and preached to the in during the day and in the evening. Congregations very attentive.

Mond. 22. The following is from Governor .

“ (copy) .”

To which the annexed was sent in Reply.

“ (copy) .”

Sister Leonora [Cannon] Taylor wrote as follows

“To his Excellency (copy) Taylor”

went to Farmington Ct, and spent the night at his fathers house, ordained his father a .

Tuesd. 23 10 a. m. started <​went​> down on the Osprey to to wait upon the .

Elders & spent the day in , attended meeting in the evening and ordained 32 Elders.

parted with his father and mother at Farmington, and proceeded to .

Wed. 24 , , , & met in Council:

They and administered to Elder .

received the following communication from the .

“ July (copy) .”

<​The reason the waited so long was for Br— ​>

The brethren of the Twelve were delayed in several days, waiting upon Elder to accompany them to .

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Elders , , & left by Railway in the morning for ; on their arrival at in the evening they were joined by Elders , , , and sister , who had arrived from , making six of the Quorum of the Twelve; they all continued their journey by Railway during the night.

Thursd. 25 returned from

received the following from .

“ (copy) .”

Elder remains very sick.

and many other Elders returned home to day, all seemed weighed down with gloom.

Elders , , , , & arrived in , and remained all night. [p. 14]