Missionary
Journal for 1880
By John Evans
(p. 1) Tuesday April 13 1880: I started from my
home in Brigham City at fore a clock in the morning with my owen teem in
company with my son Thomas & Robert L. Fishburn to Ogdan. Arriving thare at
nine a.m. left Ogdan at half past ten a m and Arived at Evanston at three p m
and it wear snowing & loock wintery & quite could and came ovear many
Bridges and three Tunals and many snow shades & we saw many snow fansis (fences)
and snow driftes and arived at greene Rivar at 8 p m wathar (weather)
Cloudy windy and could and we were organized with Samuel Roskally as our
President & Thomas C Grigs first & Thomas ex Smith sacond counclar (counselor)
and John Donaldson Clark (clerk)
(p. 2) Apriel 14 1880: we found our salves in
Laramy at 12 m and it weas windy & cold & I had quite a talk with one
Mr Huges from Cleveland Ohio apon the princepels of the gospel & I lant (lent)
him the voise of warning and he weas formaly (formerly) from flint shire
North weals (Wales) and at 3 p m we Came to Shaian (Cheyenne)
where the danvear (Denver) Road conactes (connects) with the UP (Union
Pacific Railroad) and is quite a large place & mostly brick houses
& the wathear weas Clear and Cold & we came throo many snow shades and
saw grate (great) many snow fansis & we have singing & prayears
every knight and morning.
Apriel 15 1880: we arived at Columbas at 11 a m
& the wathar is Cloudy and we araived at Counceal Bluffs iowa at 4 p m and
we chaing (change) cars hear & in an our (hour) or two we
ware off agan for shicago (Chicago) & the wathar was Cloudy &
Knight oveartook us (p. 3) & we held our meeting to sing & pray &
talk upon the princepels of the gospel & Prasedent Rosscaly called upon me
to speke and I did so on the nature and carictur of the dispensations of
god
Apriel 16 1880: it was raining and at 9 a m we
arived at Cedear rapetes (Cedar Rapids) and then we had our meeting at
ten a m whan four 4 straingears (strangers) came in to visit us &
the gospel was preached to them then we arived at and crossed the Mississippi
rivear about ten a m Frankling 112 mills to Chicago and round shade Achton 83
mils from chicago hasten 67 mils to chicago Cortland 55 Genevea 35 and we
arived at chicago at two p m and started oute for new york at 4 p m & the
wathear Cloudy and we arived at fort waine in the knight
(p. 4) Apriel 17 1880: soone aftear day light we found our salves in
Mansfeld ohio
& the spring is more forward at this Place than eany othear place on the
road. heare we saw apell trees in Bloome and the fall wheate loocked well &
this country is veary hilly & the wheet feeldes are full of the stumpes of
trees and at 9 a m we arived at Rochestear and it is a veary Big plase and some
of it is Bilte in veary low place and it is noted for ites rivars and Bateas (bateaus
meaning boats) and Bridgeis & sone we came to Pitsburg & this is a
Big place & is notead for its iron works and foundres and cock (coke) ovens
and the land is veary hilly and about one half of it is covear with timbear and
they form (farm) on the stepe mountain next we came to Johns town and
this place is allso noted for its iron works we came hear at 3 p m (p. 5) and
at 3 p m we arived at altona at the foot of the horse shoe (Horseshoe)
Bend Pensylvania coming down the allagainey (Allegheny) mountains &
the wathar was fine.
Aprial 18 1880: we arived in new york at six a
m and the wathar was veary fine and we ware met By Broathear Staines & he
led us to the Stephens hous whare we stopt By Paying 75 cents a knight for our
Bed & meals from 25 to 50 cents a mele. then we went ovear across the
rivear to Broockling (Brooklyn) payed two cents then we went to visit
the Plimouth Church to hear the Ravrand Henry Ward Bechear (Beecher, an
important man of the day) preaching and in the aftearnoone went to the
saints meeting & then we toock the street car and went to the Broockling
Greenwood sametry and it was a veary grand site
(p. 6) Aprial 19 1880: we toock the alevated
railroad and road Down to the Central Park and
saw many curyositis (curiosities) and wild best (beasts) & we
took the street car to Come Back. then we toock a
walke Down Broadway which is a veary grand street
Apriel 20 1880: we came on Bord the ship
Arizonah at ten a m & started out at half past one p m & at foure p m
we was outside of sandy hoock at which place the pilot left than we ware soone
out of site of land & the evening is quite plasent and I am well but rathar
horse
Apriel 21 1880: I got up at 5 a m and went up
on Dack (p. 7) the sun wes up and a little cloudy aboute the sun But with this
excepton it wear a veary fine morning & we saw a ship & a stemar (steamer)
in full sails a little wayes off and we had two sails up one Behind &
one in frunt & thare weas a bird or a see gull a fallowing the ship. we go in the intear mediat (intermediate) pasag (passage)
thar is faure birth(s) (berths) to each roome. Robeart L. Fishburn and
my salph John Christianson and Gorge Grail ocuepay (occupy) one roome
and we past saverul shipes in Corse of the Day and the ship traveals at the
rate of 15 & 16 miles an our.
Apriel 22 1880: I went up on dack at 5 a.m.
& the wathear wes clouday and windy and (p. 8) the sea a little ruff and
some of the Boyes (boys) a little sick & this ship is 4 hundred &
sixty 5 feet long and forty 6 feet wide and five thousand six hundred tun
burden and six thousand horse Powar.
April 23 1880: I went up on dack at half Past 6
am & the wathar was cloudy and foge (foggy) But
the sea wear (were) fine. We travealed from 15 to 16 mils an aure (hour)
& soone aftear naxt Day I think while I wear on dack I got in a
conversation with a man By the name of Moris from Taxes (Texas) and he
had Bin formerly in Walles in the naibrod (neighborhood) of Wm Avon and
he was on hes way Back thare now & he (p. 9) is a veary mischevous animal
& he swore that Brigham Young wear in Counseal Bluffs in the year Sixty and
many more lise (lies) he swore to, sandy complected blu eyes & about
thirty five years of age and I got in a convearsation with anothear ould
gentelman from Weals formaly but now in wilks bary (Wilkes Barre) Pensylvania
emigrated 40 five years a go to Amarica when he was 18 years of age & he is
now 67 & about 25 years ago he went to oStreilia (Australia) &
stayed about 3 years and he was in weals (Wales) 4 years ago & he is
on hes way thare now againe & he prophisiese evel (prophecies evil) against
us & these men & othears make quite a stur (stir) on dack (deck)
& we have Lotes (lots) of Arguments Between our boyes and them
(p.10) April 24 1880: I got up on dack about 6
a m & it wear a veary plazant (pleasant) morning & as I was
conversing with one of the offecars (officers) of the Company we had
just got out of the foges (fogs) of new found Land (Newfoundland) &
we saw clauds ahed of us & said I ar we going into the foges againe &
said he it is going to raine & we mus shultear (shelter) & soon
I saw lightning and it was folloed By thunder in course of the day we saw two
steamers and one saling vesel.
April 25 1880: got up About 6 a m, cam (calm)
sea & fine wathar sailing on nisly (nicely) today is Sunday & we
ar on mid ocean & Brouthear Fishburn Remark I wander whare will we be naxt
Sunday & we saw three ships to Day
(p. 11) April 26 1880: I got up on dack about 6
am & the wathar was veary fine all Day & we past savaral (several) ships
& the sun went Down undar a cloud
April 27 1880: got up at 6 am & the wathar
& sea was a little Ruff & we past a stemar that started out of
Levearpool (Liverpool) Sunday at 4
pm
April 28 1880: it is veary fine & we came
in site of land which is irland (Ireland) & we Came to it at noon
& arived at queneStown (Queenstown) at Sun down & deleveard (delivered)
the maile & a few pasingers on to anothear little stemar then started
on for livearpool which place we reached next Day noone
(p. 12) April 29 1880: it wear Cloudy &
could & we ware early this Morning in site of the Walch Cost (Welsh
Coast) & at 7 am we ware a long side of Holy land & at 12 n we ware
in Livearpool & we put up at the Camden House.
April 30 1880: We went to have our photographs
taken in a groope of 21 one & we slapt at the Camden house.
May 1 1880: this is the first of May and I am
in Livearpool vewing the salebration of the first of May & a grand revew of
horsis prading (review of horses prarading) the streets Which wear a
fine site for thay ware the Bigest & the fatest (biggest & the
fattest) that I evear saw & wes nisely (was nicely) set off
withe ribons. (p. 13) I went to the Museum the Liberary & the Arte Galary (Art Gallery)
& spent 2 ours Sameual Rosscaly Thomas X Smith grenway Pary &
mysalph Went to Allsops Waxworks which wear veary
good
May 2 1880: We went to meting on the 2 of may my salph Samul Rosscaly Thomas
X Smith and Grenway Pary went to meting and we ware called upon to speke and in
the afternoone went to the park and held an oute dore meeting Brothere roscaly
and one or two more of the Brathren spoke But the people interupted the meting
so we had to stoped But thay say that the polece put them in the lock up
(p. 14) May 3 1880: Mysalph & Grenway Pary
startead for Marthyr Weals (Merthyr Tydfil, Wales). left at halfpast 7a m
& arived at Marthyr at half past three p m all well & I saw my Brothear
Richard & sister Mary & they ware veary glad to see me
May 4 1880: I went to see Lawis Williams of the warn and had something to eate thare. then
I went to see one Mr. Evans a Babtist Preacher in gorge Town (Georgetown) & he
is William Evans's uncle & the above Lawis is Elxander Lawis from Logans
Broathear in Laws & I slept at the Minenars Arms
(p. 15) May 5 1880: I went to see john Watkins
he is a Breather (brother) to Sister Jordan & wear the first one
that was Babtise in Pant y predd (the name of a place) & head the
prestood (priesthood) and weas faithful for years but now a postat (apostate)
But he wear not home & his wife gave me som Bracfast (breakfast) then
I went to my Broather & aftear denar (after dinner) we went to the
Workes and saw some of my ould aquintansis (acquaintances).
