The amount of chince[?] wheat 4.25 ½
the Number of adobies for the Provo meeting House 179.200
2 1/2 inch adobies Base for 2 1/2 inch adobe
files & Light & Same fo M W Mills
Br Riley Proposes to take the contract
E Wilkn Had [?]
how many Sermonds Preached
Burr [14 hash marks] + [3 hash marks] = 17 +3 = 20 +15 =35]
Scott [10 hash marks] + [3 hash marks] = 13 + 2 = 15]
Estles vil 125 + 202 + 100 + 284 = 711
Miles 142 + 9 = 1.51 + 50 = 2.01 + 12 + 2.13
[6 other columns of numbers which are not labeled]
My Conversion & labours in the Ministry in the Church of Jesus Christ of latterday Saints, After Investagating the doctrin of Christ 3 1/2 years I Was Baptised September 17th. 1843 at Vincettown By Wm I Appleby & Contuined to keep theCommandment of the lord untill october 22nd of the same yearat which time I Was ordained to the ministry of the Word ByJoseph Newton & Joseph Clemments Elders of said church &Commenced Preaching to the Best of my ability for the Branchat the tabernicle Mt Holly & the adjacent contry & Prosecutedmy Buisisness untill August 10th. 1844 When I Started on amision in Company with Br. Aaron Burr of Burlington in SouthWest Jersey & traveled in the following Counties Burlington gloster Atlantic CumberlinSalem lamd We visited the tabernicle Battslow Works But WeCould not get a Place to Preach We Went to Pleasent Mills &We Could not get to Preach their We lodged at the Hotell &traveled in the Coaling & Preached one night to the Coliares atJohn Millers House Went from their to Hamilton glass Works& Preached one night & lefte many Believeng Went MaysLanding & appointed a Woods meeting to Be held 2 weeksfrom that time Started for Estle Vill Preached their 2 nights andCrosed the Egg Harbor River to Bakers Vill on the Bay &Preached their 6 times & many Believed from theer Went toMont Pleasent & Preached in the Reform Methodist Meeting House2 nights from their We traveled to Absecum & Preached 2nights in the School House in all these Places We Was treatedverry Well. With one Exception A man By the name of SamuelPrice at Bakers Vill said We ought to Be tared & fethered &drove out of the contry this man Was a methodist We Returndagain to Mays Landing in 2 Weeks & Preached 6 times in theWoods & Baptised Cathern Ireland & many more Believed Butwould not Be Baptised at Present We then Returned to Estlevill& Preached 2 nights & many Was Believing the good Work Wethen traveled to tuckae Ho & held a meeting in the WoodsPreached 5 times & Many Was Believing the doctrine Baptised one man By themame of John B Weiscoat & ordained him to the office of aPriest & gave him lisence to Bild up the kingdom of god in thelast days
We Was kindly Received At that Place By Jacob Godfrey& Wife they Was good friends & may the lord Bless them & allothers that kindly Received us during our travels We Collecled$7 to Pay our Passage to Camden in the Stage We arrived inPhiladelhia By Stage on the 9th of September 1844 & got to ourHomes on the nest day & found our families all Well We Wasgon Just 4 Weeks traveld 213 miles & Preached 35 times I Preached 15 times & Brther Burr 20 times thus Endth my firstmission of Preaching the gospel & may the lord Bless theWord that has Been Spoken so Be it futher amen.— AndrewH Scott Elder
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