<14> to stripping wasting, & destiution by vexatious writs & <& and> suits, & imprisonet <imprisonment> or take that course to extricate myself, which the law <had> pointed out, <15.> for not the hearers of the law are justified but the doers of it.
<15> Friday 15th Editorial of the “Times & Season,” Baptism for the dead. (T&S, 759,) Spirit.”
I continued busily engaged engaged in making out a list of debters & an invoice of my poperty to be passed into the hands of the assigneee until the 18th.
Satuday evening,— the 16th on which day “The Wasp”<16> Satuday. The the first No of “the Wasp” a miscellaneous. weekly News paper was fi[r]st published at my office,— , Editor, devoted to the Arts, Science, literature, Agricultue, Manufactur, trade, commerce, & the generl news of the day, <on a small sheet> at $1.50 per annum.
<18> Monday 18, I went to in company with my brothr & , and severally testified to our lists of insolvency before the clerk of the County Commissioners Court, & many more brethren were at on the same day & business.— My clerk, went with us.—
<*About this Time a disturbance b[r]oke out in Rhode island, by a part of the inhabitants wishing to change their constitutions & make it like other states in the union.— which created much confusion & angry feeling in that State— and excitement in other states.>
<29.> Friday 29. A conspiracy againt the peace of my household was made manifest. And it gave me some trouble to counteract the designs of certain base individuals, & restore peace. The Lord makes manifest to me many things, which is wisdom for me to make public until others can witness the proof of them.