May 6 1880: I went to Pen hed garig or(
the name of a place) on the side of the mountain to visit the family of my
wifes Broathear named David Davis & went to meting in the evening & I
spoke reletiv (relative) to the Late Confrance (late conference) in
Salt Lake City
(p. 16) May 7 1880: I went to vesit my sister
Mary & two men came inn By the name of John Jones & John Lewis Who made
many inquires Concirning our Princeples (concerning our principles) Which
I Answard (answered) & we had a veary plasant Talk With them &
in the evining My Broathear Richard & I viseted William Bevean & family
he is the Superintendant of the Mouldears (molders) in the Cyfartha
Wales & thay listen very atentevly to me & I slept at my Broathears
house
May the 8 1880: I went to see Thomas Crumb
& allso my Uncle David in Dowlas But he could not keep me ovear knight so I
had to go out and (p. 17) I hardly new (knew) whare to go for it was
geting late 8 a clock or more & I started ovear the mountain to Rhymney
Distance 3 milse & I arived thare about nine p m & met a man & I
inquired of him hiff (if) he Whare eany (any) of the latear day
Saints live & he said that he wear one of them himsalph & he took me to
the house of Broathear David Charls Whare (where) I slapt that knight
With Broathear Charls Hulse from Millvill Cash Valy (Millville, Cache
Valley)
May 9 1880: it was sunday to Day & I
atended fowr Metinges two in dors & two oute dors & I preched in each
one in Ponttatin (a place) & Rhymney & slapt at Broathear David
Charls
May 10 1880: I went to surch for John &
Mary Williams & also John & Saraha Price & I found Liveing
at Twene Carns & Sarah Price wear veary glad to see me & to hear from
hur Broathear. David Jordain who lives now in Brigham City & I Bore my
Tastemony unto them of the Divenity of the work of god & to othears &
in the aftearnoon Brothear C W Pulse went to Tradegear in surch of my Relations
& I found my cusean (cousin) Hanaha Morgans of the garn &
cuseane Ann Evans & slapt at Broathear greenland
May 11 1880: I went to Brefast (breakfast) to
Cusean Ann and she lived with Joseph Weeckhur son in law & I bare tastemony
(testimony) unto them of the restoration of the gospel (p. 19) then went
to gorge Town to my napew Watkin Morgan & I Bore my tastemony to him
allso & he listened to me veary atentevely & I slapt at Broathear
Greenland
May 12 1880: I went from Tredegar to the Bryn Mauwr in surch of Jorge Pawel
But did not find him called at Owen Davis then went to Llandoved & preched
in the House of James J. Williams in Company with Breathear Charls C Hulse
& slapt there that Knight & naxt morning I hurd the coockhoo (cuckoo)
for the first time in 27 years
(p. 20) May 13 1880: I went in sirch of my
Uncle Evan Evans Argad & gatheared some of my genealogy or of my relations
& slapt thare that Knight
May 12, 1880: I went to Bargard throo
Bedwelltys chirch yard & went to my cuson (cousin) Ann Davis and
slapt thare that Knight & I talked apon the princepels of the gospel at a
grate langth with my naphew William Davis who is a young rpeachear with the
Babtist & in the hearing of All the famely & I bore tastemony to them
of the restoration of the gospel throo the Prophet Josaph Smith
(p. 21) May 15 1880: I went to visit my cuson
John & Abenazear Evans to the Dary & slapt at my cuson John s
May 16 1880: Sunday to Day & I went with my
cuson to the Mathdist (Methodist) Sunday School and to meting and
the Preachars name was John Powl & he was from the Bryn Mawr & we eat
to gathear at the house of my cuseon Abenazear for he led the singing &
capt (kept--cleaned) the Chapel house
May 17 1880: I went to Rhymney & Cuseon
Came with me oveare the mountain & I gave him some track (tracts) & I
talk on the princeplse of the gospel & I arived at Rhymney at Dinar time at
David Charls then I went on to Dowlas & I found Wm Davis a reliteve to Isac
Nash then went one to Marthy & Cald (called) at Thomas Crumb at pandaran (a
place) then on Down to my Broather & slapt thare that knight
(p. 22) May 18 1880: I tooke the train at the Caron
Cid Cymar at ten a m for Brecon thence to Dyfynog ariving at noon the fare was
two and six (two shillings, six pence) then walke from thare to come
down to my brothear in law Distans (distance) about saven mills (seven
miles)
May 19 1880: I staped at my Broathear in Law
and got the genealoges of some of my relations and thay ware veary kind
(p. 23) May 20 1880: I walke all the way from
thare to Marthyr and the wathear was fine But the spring hase bin could and dry
and late I colled (called) at My cusean Ann
Evans on the Cafen and eat supar (supper) thare then walke from thare to
Capanthwill and slapt at My Broathear Richard.
May 21 1880: I went to Abarcaned and slapt at
Broathear John Jones
May 22 1880: I started from Abarcaned to Traorky
ovear the mountain and Broathear John Jones came with me nearly to the top of
the Abardare Mountain then he went back and I went on to Cwmboch and calld at
Edward Morgan then on ovear the mountain to Treorky and went to the house of
David Morgan and slapt thare and eat thare and went to the concert
(p. 24) May 23 1880: I went Down to Pontypred
to atend Confrance or a distrect meting and wer called apon to speke Broathear Budge wear thare and we had a good time
thare
May 24 1880: We met in Councel (council) in
Pontypredd whare we receved our apointments I was apointed to travel in
Carmarthen Pembroke and Cardegan Shire and in the aftearnoon I walked up to
Marthyr Distans 12 mils and slapt at my Broathears house
May 25 1880: I laft my Broathears to Day at
noone and went to hirwayn Distance 6 mils on my way Down to my feld of labor
there I met Broathear Enoc Lewis and we held a meting thare an slapt at
Broathear James Wittecar
(p. 25) May 26 1880: mysalph and Broathear
Lewis started Down to abargarwed near Neath Distans about ten mils we called at
Morgan Evans and Rees Price as went along and arived at abeargarwed at 5 p m
whare we found my Broathear in Law Llywalin Bowen and hes son Thomas D and thay
ware glad to see me and waes veary cind to us and we slapt thare that knight
and tould us to called againe
May 27 1880: we laft for Swansea and called at Broather gorge Lang and
eat dinar thare then went on down and met with the Saints and I was cold (called)
upon to speke (speak) to the saints and I
slapt at Broathear Thomas Thomas
(p. 26) May 28 1880: mysalph and Broathear
Lewis went to Coad yr allt (?) farm to see Sister Richards Daughtear
near Haiton fary Distans five mills then went back againe to Swansea and saw
har Broathear Evan and he diractad me to a sister of hes that lived in Cwm
Bwrla and I talked much to hur and a nothear Lady apon the princepels of the
gospel and et supear (ate supper) thare and slapt at Broathear
thomas
May 29 1880: I went up to moris town to see
Elias Davis s wifes moathear and broathear David Thomas then Back
to swansea and
thomas Came Doun with me and I slapt at Thomas Thomas
(p. 27) May 30 1880: Broathear Lewis and
mysalph went Dawn to Scaty and Back to Swansea
and had dinar at Elias Davis s Sistar. and went to the saints meting and I talk
a wile to the saints then went to the same place to tea then to the evening
meting and preached thare and aftear that Broathear Lewis and I went to
administear to the sick a man by the name of John James and slapt at Broathar
Thomas
May 31 1880: Broathear Lewis and I went Down to
Llanelby and viseted the Saints and ministeard (ministered) to the sick
a person by the name of Hanaha Jones and she paid five shilins (shillings) tithing
and we slapt at Mrs Mary Bowen
(p. 28) June 1 1880 we went to Coid Y Binon
farm Betwene pen Bra and Cidwaly Distans about ten miles and we held a meting
thare and we found Considrabl (considerable) Josephite influnce thare
and Robeart Evans and we visited Ralph Fishar and frank Rogars in Cydwali and
slapt at Coid y Bynon at John Williams and Sistear Sarah Williams
June 2 I went from Coidybinon to llwin y
filltir fach (place) near Carmarthen
town and we were veary much welcomed and slapt thare that knight
June 3 went to Carmarthen Town
to hunt up some Saints and Johnnaha Evans is Brothear John and went Back to llwinyfillter fach
(p. 29) June 4 1880: we started to walke from llwin
y fillter fuch to Brychfa then to pen y warn farm near llanybrdda
and arived thare at 9 p m and we slapt thare and wes tretad (treated) well
by Broathear John Evans and family.
