite good Wednesday 9 went to Sadleworth Staid ^to^ Brother Richard Carr had agreat deal of talk upon the doctrin of a plurality of Wives with him and others Thursday 10 to Shaw preacht with good Atention health much improved herd some tailes about a man trying to make covinents with the Sisters staid all night Friday 11 walked to shaw Oldham then took the traine to Manchester found Elder Fullmer and Staid all night to brother Micocks Slept with Elder Fullmer health quite good Saturday 12 went to Elder Walkers met with Elders Abert Tyler and Thomas Collie^rn^ direct from the Valey this gave me much joy to here from the Valeys and the saints & my Family staid all night Elder Fullmer went to Midleton to spend the Sabath Sunday 13 atendid Meting in Manches^ter^ with brother Tyler had a good Meting preacht twise Staid to brother Nightengales in Salfor^d^ Monday 14 held a council with the Elders John S. Full^mer^ Wm Empey Albert Tyler David B. Diley Samuel Blackburn Thomas Colbern and it was desided that Albert Tyler labour in the Manchester conference as a trave^ling^ Elder and David B Diley labour in the Liverpool conference gave some reproof to Elder Blackburn about being to free with the sisters - atendid a meting in the Evening preacht to a few saints and brother Tyler bore testimony staid to brother Thorps Tuesday 15 took the traine to Ashton with brother Tyler preacht to the saints about the gathering brother Tyler gave a history of his journey from the Valey had a good Meting staid to sister Steams Wednesday 16 took breakefast to bro Barsleys and a sister by the name of Sarah Colins told us tht brother G. H. Whelock had pocket^ed^ three hundread and twenty three pounds £323-6-0 this she said was wiled to the church by Sister Mary Lees and he was the Agent for the church thence to Holy Hill atendid Meting with the saints brother Albert and I improved the time Staid all night to brothr Biden health quite good altho the wether dark and gloomy so dark that Many of the Facto^ries^ are lit up with gass all day to see to work this Morning so dark I can hardly see to write Thursday 17 to Hyde atendid Meting and had a good time with the saints staid all night thence to Ashton Friday 18 to Ashton atendid counsil meting gave them some instructions and slept to sister Straws health poor Saturday 19 to stockport on the traine took diner to Anthony Rites and staid all night Residnce Now is 88 Union Street Ardwick Manchester England[.]

[Here Perrigrine begins a new book. On the front facing page he wrote, “Residence now is 83 Union Street Ardwick Manchester England.”]