June 5: we laft pen y warn and went to Clwt
y fwrn near Curt newid then to lampetear and stopt at Sistar
Thomas the Butchear and sons and wes veary kindly treted
June 6: we met with the Saints at Clwt y
fwrn Branch near llanyby Pur at thurs p m
thare wes about ten outesidears preseant and good feeling Prevailed and we
preched in Llampetear in the evening and we slapt at Sistear Thomas the
Butchear and sons and thay ware veary kind unto us
(p. 30) June the 7 1880: Broathear Enoch Lawis
and I went to Cross wintar (winter) farm Distans 15 mils to viset a
young Eldear in the Chirch By the name of Ellis Ellis and he was veary glad to
see us and he treted us veary kindly But owing to hes Broathear and Sistear
Bearing so opose (opposed) to us we did not stay thare. Then he came
part of the way Back with us to Lampetear and he gave
us two shillings a pece and we walked some 20 or 30 milse this day and we
stayed at Sistear Thomas and sons
June 8 1880: we Laft Lampetear for Pembrokshire
and we called at pen y warn Distance 8 mills and we visited othears on
the way and we slapt thare that knight
June 9 1880: we laft pen y warn for
Carmarthen (p. 31) and we walked 14 mills and it rained hard and hailed some
for about 4 hours & we arived at Carmarthen at 4 p m and we stops at Mrs
Lewis of the Bull and we Payed 6 pance for supar and sixpance for bed and we
laft Before Bracfast in the morning
June 10 1880: we came to Hwinneyfillter fack
farm and we had welcom (welcome) and brefast (breakfast) thare at
Broathear and Sistear Jones then laft for Cidwali Called at Ralph Fishar and
had Dinar thare then went to Coridybinon farm and we head (had) a meting
thar and slapt thare and Welcom (were welcome) and we walked from 10 to
15 mills thiis Day
June 11 1880: we laft Coridy Binon farm
and went to Llanally and arived at foure p m (p. 32) and we had somthing to eat
at Hanah johns then we went to John Evans and we eate and slapt thare
June 12 1880: we went to see Miss Bowen and she
receved us veary kindly then Broathear Enoc Lewis went to Swansea and to
traveal throo (through) glamorgan shire whare he was apointed and I went
to Escortid (escort) him out of town a wayes then we parted and it wear
quite triying (trying) and I went Back to traveal throo Carmarthen shire
Distrect which includes Pembroke and Cardegan shire as well whare I wear
apointed to traveal and on my way Back throo tawn (town) I visited all
the Saints and slapt at Miss Bowen
June 13 1880: went to visit the Saints and roat
(wrote) one Lattear (letter) and 4 postal Cards and slapt at John
Evans
(p. 33) June 14 1880: I roate (wrote) a
Lettear to Josaph Mathews and held a meting of 5 membears and one outesidear
meting comenced at half patst * 7 (half past seven) and closed at half
passt 8 and I slapt at Miss Mary Bowen
June 15 1880: I went to penbeary port
and preach thare that knight at 7 p m thene walke frome thare to the Bark
Coateg (cottage) near Cidwaly Distance about 5 mils and slapt thare with
Broathear Fishar that knight
June 16 1880: I laft Fishar and went to Llwin
y filltear fach farm near Carmarthen tawn
Distans about ten mils and had food and lagings (lodgings) and a shiling
in my pocket with Broathear John and Martha Jones
June 17 1880: I went to Carmarthen Town and
hunted up the Saints then John Evans and family and he weas the Breather of
Jannah Evans then John Bevan Evans is nephew and he weas qualified (p. 34) and
about to enter apon the Deutis (duties) of a clargeman (clergyman)
in the Chirch of england and I precented him with the voice of warning and the
spencears (Spencers*) lettears
(Entries for June 18, 19, 20 in 1881 are
entered twice. The first series was misnumbered as p. 164 and was added much
later than the second set. It is believed that John Evans turned his journal
upside down accidentally and started to write in the back before he realized
his mistake)
(p. 164) June 18 1880 Carmarthen: I wroat a
lettear to Johnnah Evans then walk ten mils to Bryehfa or 12 mils rathear and
it reaind thindeared and leaintened (rained, thundered, and lighteninged)
and poured down and one man was kild near Lanpetear bey the liteneng and I
slapt at Evans Morgan
June 19 1880: I wqent from Bryehfa to penywarn near llanybydur walked about
tan mils and I slapt at the above place to John Evans
June 20 1880: my salf and John Evans went to
Clwt fwrn to meating prasant in the meting six and I talked to the Saints then
in the aftear noon I laft to go to Lanpetear distans five mils with the
intention to preache but was prevented bey the rains slapt at John Thomas
(p. 35-36 blank)
(p. 37) Carmarthen June 18 1880: I wroat a
lattear to Jannah Evans in the fore noon and walked from hear to Brychfa in the
aftar noon distans 12 mils and it thundard and liutened (lighteninged)
and pouard (poured) down rain for about too hours until one man was
killed near llanbead i slapt in Evan Morgan
Brychfa June 19 1880: i laft hear to go to John
Evans pen y warn niar (near) llany by far walked about ten
mils and i slapt thare that night
pen y wern June 20: i laft this place in
compane (company) with John Evans to Clwt fwrn to meating wich
was about six in numbar distans about five mils then in the eving (evening)
i went to Lanpetar distans five mils with the intantion to preach but was
hindard (hindered) by the reain i slapt in John Thomas
(p. 38) Lanpetear June 21 1880: I wroat a
lattar to Joseph R Mathews to merthyr with post ofis (office) or with
the amount of one pound nine pence then walked ten mils to crofs wintear at the
house of Ellis Ellis whare i slapt this knight
Crofs winter June 22 1880: I stayd hear all day
was wrighting most of the time and in the evening at Eight p m broathear Ellis
Ellis and my salph preached in Crofs inn near beriron to about one hundred
pepoul (people) mostly young and they listned veary atanteve (attentive)
except one man by the name of Danil Rolins who came thare as tho he was haird (hired)
to disturbe the meating and he would mock hus (us) in all that we said
or done and he disturbed the meating veary much from begining to end would not
listen nor let enyine els (anyone else) lisen
(p. 39) Crofs wintear June 23 1880: Ellis Ellis
and my salf left this place to go to llanrysdid and faild to find lodgins (lodgings)
in no place but i found one saint in this place by the name of Eliza baath
Davis but she had no bed for me so i slapt on the banch (bench) with the
chare (chare) undar my feeat and a quilt around me & was
thankful
Llanrystid June 24 1880: i was wuriting (writing)
a little in the morning and in the aftear noon i went to the school bord to
publish that we would hould a meating at i pp m then i went down to the sea and
head a wash then came back to the vilage to preache to about one hundrad pepeul
i head good delevery and felt well and broathear Ellis Ellis preach aftar me
and broat me a lattear from Jos R Matthews
(p. 40) Abarystweth June 25 1880: i left
llanrystede a m and arived hear p m and i bore a strong tastamony on the way to
a man bey the nam of William Evans ----- ----- and others and lodged in Shinken
or Post and payde 2 shilens for supar & braefast & bed
Abarystweth June 26 1880: i went to see Petear
Jones the mayor of the City and showde him my sertificate that he asked me what
did i want if i wanted a place to preech and i saed i did then he saide whare i
mite & whare i mite not then he tould me that they had planty of preachers
and they did not want eny mor and seaid he all that i have agins you that you
are not Satisfied with one wife and i toulde him that some men was bettear abel
(p. 41) to keepe half a dausn (dozen) wifes than som men to keepe one
and i give a littel trak (tract) to him by the name (?) of the
only meens (means) of Escupi (?) Then i peaid (paid) the
bell man to go and cri (cry) one shiling and he craid (cried)
that I would preach three times once in wealch (Welsh) and twice in
inglish in weltch (Welsh) by the town clock * 7 p m and on the beatch (beach)
at 8 p m and at the town hall at * 4 p m on Sunday and whan the time came i was
on the ground and fild (filled) mi apointment and i felt much bettear
and before this i felt very have (heavy) and darke and mornfull and as
tho (though) I could weape (weep) and cry. not
that i was not Satisfied with the work of god but at my littleness to do with
sush (such) a great work
Aberystwith June 27 1880 (First entry for
this date): I went down to the town holl at * acording to apointment
to hould meating (p. 42) but no one head come yeat but soon they begine to
gathear one bey one around me untill they numbear about ahundred and I Spent
the time in ansswaring quastions on the book of mormon and the libibl plogame (totpolygamy)
Brigham Yong Joseph Smith and meany othear things untill six a clouck when they
all left me to go to theair one (own) meating
Aberstwith June 27 1880 (Second entry for
this date): at 8 p m i held a meating on the beaches from fifty to a
hundread preasant i comence (commenced) by singing the humn god is
coling (calling) now then i prayed then sang what was witness in the
navens (heavens) then i preach the first princiepels and bore a faithful
testemony of the restoration of the gospel to Joseph Smith bey an aingal
(angel) of god and i lodged at Jinkin Rees and peayed (paid) 2
shilins a day for my bed and bord (board)
(p. 43) Aberystwith June 28 1880: I wrout a
card to my broathear Richard Evans to merthur in the morning and in the evening
at 8 p m i preach in pont banio (place) and thare was about
fiftey preacant (present) and they listened very atentev (attentive)
then I walked on to llanrys tid (place) distans nine mils from
aberystwith and i slapt in Elizabeth Davis and the first thing in the morning i
roate (wrote) a lettear to my folkes to Brigham City utah thenen i laft
hear to go to aberiron (place) distans about 7 saven mils
Abereiron June 30 1880: i arived hear in the
aftear noon and then i loocked for a place to lodge. After that i went to loock
for a place to preeach and i meat a polece man and i tould him that i weas a
latear day Saint mishonary from Utah and wanted a place to preeach (p. 44) and
then he Shoud (showed) me a place whare i mit (might) and then at
8 p m i preach to about one hundred pepel (people) and thay lisend veary
good and aftar i got done preaching a very gentelmanly man came up to me and
aske me what did i believe in and i tould him that i bleve in what i head (had)
preach and then he sead that he weas not in the meating and did not hear
and then he sead what neam (name) of religon do you belong and i sead to
the lattear day Saints and then went off as saiden (sudden) as tho he
was shot
llanon June 29 1880: i came hear in the aftear
noon went thro the town notefie the pepel that i sould preached to them that
nigh at 8 p m and i preach to about one hundred and fifty men weaman and
childran and the childran appeard noyse (noisy) and i talked to them and
was bettear and hear a veary good meeting and Danil Jones and another young man
escorted me to llanry afted whare i did sleep that night
(p. 45) Llandewe Abararth July 1 1880: i came
heaar from aberario about 7 p m went around to notefi the popeul (people)
that a lattar day saint from america was goin to preach to them in that place
at 8 p m that night and they did turn out very good & they did listened
very atentefly and i had a very good dlevery (delivery) and flt the powr
of god upon me then i walked back to Aburiron to sleepe. Today Ellis Ellis
brout some lattears (letters) to me and papurs from utah & the
first since i left home
Llanarch July 2 1880: i went from Aberuiron to
this place notefid the pepole that a lattar day saint from america was going to
preach to them that night at aight 8 p m and they turnd out veary good and they
lestened veary good and i felt the power of god there was about one hundrd and
fifty prasant
(p. 46) Pennant July 3 1880: i went from
aberairon to this place distans 5 mils to preach i went round the vealag (village)
to notefy the pepole that a latear day Saint from Utah was going to preach
thear at 8 pm and they turned out veary good and lesened very atentevly with
the exeption of one drunken man and then i walked back to Abereiron
Abereiron July 4 1880: i preach twise to day
once in fose y fin at half past elaven and hear at half past saven p m
to a large congregation of pepoel as they was coming out of the chapels and i
was streangthen veary much by the power of god and the pepoel lisened veary
atentevly
(p. 47) Abareiron July 5 1880: I walked from
hear to new quay to a large congregation of peapole but theare was and
ouldis (oldish) man in the croude and his hare white with age who distirb the
meating veary much and i went to the School bord to publish the meating to the
childran and i stayd hear ovar knight
Abartife July 6 1880: I walked from new quay
hear distans 20 mils and it was raining all day and i stayd hear ovear night at
a place bey (by) two men of Staphens
Abartife July 7 1880: I went to the mayr of the town a man bey the neame of
Woodward to aske for a place to preach and he sead that he wear not a belevear
in our doctrine but he (p. 48) ware a blevear (believer) in the fredom
of religon and he thoat I mit preach mose (most) eny whare so I preached
bey the giliard hall to a large congregation of pepole as they wear
coming out of the chapels and aftear I got throo preaching I went down the road
towards the rivear. No sooner than i did i found that some of them falwowed me
down to the bridge and ovear the bridg to the pembroack shire side
asking quastions and they wanted me to prach to
the them agein and so i did and give much sattisfection and some of them wanted
me to teak mi hat a round and a bout half a dozen throwed in thire penyes in to
it and semed well plesed and I sleapt at Steaphens house and two young men
folod me to the dore and gave me a few copers (coppers - form of money)
(p. 49) Narberth July 8 1880: I wealked from
abartive hear distans about twenty five mils 25 and i preached hear at healf
pat eaight 8 p m on the Square in the middil of the town to a few pepoel but
they sem to be veary indefrant and i slept in ann Davis
Neyland July 9 1880: I left nearberth for this
place. ceald (called) at George Scorey and eat
dinear with him and he give me seaven pence healpeny. Him
and his wife are crepels (cripples) but they are god latear day saint.
Then i welk on to hear and arived hear at 8 p m and i slapt in jeames Pursuer
who is a broather in the chirch
(p. 50) Neyland July 10 1880: i went from hear
to see broather Adams who lived in milford
haven and he give me fiftene pence and hese wife give me a shiling and I preach
in milford at 8
p m and walked back to Neyland distance five mils and slapt in jeames
Purser
Neyland July 11 1880: I preach in a place call
geil at 12 m as the preached cam out of the meatings but they did not stop to
lison much then eat dinar in James Prrser and then crossed the rivear to
Pembrock dock and preach at 8 p m but they pas bey and did not stop to lison
and i slapt in the prince of weals Hoot all (Hotel)
(p. 51) Temby July 12 1880: I left Pembroack
dock and wealked to this place distant about 12 mils and it reained all day and
I found a freand in the famely of Joshua Richards and Sarah Richards
Stepaside July 13 1880: I left Temley and
weaked hear distance about 8 mils and I went around to visit some of the
relations of the saintes that ar now in Utah meanly Thos Thayne Charls Reesis
sistear Thos Rodgers is broathear and Gaorg Thomas is sistear and I slapt in
aumphry Wates
Carmarthen July 14, 1880: I laft Steparside
this morning and travealed hear distance 20 mils and (p. 52) i went around to
visit the Saints and i slapt in john Evans Kingstreet
Llanelly July 15 1880: I laft carmarthen and wealked to this place distance about 15 mil
and i slept in Mary Bowen
Llanelly July 16 1880: I went to vew the Sea Shore
and the light house in the fore noon and went to John Evans in the aftear noon
to reade the Star (Morning Star newspaper) and
i slapt in Mary bowen
Llanelly July 17 1880: I was wrighting in the
morning and in the evening or aftear noon I went to John Evans to read the last
Star
Llanelly July 18 1880: I went to vecit (visit)
the Saintes and called (p. 53) a meating at too 2 p m and peartoock of the
Sacreament and the meating weas at Mary Darknell. And we heald a meating at 8 p
m on the park we comance bey singing the hymn what we use witness in the
havens. Then broather john john praid and i preach to a bout fifty pepoule but
they all left us before we got donen
Llanelly July 19 1880 I roat too lettears one
to Ellis Ellis and one to Thomas Rogars and in the eving i went to see the town
and to loock for a place to preach but the pepoul capt thair meating up to late
evean tel (even till) half past nine p m
Swansay July 20 1880: I laft llanally in the
aftarnoon and wealked to this place distans 11 mils and slapt at Thos
Thomas
(p. 54) Swansea July 21 1880: I wrote too
lattars in the morning and in the aftear noon i went to loock at the beay (bay)
and weas on the pear (pier) and around the dockes and loocking for a
place to preach out and i slapt in Thomas Thomas s*s
Swansea 22 July 1880: I roate a lattear in the
morning to Spanish Fork for Thomas Thomas to hes son Niclays John and in the
aftear noon i visit some of the Saintes and in the evening i meat with the
saints at * 7 p m and i spoke in the meating and i slapt in Thomas Thomas
Neeath July 23 1880: I leaft Swansea this
morning cauld at David Thomas and eate dinar with him and then went on called
at broathear gorge Lang (p. 55) and eat Supar with him and i bore teastemony of
the Truth of the gospeal of Jeusses Christ as it is preached bey the latear day
Saintes to a young man that weas in the house at the time in the intrast of the
inseurance Company and then went on to Neeath and meat with the Saintes and
broathear Eanoc Lewis and i talked to the Saints and slapt in neathe
Huarwain July 24 1880: i leaft Neeath this
morning could (called) at Thomas D Bowen and eat dinar with them and
left cupel of trackes (tracts) theare for them to reead and then went on
to Hurwain and theare head (had) bin a great deal of dameage dun bey
floodes in this cuntry and it was raining all day and i arived in this place at
8 p m and slapt at James Wittear
(p. 56) Hirwain July 25 1880: I went to vezit
the Saints in the morning in companay with John Jones then we head meating in
James Witticaker at 2 p m and peartoock of the Sacrament and at five p m I
preached out in the open are and in the eveing we helide (held) meating
in broather Jones and eat supear thear and slapt at James witicur and it raind
in the night
Cwm Back July 26 1880: I leaft hirwain this
morning and came to this place and it weas reayning (raining) hard night
and day and heald meating at David Lewis Edward Morgan & Thos Jones &
my self preach and I slapt in Edward Morgan
Mountain ash July 27 1880: I left Cwm Bach and came down hear I went to
visit (p. 57) the house of Ann Jinkins and the Saint and I slapt at broathear
Thomas Jones
Mountain ash July 28 1880: it reaind (rained)
all day and all night heans (hence) i stayed hear and bgroathear Jones
tapt (taped) my bootes and broathear Thomas Evans give a shiling to pay
for the lathear (leather) and we acnoludg (acknowledge) the hand
of the Lord in it and in the eveing we went to Thomas Evans and invited partes (parties)
to be baptized and i eat and slapt at Thomas Jones
Merthyr July 29 1880: I lafte mountin ash and
came to this place and broathear Thomas Jones came with me so fare as caven
panar wich place we both visetad and head soumthing to eate thare then i
went on to merthyr and coulde at Rees Davis pen haol garig ( --- --- garage)
i asked for a place to (p. 58) preach and he weasent home and heas waife did
not think that he would be willing then i went down to 24 Mary Street twin y
rading thare i meat Williams D Williams from ogden hoo head just arived
from Utah. Then we went to see my broathear Richard and we slapt at Sistear
Harmon 24 Mary Street
merthyr July 20 1880: mysalf and broather
William D Williams went to loock at the ynis fach iron workes then went
to Lewis at the wern and eated dinar with him then to pwll y cwm to see
William Williams the ingenear (engineer) then went to gathin cold at
John Jones eat supear there then went to pentra bach iron workes wich
was all stoped. Then went up to 24 Mary Street whare we met Josaph R
Mathews
(p. 59) Marthyr July 31 1880: i my salf and
broather Williams went around. Seen Rees Davis and wife and ehs ouldest son and
went up to my broather Richard and eat dinar theare and i slapt thare
Myrthur Augeas 1 1880: I went to meating at 11
a m it was a preestwood meating munthly meating and I opened the meating bey
prayear and met at 2 p m and peartook of the Sacrament and weas could aupon to
speake and then we meat at six p m David R Davis my salph and Josaph R Mathews
Preeach and my broather Richard weas in meating and i slapt at my
broathears
(p. 60) Merthyr Augest 2 1880: Meat with the
Eldears at 24 Mary Street
and slapt at my broather richard and we viseted some
of the saints
August 3 1880: Meet at 24 Mary Street with the
Eldears and at half past 7 * p m William D Lewis and I preach in pantra bach
to a congregation of a bout from fifty to a hundrad pepule and slapt at my
broather Richard in pant y will heat Cyfarthfa
Hirwain August 4 1880: broather William D
Williams and I laft Marthyr this morning to come to this place and as we was
coming past the Cyfarthfa iron workes we turned in to hav a loock at it and we
hadunt gon far whan a veary small man came up to us (p. 61) with a massag (message)
taling us that we had to go to the offic. So then we went to the offic and
apeard before Mr. William Crawshay and then he asked hus what wear our
profation (profession) bisness or coling (calling) so we tould him that we war
minesters of the gospals Latear Day Saintes mishonaris came from Utah and we
ofurd him some trackes the only treue gospel and the mens (means) of ascape and
the numbear of the devenety of the boock of mormon. And he said that he wawld
not have them. And he said that he would rather that we would not go throo the
workes. And so we leaft Cyfartha and came to hirwain and visetad the Saints and
slapt in James Witecare
(p. 62) Glyncorrwg August 5 1880: we left
Hirwain this marning and came ovear the mountain to this place and weas well
treated by David Lawis and famely and we preach to a cangregation of about
fifty and they listened veary atentively.