Nov 20 Stockport England Sunday Nov 20/1853 this is a continuation of my journal of my mision to this land met in council with the Priesthood atendid to some buisness pertaineing to the District and withdrew the hand of feloship from Robert Dunn for rebellion against the priesthood - in the After noon preacht to the saints with a good spirit in our midst & at four P.M took the traine to Stelybridg met with the Saints and preacht again and had a good time staid to Thomas Duram health poor Monday 21 took the traine to Manchester a dark fog was over the city so dark that the streets streets were lit up and then people could not see to walk the streets this was the Most dismal day that I ever saw in my life the sun could bee seen but it looked like a ball of fier but gave no lite I could not see to write and Elder Empey and I took the traine to Stelybridg about seven Miles and rote severil letters one to brother S. W. Richards in Liverpool and one to Elder Fullmer in preston visited a number of the saints with Old Father Goodfellow who is old and all most gone staid to brother Derums slept with Elder Empey health rather poor Tuesday 22/53 walked to Motrum a fine day but cold the whole face of the cuntry covered with frost like Snow eleven Oclock and the frost not gone but the sun shines Clear but to look towards Manchester it looks as dark as knight this is some of the high lands of England thence to Tintwhisle and preacht to an atentive congragation staid all night health poor the wether cold & clear Wednesday 23 took the traine to Hyde stopt to Sister Bradshaws took diner and rote three letters in the evening atendid a trial charges was prefered against Wm Potts and a man by the Name of Verity and too Girls for being cauaght out nights and of the too men staying all night with them and not being at home with their families the charge was sustained and they all four were cut off from the church by a unanimus vote staid all night health poor Thursday 24 Raines and snows all day took the traine to Manchester found three letters from the Valey one from my family One from Mother and Daughter Marthann Smoot and one from John Stoker the Bishop this gave me much joy to here from home and the Valies of the Mountains I also got a letter from Robert Dunn of Stockport askeing my forgiveness for his bad conduc^t^ to me for which he had been suspendid the letter was quite satisfactory to me took the coach to Swinton and staid all night to brother Aaron Smithers atendid a council meting in Pendlebury gave them some council the snow falling fast and cold wether Friday 25 wrote an Answer to brother Dunn and forgave him my health very poor paine in my rite brest and head took some medicine and went to bead had but little <sleep> Saturday Nov 26 took the traine to Radcliffe took diner to Thomas Smiths health alittle better dark and fogy wether so dark that it is hard to read by day light or write staid to James Crosslies Sunday 27 Atendid Meting preacht twise staid to the same ^place^ plas Monday 28 took the traine to Manches^ter^ met with Elders Fullmer & Empey - Tyler & Blackburn after holding a council Elder Fullmer and I took the traine to Liverpool Arived at 10 P. M. staid to A. F McDonals health poor and tiered out caughft hard all night Tuesday 29 went to S. W. Richards Office 15 Wilton street Abbot ^Atendid^ a council with Elder Fullmer at half past 5 - P. M took the traine to Wagan staid to brother Harkers very sick slept but little Much cast down Wednesday 30 very sick and no place to be sick and I feal discour^aged^ took the train to Mancheste^r^ went to brother Walkers but found my self too weak to walk went to bead but had no rest Elder Empey came and slept with me and laid hands on me in the Night Slept better After but caughft hard at half past four A. M he got up and bid me farewell as he was caled to go to hull about one hundrid miles this was hard to part with him and be left alone and disease fasened upon me so that I can hardley get up or down stares this was the hardest that I had met with[.]