Cwmbychan August 6 1880: we left glincorrwg and
came heare and aftear loocking around and inquiring we found Davied Evans
Hannah Eavans*s broather and a rgleteve of Emrys Davis and we was well treated
bey thise partis and slapt at the latear and we preach ont in the open are (air)
to a congregation of a bout fifty who lisened veary atantevly but aftar the
close of the meating thare wear a man in the crowde asked for a sine (sign) said
he would giv a sovring (sovereign) If we would heale the sick and we
tould him that sine seakars was of the davil
(p. 63) Aberavon August 7 1880: we leaft
Cwmbychan and came to this place and we visetad william
Richards and weas well treeted and we slapt at the odd feallows arms
Aberavon August 8 1880: we went down to tai bach and eat dinar in William Richards and
aftear that we went to loock for a place to preech and we preched on the maine roade to a
congregation of about a fifty or a hundread and they listened veary atentevly. aftear that we went back to aberavon and we had tea at
William Richards Saniur (Sr.). aftear that we preeach
bey the market house to a congreation of about fifty who listened veary
atentefly
Llwini or Mais Teage August 9 1880: we laft
abaravon and came to this place and we found much welcom at the house of
Sistear (p. 64) Shriber and Sistear Trimby and we preached out in the open are
(air) to a congreagation of about fifty or a hundread pepul and they listened
veary atentevly and we slapt at the white Lion heatell (hotel).
Cwm Clydach or Clydach Vale August 10 1880: we laft llwini in the morning
and walked ovear the mounteans to this place came throo Cwm garw thens throo
Nant Y moyl and we stopt at brother John
Thomas and broather William and I preach out in
the open are and it had bin a warm day and hard walking ofear the
mountaen.
Mirig Kow Pen rhiver August 11 1880: we laft
Cwm Clydach at m and came heare and to the house of Hannah Philipes whare we
stops Jonnah Evans is sistear and we weas much welcomed and we preech in
Williams Town near pant y prev
(p. 65) Gilfach goth August 12 1880: we left
pen rhew fer and came hear went around and notefied the pepul that we would be
preaching to them at 7 p m and we preach to congregatiion of a bout one hundred
pepul who listened veary atentivly and we stops at Thomas Edwards
Llantrisaint August 13, 1880: we left the gilfach
and came hear and preach in the midl of the town to a small seating xxxxxx
ignorant congregation and we slipt at Sistear
Richards
Cardiff August 16 1880: we wealked from
Llantresaint hear distans about ten mils called at llandaf at broather Thomas
Rees and arived at Planet Street aboute nine p m and stopt at 21 Planet
Street
Cardiff August 15: Met in counsel in the
morning and saintes meeting at 2 p m and (p. 66) i talked to the Seaintes a
short time and we head preaching at 6 p m and i oceupeaid (occupied) a
portion of the time and preach on the first principels of the gospell and was
eaided much bey the spirite of god
Cardiff
August 16 1880: I went down to the dockes and to look at the town and inquired
for John Davis piles man and othears and stopt at Sistear Thomas 21 Planet
Street
Cardiff Augeaste 17 1880: I wear wrighting a
leattear to broather Burt in the morning and in the aftear noon my salf and
William D Williams weant down to the dockes and i found John David the man that
I weare hinting (hunting) for the day be fore and we slapt at 21 Planet Street
(p. 67) Newbridge Augeast 18 1880: we leaft
Cardiff and came hear & roate a lettear to Meary Bowen llanelly in the
morning and then wealked hup hear distance 12 mills and we meat with the
Saintes bore theire testemony and my selfe and broather Williams talked to the
Saintes
Cwmfelin or Coblly August 19 1880: we laft
pentypreath or Newbridge in the morning and arived hear in the eving wealked
about ten mils then i went around the houses inviteing the peapole to come to
meating at broather David Thomas whare we stopt and they turned out prety good
and we head a very good Meating
(p. 68) ynyis owen Auoges 20, 1880: we left the
colly and came to this place and my salf and broather William D Williams
preached in broather George Owes house and we slapt thare that knight.
Myrthur Augest 21 1880: meat broather Mathews
there and broathear John Nieolson from lavearfrod araived thare a boute six a
clock p m and i slapt in the house of my broather
Mearthyr Augest 22 1880: we meat in confrance
with the Saintes in the Railway inn long room at half past tean a m and weas
colde apon to speke to the saintes and met at half past to p m weas mysalf
& David R Davis adminesterd the sacrameant and at five 45 (p. 69) we met on
the market Square in the open are (air) and broather Enoch Levi and John
Nicolson preach and met at half past six in the room p m and Davied R Davis and
Nicolson preached
Merthyr Augest 23 1880: we meat with the
saintes in consert wich weas heald in this plase and it weare a veary good one
and one broathear Thomson took a very active part in it
Merthyr augest 24 1880: i met with the
breathren in twenty forthe Mary Streete and viceted frandeas (friends) and
relations and stapt at my Broather Richard
(p. 25) Hirwayn Augeast 25 1880: i leaft
Marthyr and arived hear and visetad one house and bore my testemony and laft a
track thare bey the name of good thinges and eate at Thomas Jones and Slapt at
broather James Wetticear (Whitaker)
Hirwayn Augest 26 1880: i visetead the Saintes
and Howel Powel and Rees Price hoo head relations in Utah and Preach in W Price
and slapt theare
Neath Augest 27 1880: i meet broather Mathews
on the bridge went down to Scewn to broather Lang and eat super theare my salf
and broathear and sistear Lang went to Neathe to meating and i talked to the
Saintes & slapt in the veail of Neath hoat heall (hotel or hot hall)
(p. 71) Swansea
Augest 28 1880: arived hear and stopt at William Williams
Swansea Augest 29 1880: my salf and Eanoch
Lewis preached in landwar at 12 m & meat with the Saintes af half past too
& pertoock of the Sacrament and talked to the Saintes & ordained Daveid
John Wattes to the Office of a dicone (deacon) & meat ageaine at
half * six 6 p m and talked to the meating & preach out in the open are in
Swansea at eaight 8 p m & witness a baptesem in the eveing of Elizabath
Morgan which weas don bey William Williams and i slapt at William
Williams
(p. 72) Swansea August 30 1880: meat with the
Saintes and i confirmed Eizabeth Morgans a member of the church and take (talk)
to the Saintes and head a veary good meating & stopt at Williams
Swansea August 31 1880: i roate a lattear to my
wife to Utah in the morning and broather Enoch Lewis and my self Preach in cwm
bwrla in the evening at 7 p m and head gad (good) meating & asked
when wood we come ageaine and slapt at williams
Newten near Mumbuls Sept 1 1880: i went around
with some trackes and stopt thare ofear nigt
(p. 73) Pean Clawd Sept 2 1880: we went round
to publish the meeting and invite the peupole to come to it and we preach hear
at 7 p m to a large asembly and slapt at Mrs Murly
Pen Clawd Sept 3 1880: broather Lewis & my
self preach hear at 7 p m and stopt at John Davis Wenfrow
Llanredian Sept 4 1880: we went to pen mein and
breathe in the sea thens from there along the top of the mountain to see What
thay call King Arthyr and heare broather Lewis and I afeard (offered) up
our preayars unto god and thanked him for his blesinges and asked him to bless
our labors and we preach in Llanridian (p. 74) and thare he head bin in with
and he oposed us veary much and we stopt at John David Wenfrew
wenfrew Sept 5 1880:
we preach in the morning by penewell chapel and thare ware a woman came up to
us and hand broather Lewis a shiling while I weaas yeat a preaching and we
preach in pen Clawd at 5 p m and slapt at John David wenfrow
Llanelly Sept 6 1880: we left Pen Clawd this
morning and wealk to llandelly and slapt at John Evans
(p. 75) Cidweli Sept 7 1880: we welk from llanelly to this place and preach
hear by the bridge tofrom a hundread to two hundred pepoul and they lesun veary
ateantefly and we slapt at Sistear Williams Coid y Bynon
Carmarthen Sept 8 1880: we lafte Coid y binon
near Cidwali and Came to this place with the intention to preach and we asked
the poleace for a place and as the superintendant of the pilec weas pasing we
asked him and he tould us to se the mayr and the mayr weasent home hens we did
not preach and we slapt at John Jones llwenyfillter fach
(p. 76) Coid y binen Sept 9 1880: we laft llwin
y fillter fach and came to this place and slapt hear and left the eirgrawn (?)