DECEMBER 1853

Thursday December 1 set up about one half of the day and wrote a letter to my Dear Family and feal as tho I should like to have one to comfert me in my sickness but I feal calm as a sumers Morning and can say that I am resined to my fate let it bee what it may if i die here all is well with me night came and a loneson night it was caughf increased much Friday 2 tried to write but could not but little wrote a few words to my sister Sylvia but had to go to bead and another lonesome night came on that found me a sick man and my hopes all most gone of ever being well againe a sweat came on me at twelve oclock and I slept till too in the morning after preying and pleading with the Lord for a little rest did not coughf quite so hard got up in the Morning and came down stares Saturday 3 drank a little tea and eate a little toast and wrote a little in this journal feal alittle better this morning it is now 11 oclock Dr Phillips the Great homopathick Doctor of the Manchester Dispensary came and soundid my lungs left some Medicine here I a coarsed to take Medicine had a restless night caughf hard Sun Monday Dec 5 ^or^ 4 Sunday continued to to take medicine felt alittle better in the Morning and not so well in the evening brother Tyler came and slept with me had another restless night Monday 5 Elders Blackburn & Carigan caled to see me Elder Blackburn bought me a pare of nice slipers for £ 1.00 in the After noon my caughf came on and I had a wery night of it Tuesday 6 in the morning felt very feble brother Tyler went and bought me some fresh fish and they relished well Sister Harison and another sister came in to see me and brought some sweet cakes & too fine Orranges staid too hours this cheared me alittle as they had been the first to visit me this is the darkest day that I ever saw in my life to look out of my chamber window I could not see the street below nor the houses on the Oposite side of the Street and I write this at half past too P.M. by candle lite the fog and smoak is so thick that one can allmost feal it in the evening my coughf increased and my bowels blo[a]ted and I spent a wery night that seamed all most like my last Wednesday 7 felt alittle better in the mornin^g^ the fog and darkness continued about ten a. M. Doctor Philips came and told me I had better go into the hospitle but I declined and told him that I had a family in America and my funds were short here I lost all confidence in him to do me any good I had then taken his Medicine and for all most a week and had grone worse all the time and he said that I mus continue the medicine and I must threw out what I had and new when I looked at all sides I fixt up my mind that he wanted money more then to cure me if he knew how he seamed quite to a stand when asked him what he thought the complaint was At length I told him that I was agoing to move into the cuntry he thought it would be well⁷⁵ coughf continued in the Evening Elders Burch and Alsup came in to see me and Administered to me felt alittle better and slept some Thursday 8 took a cab and rode to the Station thence to Ashton took a cab againe to Sister Done where a room was provided for me arived about eleven Oclock A. M. about noon or twelve brother Daniel Spencer came to see me and told me that brother Samuel Richards wanted me to go home or start in a bout twenty days and take charge of the Emigrating Saints at St Louis if I was able to go and take the Money acrost to by the teams for the plains this gave me not a little joy as my health is so poor and has been all the time since I came to this land but Againe I am not able to go nor start brother Spenser told me that I should begin to get well and Arive home in safety about three in the after noon he returned to Liverpool my health no better but had a sick night coughf no better Friday 9 continued sick and cast down as all was strangers to me but brother Albert Tyler that I kept to waite on me and he was kind and done all that he could by night or by day some few of the saints came in this cheared me up a little and in the evening I was Anointed ^with oil^ about my lungs and took some⁷⁶ this done me much good and I went to sleep and had a good sleep Saturday 10 very feble got up and shaved my self but had to go to bead in the After noon severil of the Sisters came in to see me and brought me some little pies and some Aples this cheared me up alittle but my caughf would come and I had a sick night threw all my medicine Away and made up my mind not to take any more Sunday 11 - health continued poor but the fever in my brest is not so bad had many of the saints to see me dureing the day and felt alittle better untill night then my coughf come on & I had a bad night Monday ^Dec^ 12/53 received severil letters one from S W. Richards & one from Elder Fullmer & one from brother Empey but was not able to reply to them my self but got brother George Lindley to write for me felt alittle better in the evening after being Anointed Slept quite well Tuesday 13 quite smart in the Morning the wether cold and clear reeived £ 10 for a deposit of sister Mary Wood for her passage to the Valey eat a good brakefast and my lungs felt much better untill about too o clock when my coughf came on and lasted till five when I was so weak that I could hardley speak Severil of the Elders came in and I was Anointed and had hands laid on me and I felt the paine leave my lungs and in a short time I went to sleep and had a good nights sleep. Wednesday 14 got up about nine Oclock felt Much better then I had for a long time set up the most of the day had severil to visit me and one Women that did not belong to the church I shoed her the likenesses of all my family and had a long talk with her that will not bee forgoten by her she gave me some Orranges and seamed to take great intrust in my wellfare and I feal that the Gospel seads are soed in her that will spring up and grow - Cough kept off had a good nights sleep and felt quite well only my throat was sweled by coughing so much the day before here I saw an Inglish hunt some twenty men on horse back and as many houns as men after one poor hare here they went through fields and over fencies as tho the Devil was to pay Dec ^the^ 15 this was like the Devil when he sheared the hog big cry and a little Hair for the Hounds mad Musick aplenty had a number to visit me and felt quite smart slept well Thursday 15 the wether cold and stormy and the ground frosen hard health improved Elder David B. Diley came to take take the Presidency of the Manchester Conference as My successer this seamed to releave me of a great burden as numbe^rs^ came daley for counsil got severil letters too from S. W. Richards and one from My Sister in the State of Iowa she seams to want to go to the Valey answered severil letters by writing in the After noon my throat was so sore that I could hardly speak or swallow Friday 16 a little better in the Morning wrote a letter to my Sister and one to Elder Empey & one to Wm Glover and in the evening Elder Fullmer [c]ame and slept with me but felt much fatiegued in writing and talking so much so I slept but little Saturday 17th/53 Elder Diley Tyler & Blackburn came held a council and Elder Fullmer sent a circular to the districts to raise Sunday Dec 18 means for me to go home with and started for Liverpoo^l^ Diley to Oldham & Tyler to Bury & Blackburn to Bolton severil of the saints came in to see me and brought me some preserves felt a little better untill the even^ing^ when my throat became sore and my head Ached hard untill the later part of the night when I slept alittle Sunday 18th/53 got up felt quite smart & wrote a letter to S. W. Richards and John S. Fullmer had brother Merideth and Wife to see me to get some counsil about going to the Valey I counciled them to go they returned quite satisfied & returned to Manchester after they were gone I red some in the Star took my diner with a good Apetite and while at at dinner brother George Lindley and David Booth came in had a long chat about the Valey & Other things the wether is cold the hills covered with snow and look gloomy in the Evening severil of the saints came in and brought some pies and cakes and sung severil Hymns this cheared me up a little slept quite well and my caugh kept off but my throat continued sore Monday 19 Dec - 19^th^ felt much better took the coach to Stely bridg then took the traine to Stockport took dinner to Anthony Writes then took a cab to portwood to brother Samuel Morehouse the wether cold and the Wing [wind] blew hard found the Old Women drunk and quite merry here I had a little fun in the evening severil of the Saints came in and made deposits for their Emigration received about five hundred £ 5.00 dollars had a good nites sleep and felt quite smart Tuesday 20 - Tuesday 20 ^Dec^ took the traine to Manchester went to brother Walkers rote a letter to Elder Pugson then took the coach to Cheetham Hill and staid all night to brother James Dickins health good Wednesday 21 took the coach to Manchester after receiveing a preasent of a Warming fan went to Deanesgate Street & Ordered a suit of clothes then took the traine to Radcliffe Staid to Thomas Smiths thr^o^at quite sore the wether cold and some raine and sleet Thursday 22/53 took the traine to Bury took diner to brother Gregsons had a preasent of a pare of Gloves from Sister Merser visited severil of the saints and staid to brother Daniel Halls health not so good Friday 23 took the traine to Manchester after receiveing a preasent of a little hat from Brother Furnis for my little boy [I] met with Elder Tyler at Radcliffe station took diner to Elder Hauthornthwait in Hume took tea to Sister Albrooks on Oxford Roade Street and staid to Sister Barlows in Close Street received six letters from the Elders in diferent parts of Urope Saturday 24 took the traine Omnibus to Pendleton with Elder Tyler took diner to brother John Hollis bought ^a^ little Byron a Whistle for one shilling with some other little things for my children Staid to brother Candliffes slept with Elder Fullmer and another such a time I never saw in my life they were singing in the streets all night and bands of musick playing as it was the night before Chrismas slept but little helth poor Sunday 25 crissmas Day atendid Conference and bid the Saints farewell as I expect to sale for America