hear
Llanelly Sept 10 1880: we left Coid y binon
this morning and arived hear then went up to the belin wol and cold the pepoul
to gathear and preach to them with powear and in playness (plainness)
and they lesond veary atentevly and slapt at John
Evans
Swansea
Sept 11 1880: we left Llanelly this morning and arivead hear and went around
some of the peopel of Cwmbwrla to publish that we would preach thare Tusday
half pas * 6 p m and I slapt at Brother William Williams
(p. 77) Swansea
Sept 12 1880: we meat in counseal at 11 a m and saints meating at half past * 2
p m and adminesteard the sacrament and peartoock (partook) of the same
and meat again at half past 6 p m and preach on the first principels of the
gospel and slept at William Williams
Swansea
(Sept ) 13 1880: meat with the saints in a prayar
meating and weas cold upon to talke to the Saintes and I talked on the coming
of our Savear in 1890 and slapt at Mis Morgans with Tos Thomas
Swansea Septembear 14 1880: broather Enoch
Lewis and my self preach in Cwmbwela and slapt at Miss Jane Morgans with Thos
Thomas
(p. 78) Swansea
(Sept) 15 1880: I roate a lattear to Joseph R Mathews and one for Enoch Lewis
and went down so fare as the dockes and ther to escorte broathear Lewis home to
Traboth
Swansea
(Sept) 16 1880: I meat with the saints and preside ovear the meeting and read
the fifth chaptear of Mathew and taught the Saintes the same principuls
Swansea (Sept) 17 1880: I roate a lattear for
Jane Morgans and one to Evan Morgans and send the melaniel Star to John G Evans
and A C Cristensen to Utah and then wealked to Llanelly distans 12 mils and
slapt at Mary Bowen
(p. 79() Llanelly (Sept) 18 1880: I went to
John Evans his house and I read the Star throo then went to visit all the
Saints and slept at Mary Bowen
Llanelly Sunday Sept 19 1880: I went to vesete
the Saintes and met Edwen harmon for the first time hoo head just arived from
Utah and I went with him to viset som of hes frendes and they did receved him
veary kindly
Monday llanelly Sept 20 1880: broather Edwen
harmon and mysalf went to see Mr nevels led and silvear workes then I went to
Beary paste and preaach theare at half past * 6 p m and wealked to Coid y binon
to sleepe to John Williams near Cidwely
(p. 80) Tusday Cedwealy Sept 21 1880: I laft
Coid y binon and went to braethear Phishar (Fisher) And a lattear wear
theare inquiring of me saying that thare weas to lattears from home for me in
merthyr and wanted to know whare to send them so I roat an answar and tould
whare to send them and I preached in Cedwealy and sept (slept) at
broathe Phishar
Carmarrthen Sept 23 1880: I laft llwin y
filltie and came to Carmarthen and visit the
Saints and asked Jones the Mayre for a place to preach and slapt at John
Evans
(p. 81)Manaidilo near
llangadog Sept 24 1880: I walked from Carmarthen
to this place distans 20 mils and slapt at James Jones*s who is an eldear in
the Chirch
Brychfa Sept 25 1880: I wealked from llangadog
to this place distans about 20 mils and slept at broather Eran (Aaron or
Evan) Morgans
Brychfa Sept 26 1880 I preach at or in broather
Morgans house at Nant heare at 11 a m and went to the meeting of the Sactarian
Sat two p m and I preach in the house of John Davies Te Cend at five 5 pp m in
Company with broathear Evan Morgans and the hous weas full of pepole and I
slept at Eran Morgans
(p. 82) Llanpetear Sept 27 1880: I laft brychfa
this morning & walked hear distans 20 mils & slapt at Mary Thomas
Lanptear Sept 28 1880: I was wrighting and
reading all day and slapt at Sistear Thomas
Lanptear Sept 29 1880: Reading and wrighten all day and slapt at
Mary Thomas
Crofs Wintear Sept 30 1880: I lafto Lanpetear
and wealked ovear hear distans about ten mils and slapt at Ellis Ellis
(p. 83) Crofs Wintear Oct 1 1880: I halped them
to bind in the harvest fealde (field) and then some wrighting and slapt
at Elis Ellis
Crofs Wintear Oct 2 1880: I roate a lattear to
Ann Jane Forsgren to Utah
and it weas raining hard all day and I slept hear at Ellis Ellis
Crofs wintear Oct 3 1880: I went to the Mathodis
(Methodist) Sunday Scholle at Becothania chapeal at 2 p m and talked
much to them upon the principels of the gospeal of Jeasus Christ of Latearday
Saints and slapt at Ellis Ellis
Abearystweth Oct 4 1880: I went to see my cusen
Mary Williams from landovry who wes maread to Thos
Powel and lived in Market Street
An they ware veary sory that I wes a Latearday Saint and did not show me eany
welcom at all. I laft the ways of waning (Warning) with them (p. 84) and
some track one bey the name of pidisch ai gweantio and the othear ai Daw a
Lanfonod Josaph Smith and I slapt at Jinkin Rees or post
Llanrysted Oct 5 1880: I posted a lattear to
Ann Jane Forsgren in abearystwith and walked hear distans 9 mils and slapt at
Sistear Elizabeth Davis
Abereiron Oct 6 1880: I lafte llanrysted and
came down hear distans 7 mils and slapt at Jane David No 12 watear Street
Abereorpm Oct 7 1880: I roate a lattear to
broathear Bredge to Levearpool and a card to J J Lampetear
(p. 85) Abereiron Oct 8 1880: I went around
with som trackes and tried Mistear Jones to get the town hale to preach put (but)
did not sucsead and then paide the bel man a sixpence to go doun and I preach
bey the town hall at * 6 p m to aboute 25 or 50 peopule and slapt at Jane
Davis
Lampetear Octe 9 1880: I lafte abereiron this
morning and wealked to this place distance 13 mils and weare cared (carried)
about fore milse and I stopt a at sistear Mary Thomas and Jones
Lampetear Oct 10 1880: I wente to Clist y fwen
in company with Ellis Ellis to meating and peartook of the sacrement and head
good meating (p. 86) and on the way to Lampeatear in a little place cauled
Saint John are the pepoule wease coming out of the Sunday Schoole we preached
to them the gospeal that it head bin restorde and I stoped at Sistear Thomas
& sones
Carmarthen Oct
11 1880: I lafte lampeteur this morning and wealked ofvear heare distance 22
mils and stops at John Evans 17 King Streete
Carmarthen Oct
12 1880: I went to visit Mr John Bevan and allso some of the Saintes and wente
to broathear and sistear Jones to stop ovear night at llwin y fillter fach
burm
(p. 13) Oct 13 1880 Pen Coid farm near
llandovre: I came hear about ten a clock at night and I wease well treatad bey
Mistear James and Jane Lewis
Mountain hill near Norbearth Pembrokeshire Oct
14: I lafte pen cod and wealked hear distanc aboute 15 mils and stops ovear
night at broather gaorge and sistear scoly
Oct 15 1880 Haveurfordweaste: wealked hear
distanc 10 mils and inquired for Petear Williams and he head mooved to Temley
and I stops ovear night at Mrs. Sarah Organ
Oct 16 welsh Hook near lettearston: I wealked
hear distans 8 mils and wear well treted bey Captain Harris and Devn .....