in a few days this was a day long to be remembered by me and by the saints in the Manchester conference they Manifested their good fealings to me by the liberil presents they made to me on this day brother Hauthornthwait gave me a preasent of an Splendid Acordien for my little Girl Julia this was one among many and we had a good day as we had a number of the Elders from Valey Elder Ossman Duel & Elder Crandal & Bond Diley that was Apointed to fill my place in the conference as president brother Fullmer preacht a long discorse on the Gathering of the Saints by the perpetual fund this caused the Saints to come forward and make their deposets of their money and we took some hundreds of pounds this gave us much joy a good spirit prevailed in the meting all day took diner to brother Joseph Burches and staid to Sister Barloes in Clar street Hume Manchester slept with Elder Albert Tyler & he was quite sick Monday 26 to brother James Johnsons to diner and took tea to brother Micocks and wrote a letter to Elder Empey at Hull and at in the evening went to a Theiter with the Saints had a good time the scene was very interesting in deed the house much croudid had severil preasents one by Sister Allbrook of some Coten thread and a Mufler from Meses Holis Staid to Elder Walkers [here Perrigrine’s writing becomes strained and unsteady] Dec 27th Tuseday/53 walked one mile to Bro. Adams with Elder Tylor. to Breakefast in a vary heavy Snow Storme Returned to Bro. Walkers at 10 O.C. a m met with Elders Fullmer Dille Crandle Duel and Tyler. after holding Council took diner at Mothr Hills. Rcd. a letter from my famely it gave me much joy to learn that my family ware all well and greaved to learn tht Bro. Alberts Tylers wife was dead I had the painful duty to make it known to him I then tooke the train to Staly Bridge then a Cabe to Motrun to Jen Collinses the weather Stormy and Cold Slept in a vary cold damp Room Wensday 28 after Counciling and talking a long time with father Colins he finely concluded he wanted go to the valley and mad a deposit five pounds terds his pasage I then left for Staly Brdge was overtaken on the way by a grate Snow Storm took diner at Bro. Denhams thence to Bolton found Elder Dille at Broth Rob. Hatts I soon found by the Exposur of the two last days storms that I was va^r^y ill and grately afflicted with a Cough and not able to Set up. Slept but vary little during the night. Thursday 29th Remain at Rob Hotts a fevor Soon Set in with the Cough and I was Compld to keep my bed nearly all day Elder Dille left for Hughs in after noon I slept but Little all night Friday 30th I have worse Cough and fevor has worne me down so that I was not able to Set up 5 minuts through the day in the Evenig the fevor abated. and a vary heavy Swet Come on I finely conclleud to take a Swat [sweat] by takeing some mint tea and having some hot bricks put Roand me Elders Holt and Mayer lade hands on me after that i got a little Sleep Saturday 31 yet vary sick unable to set up one minute many of the Saints Come to vist me at a about noon day Elders Blackburn Tyler Dille and Fullm Come to my Room. found me vary sick they brought me Severil letters one from S.WRichards informing me that he wanted me to Sail with the first Ship Load of Saints⁷⁷ got Brothers Fullmer and Delle to answer those letters Elder Fullmer thought best for Elder Dille to tarry with me gav me Some Medacin Elder Fullmer went to preston Tylor and Blackbern to Wigan. it now about 11 O.C. P M and I have not had one hours good sleep for the Last 48 hours but my fevor has not been so high to day as yesterday the Elders ladie hands on me Brother and Sister Holts and famely done all they Could for me no person Could have bean more kind than they ware to me the Lord bless them for it[.]

Back row (left to right): Samuel and Alice. Middle Row (left to right): Eliza Tryphena, Perrigrine holding Olivia, Sadie, Sarah Ann Bryson holding Heber, and Patty Orilla. Front row: Jedediah (far left) and Hyrum (far right). This one-room log house was used as a school, a weaving room, and a stable at different times. Courtesy Suzanne Anderson.

Sidebar: History of Bountiful by Carlos

1853

The first Postoffice in bountiful was kept in by Perrigrine Sessions^a Bountiful was called North Canyon & received the name in 1853 & held untill 1864 but was called for Common Sessions Settlement[.]

1854

through indian Troubles in the Teritory President Young advised the people were called on to build a small fort to go to in case the indians were bad for the Protection of the settlers acordingly the people of Bountiful built a rock fort so the settlers might in case of emergency move in for protection but it was never used, and in time the rock was hauled away for building purposes it was built about 50 rods South of where Kelly Davis now lives 80 rods west & about 30 rods south of the old Grist mill & was built about 7 ft high with rock & had large gates one on the north & one on the south south at each end for the people to fly to in case of a raid being made by the indians as they began to get troublesome & was about 300 ft square as Bountiful was laid out ¾ of a mile square[.]