(p. 88) Oct 17 1880 Welsh Hoock near
lattearston: I went from hear to tra Nicol farm to see Mrs thorn whoo head came
down from London and weas well treated bey Mrs Haris and Mrs thorn and came
back to wealsh hook to stop of ovear night distans 5 mils
Oct 18 1880 Havearfordeweast: I laft weelsh
hoock this noon and came hear distans 8 mils and on the way hear I went up on
the top of the greate trowgarn rockes or in wealch craig y drowgoinfawr or it
wease a high clift of rockes on top of the mountain and thare I offeard up my
prayears unto god for the intreast of heas kingdom upon the Earth and stopt at
Abeabl Maris
(p. 89) Meilford (Oct) 19 1880: I wealked hear
distans 5 mils and visetead brothear Adams and family and stops at the Railway
hoate hall and the peopele ware late from Cardiff
and I bore my tesemony to them and sould a track to them bey the neam of
comperehensef Salveation
Neiland Oct 20 1880: walked hear distans 8 mils
and it weas snowing veary fust and stoped at James
Purser
Mountain Hill near Marberth Oct 21 1880:
wealked hear distans 10 mils and stopt at broathear Gorge Secory
StaparSide Oct 22 1880: walked hear distans 15
mils and stopt at Umphra and Sarah wats and it weas
veary windy and could
(p. 90) Carmarthen
Oct 23 1880: I wealked hear distans 21 mils and it was veary windy and could
and I stopt at the tempranc hoat hall (temperance hotel)
Carmarthen Oct 24 1880: I preached oute on the
quay at 12 m and bey the monument in Augest Street at 4 p m as they came oute
of Sunday Schoole and slapt at the fauglon with David Dan
Oct 25 1880 Llsvin y fillter fach: I roate a
lattear to Charls Wright to Utah and a card to Joseph R. Mathey to 24 Mary
Street Twin y Rodin Marthur and slapt hear at J Jones
Oct 26 1880 Llin y fillter fach: I read the
trew repantanc and it raind all day and I slapt at John Jones
(p. 91) Oct 27 1880 llywin y filltir fach: it
was raineing againe to day so that I could not leve so I read the nesitey of
Mirecals (Necessity of Miracles) and slapt at John and Martha
Jones
Oct 28 1880 Cad y binon: I walked hear distans
10 mill and it weas reaineing all Day and I slapt at John Williams
Llanelly Oct 29 1880: wealked hear distanc 6
mils and visetad the saints and slapt at Mrs Mary Bowen
Llanelly Oct 30: went to visit the Saints and
slapt at Mrs Mary Bowean
(p. 92) Llandlly Oct 31 1880: Meat at the ould
furness in John John*s house in the capacity of a saintes meeting and peartoock
of the Sacrament and bore our tastemoni to the work of God reveald in the last
days My Salf and broather harmon John Evans and John John and had a vear good
meating and I slapt at Mrs Mary Bowen
Cyidwali Nov 1 1880: Eadwin harmen and my salf
lafte llanelly came thru pen bery porte and
distrebuted tracks and stops at Ralph Phishear (Fisher)
Minky Nov 2 1880: Stopt at broather William
Thomas
Nov 3 1880 Landilo: Came throo landarog and
called at Josaph Gee and slapt at the White Lion
(p. 93) Llanybea Nov 4 1880: Slapt at Richar
Thomas
Near llangadog Nov 5 1880: We distrebuted
tracks in landilo and slapt at James Jones at the above place
Cwmaman Nov 6 1880: we laft Llangadog and came
hear ovear the black mountain distans 16 mils and slapt at Edward Jones
Cwmaman Nove 7 1880: we preach out in the open
are (air) at 4 p m as the peopel came out of Sunday scollol (school)
and we slapt at Edward Jones
Manardilo near llangadog Nov 8 1880: we laft
Cwmamaman came hear ovear the black Mountain distanc 16 mils and slapt at James
Jones
(p. 94) Llanylea Nov 9 1880: we laft llangado
and came hear distans 10 mills and slapt at the Red lion inn
Nov 10 1880 Llwinyfillter fach near Carmarthen: we laftllanylea and came hear distans 20 mils
and slapt at broather and Sister . . . .
Haein Baglam Nov 11 1880: we lafte llwinfillter
fach and came hear distans 10 mill and slapt at Isea (Isaiah) Haighs (Hayes)
Llanelly Nov 12 1880: we came hear throo
penbery porte and pick our trackes that we had layed
out about a weack (week) ago and chinge (change) some of them and
slapt at John Evans
(p. 96) Swansea Nov 13 1880: broathear lawis my
salf and John M bowen Benjiman Harman and Edwin Harman twoock the train to
Lanelly at half past one p m and arived hear at two and Moroni Thomas met us at
the Station and saw Willian D Williams in the eving and slapt at William D
Williams
Swansea
Nov 16 1880: we met in counsel at 11 a m and in Saintes meating at 2 p m and in
the eving at half past six 6 and we hed veary good meating and I slapt at
William Williams
Swansea Nov 15
1880: I roat a lattear to my wife to Utah
and met (p. 97) with the Saintes in the eving spoke on the law of tithing and
slapt at Williams
Swansea Nov 16 1880: I roate a lattear to my
uncle Daniel to Cil Cwm and slapt at Williams and viseted cusen (cousin)
Margrat Philipes William Rees s neese and the wife of Joseph Edwards
Llanelly Nov 17 1880: broathear William De
Williams and my salph left Swansea
bey traine to loughoe and wealk from theare to llanelly and slapt at Mrs Mary
Bowen
Llanelly Nov 18 1880: broathers Edwin Harman
& Benjiman Harman my salph an William D Williams went throo the copear (copper)
and led and silvear workes and slapt at Mrs Mary Bowean
(p. 98) llwin y filltir fach farm Near
Carmarthen town Nov 19 1880: we laft llanelly and came hear bey the way of
Minkly or fan galch and ordained William Thomas to the office of an Elder My
salph W D Williams and Edwin harmon and I weas mouth and we slapt at broather
and sistear Jones
Carmarthen
town Nov 20 1880: W D Williams Edwin Harmon and my salph came
heare and viseted the town and the Saints and eate in Sistear Ann Hews and
slapt at Mrs Jones an oute sidear (outsider)
Carmarthen Nov
21 1880: Williams Harman and my salph preach hear twise in the morning in
porieary Street and bey thee town hall in the afternoon or 4 p m and stops at
Mrs Jones and giv trackes away
(p. 99) Saint Clare Nov 22 1880: we laft
carmarthen and came hear and went to T Ridor the man that heas the town hall in
charge to aske for the use of it to preach and wes refused and slapt at Margrat
Williams the masons arms
Stoperside (Nov) 23 1880: we laft Saint Clare
and came hear and went to a mans house bey the name of Lloyd and tlaked much on
the princepels of the gospel and asked one of the trustes of the schools for a
place to preach and hes name is Richard Williams and we bor a feaithful
testemony to him of the truth of the work of god and allso to a young minestear
bey the name of Evans and we slapt at Umphra Watteas
(p. 100) Weyland Nov 24 1880: we came hear and
went to James Purser and eat thare supar and braefast theire and slapt at one
of the naibears
Havearford west Nov 25 1880: we came heare
throo Milford with the intantion to go on bord of the great Esteurn but it was
to starme then we continewead on hear throo Stantin and Saint John and Slapt at
Mrs Sarah Oorgan Cartlett we leaft W D Williams at Millford Mountain hill near
Naeberth Nov 26 1880: we came hear and slapt at broathear Scorly distans ten
mills
Nov 27 1880 Brychfa: we came hear wealke (walk)
to wheat land distance 8 mills then toock the traine to Carmarthen distans
15 mills then wealked hear distans 12 mills and slapt at Sistear Ann
Brown
(p. 101) Brychfa (Nov) 28 1880:
broathear Edwin Harman and mi salph went to broathear Morgans and eat dinar
thare then went to the church of ingland then back and preach in broathear
Morgans House to a house full of pepule and they listened veary atentefly and
head a good meating in and slapt at Evan Morgans
Nov 29 1880 pen y Warn Near llanybydar: we came
from Brychfa hear ovear the mountin distans 10 mills and slapt at John
Evans
Clwt y fwrn Nov 30 1880: we came hear distans 5
mills and stoped ovear night at Ann Evans
(p. 102) Hanpetear Dec 1 1880: we went to new
court to looock for a place to preach eat dinear with the school teachear got a
place to preach in Gryffid Jinkins a Blacksmith & for geave an apointement
out for tomorow night and Sistear Thomas found place for us to sleep at the
tempreance house
New Corte Dec 2 1880: we came hear throo
llanwgnen got a place to preach in John Jinkens s Blacksmiths Shop geave an
apointment out to preach thear the next night went to Mr Jones llwin y gros one
of the school trystees got hes permisho to have the School house and we give
him a track the only trew propheat then went on to New courte and preach in
griffith (p. 103) Jinkins s Blacksmith Shop at 8 p m to a full house it wease
lighted up well with candles and the pepule helped to sing and lisened veary
atentevly and slapt at David Jones Brin llefrith
Lanpetear Dec 3 1880: we laft new corte came to
llanwynen went into the School talked to the teachear he give the notice oute
of our meating and at 8 p m we preach in John Jinkins s Blacksmith Shop to a
full house of Peapule and the shop weas well filled with light and benshis (benches)
and pepole and theay sang for us and we head a veary good meating and went to
Lanpetear and slapt at the tempranc house
(p. 104) Lanpetear Dec 4 1880: we stopt in
Lanpetear and slapt at the temperanc house
Lanpetear Dec 5 1880: we went to Clwt y fwrn
and heald two meatins one at 11 a m and one at two p m
and head good meatings and went to Lanpetear and slapt at the tempereance
hoateall
Manoridilo Dec 6 1880: we laft Lanpetear and
came hear and wealked 20 mills and slapt at James James
Cwmaman Dec 7 1880: we came hear throo landilo
distans 12 mills and preach in Broathear Edward Jones and slapt at the Reven
inn at Mrs Davis
(p. 105) Lanelly Dec 8 1880: we came hear from
cwm aman throo pont ar dylas distans about twenty 20 mills and we toock the
traine at pontardylas and read in and i slapt at Mrs. Mary Bowen
Lanelly Dec 10 1880: we went to visit the
Saints and slapt at Mrs. Mary Bowen
Swansea Dec 11
1880: went to Swansea
distans 12 mills and slapt at William Williams
(p. 106) Swansea Dec 12 1880: we met in
counseal at 11 a m and in Saints meating at * 2 p m and in preaching meeting at
* 6 p m and there weas quite a few straingears in the meating and Broathers
Lewis Bowen Harman and my selph adrest the meating and head much of the powear
of god apon us and i slapt at William Williams
Swansea
Dec 13 1880: i sent to veset my cusen Margaret Edwards and met with the Saintes
in a prayear meating and slapt at William Williams
Swansea Dec 14
1880: went to fox hole - preach in Broather Parckham hous broather E Lawis my salph and E Harman J N Bowen adrest the
meating and slapt at William Williams
(p. 107) Swansea
15, 1880: went to see David Thomas to Moris Town
and preach in William Williams E Lewis my salph & E Harmon H N Bowen
adreaste (addressed) the meating and we slapt
at the above place
Neath Dec 16 1880: we laft Swanse and came hear
caled at broathears Lang and Eastman and John Williams and slapt at the
Kingshead Hoat hell
Neath Dec 17 1880: we wente to Kill Frew to
John L Bowen wifes my naphew and he promest to let us preach in hes house on
the twentey 22 then we went back to Neath and we head a meating in broathear
Estman and slapt the the Kings Had Hoate hall
(p. 108) Herwayn Dec 18 1880: we laft Neath
this morning & cauld at Thomas D Bowen and Eat dinar there then wealked to
glen Neath and toock the traine up to hirwain and slapt at James Witteiar
hirwain Dec 19 1880: My salph and E Harman
& Thomas Rees went to Morgan Evans to dinar and then to meeting then to
Rees Price to Eate then back to meating at Thos Jones is and slapt at Rees
Price
Tid furn Deal Dec 20 180: we laft hirwain and
crost the mountans to this place and cauld at the Warde at Philipe Price then
went to this place and slapt at a raleteve of broather harmon bey the name of
Daniel Williams
(p. 109) Trayorkey Dec 21 1880: we leaft
furndeal and came hear and atend a funaral a grand child of Rodrick Davis and I
preached on the ocation (occasion) in the cemetery chirtch and slapt at
broather john lloyd
Kill frew Dec 22 1880: we leafte treayorkey and
came ovear the mountain to glyn corwg calde at O Lawis road down to Neath with
the caule (coal) traine met broather Lawis and bowen and went to kill
frew and prech thare in John L Bowen and slapt at the abive place and it weas a
veary wet and stormy day
Glyn Corwg Dec 23 1880: we laft Kill frew and came hear and road up on the
cole traine and (p. 110) and I preached the first princiepels of the
gospeal to them that wear in the car as the trayen (train) stot and
preached in the evening at D Lawis and slapt at the same place
Trayorkey Dec 25 1880: we laft glin corwg and
came heare ovear the mountain and mat at William Thomas and we enjoyed our
salves in singing and othear amusment and theare weas one re babtise into the
church and we slapt at John Loyed
Glen carwg Dec 24 1880: we stops hear all day
and slapt hear at David Lawis
Trayorkey Dec 26 1880: we met with the Saintes
at 11 a m and at 2 p m and at Six p m and I spoke at each one and slapt at John
lloyede
(p. 111) Trahorkey Dec 27 1880: we went to
Blain y Cwm and preach thare at 6 p m and it weas raining harde all day and
slapt at John Loyede
llwin y Piia Dec 28
1880: we calde at Saveral placeis on the way and came hear and slapt at David
Londen an oulde frend of myne
Penrewfer Dec 29 1880: we laft llwinypeah and
cauld at John Thomas Clydach veale and came hear and stopt at Johnnah Evans is sistear
Hannah Philipes and it rainde hard and the distans is aboute two 2 mills
Gilveach goch Dec 30 1880: we preach and slapt
at Thomas Edwards and the distans 2 mills
(p. 112) Ynyes Owen, Dec 31 1880: we leaft y
Gilfach goch and came hear and slapt at gorge Oweans and we came throo pont y
pred distans aboute 15 mills and the wathear weas a little frostey
Marthyr, January the first 1881: I lefte ynes
wen and came to Marthyr in company with Edwin Harmon and Thomas Rees and went
to 24 Merry Street twin y rain and met broather josaph R Mathews and Burgame
harman, Grenway Pary, Morony Thomas, Enoc Lewis, John M Bowen and slap tat my
broather Richeard Evans
(p. 113) Marthyr, January 2 1881: went to the
counseal meating at the raileway inn long roome and wease caulde apon to speake
met againe at 2 p m and at 6 p m and wease calde apon to speke and Wm E Lawis,
Thomas D Rees and Davide R Davis and my broather Richard wear thare and hes
little son Joshua and I slapt at my broathear Richard Evans
Marthyr, Jan 3 1881: Met with the Saints in a
littele conceart in the Railway inn Hoatel Hall and injoyde oursalves veary
much in singen and reiciting I sang difrin y Myngelord and the farmers Boy and
slapt at Richeard Evans
(p. 114) Abarcaned Jan 4 1881: Atend a meating
in Broathear John Jones and I slapt theare
Abercaned, January 5 1881: Broathear T D Rees
and I wint to Merthur cauld at 24 went to bey some thinges pantes and vest and
colars they cost 21 shilinges then went to veiset at David Rees Gothin and
slapt at John Jones
Merthyr Jan 6 1881: I went in company with thomas D Rees to visite the house that hees fathear lived in
and othears frendes and relations and slapt at my broathers Richard Evans
Merthyr Jan 7 1881: I weas wrighting a lattear
to my wife and famely and slapt at Richard Evans
(p. 115) Merthyr Jan 8 1881: I send the lattear
away and four 4 news papears and went up to 24 Mary Street then went up to
dowleis to visite Miss Philipes the Chandlear and allso my uncle David and
talked and explaind the gospeal to them and slapt at my broather Richard
Evans
Merthyr Jan 9 1881: I met with the Saints in
Merthyr Branch at the Raileway inn long rome heald meting at 2 pm and at 6 p m
and Preach on the on the falilng a way (falling away) and the
rastoration of the gospeal throo the prophet Joseph Smiths and slapt at my
broathr Richard Evans wether feasy
Noyad wan Jan 11 1881: I laft Merthur to go to
Noyad wen cwmdwr Traeastel distans 25 mills and slapt at my brothre in law Rees
Davis frosty wethear
(p.116) Noiad Wen Jan 11 1881: I stopt in the
house to read the news and broathear Prat sermon and slapt at my broathear in
Law Rees Davis and the snow fell deuring the night to the depth of tean
inches
Noyaswen Jan 12 1881: beaing that the snow weas
so deape I start hear today and roate a latear to my wife and famely and slapt
at Rees Davis
WCl Cwm Jan 13 1881: I laft noya swen and came
hear distans 10 mils to see my uncle Daniel my fathears Broather in ---- to get
some geniologes of my relations but I did not Sucseade (succeed) much in
geting them and I slapt at the Noyad arms Houte all and it frose the water in
my bedroom hard
(p. 117) Cil Wwm Jan 14 1881: I went to jacobe
Rees of the inn near ppenhyuhenleisic to try to get some genealeges of my
relations but I did not sjcsed in geting them then welked Back to Kill Cwm
Distans 2 mills and it weas freezing hard and slapt at Daniel Williams Noyad
Fawr Arms and it frose the watear in my bedroom hard
Landovry Jan 15 1881: I went this morning to
the church yard to get the Date of the death of my grandfathear and
grandmothear on my mothear side and visetede the chaine Bridge and crost it
then down on the othear side so far as nant yr ogfan then crost on the railroad
Bridg at Lwin Jack then up to town and slapt at W Price Black Ox
(p. 118) Lancovry Jan 16 1881: in the morning I
went to visit Danial Evans an ould frend of mine and I preach as the pepole
came out of the chapeal at 11 a m and thar weas nine inshes of snow on the
ground and it weas frezing hard and veary cauld and I slapt at William Price
Black Ox and it frose the watear hard in my bedroome
Noyad Wan Cwm dwr Jan 17 1881: I laft Landovery
this morning vewing the fare and difrant placis in town and the ould castil and
mery seans (scenes) of my childhould and bid them farewell and came hear
distans 6 mill and the wind Blowing rathear hard ahd the snow deep and slapt at
my broathear in law Rees Davis
(p. 119) Noyad Wan Wamdwer Lleweal Trcastel
Bracon Shire: Jan 18 1881: it bleu veary hard all day andaknight and weas
oblige to stay in the house all day and it drifftad the snow and filled up the
roades in sum places 6 or 8 fear depe and I slapt at Rees Davis
Noyadwen Jan 19 1881: I stayed hear againe to
day on acount of the wether beaing Bad and the snow deepe and the roadeas not
backe and slapt at Rees Daves
Bracon
Town Jan 20 1881: I laft
noyadwen this morning and wealked hear distansx 15 mills and the snow wes deep and freezeing hard and the traines weas blockeaded
and stlpt at the Caffe House
(p. 120) Bracon Town
January 21 1881: I weant to viset the wedow of my cuson William Williams and
gatheared up some names and dates of my relations and then the wathear is veary
could and I slapt at the Coffee tavarn
Llanamlach Jan 22 1881: I laft Bracon this
morning and came hear to visit my cuson Mary Jones and to gathear some dates
and neames of my relations and I slapt hear & wathear could
llanamlach Jan 23
1881: I stopt hear all day and knight and the wethear weas veary could
Tal y Bont Jan 24 1881: I lafte llanamlach this
morning and came hear and slapt at john jones and it weas could wathear
(p.121) llangors Braconshire Jan 25 1881: I
lafte tallybont this morning and came hear to visit my cuson Mary Prichard and
get some genealeges of my relations and stopt there ovear knight and it weas
freezing veary hard and wear veary could and the snow weas in the roades three
feet deepe and the pepeal head to cut throo it
Bracon town Jan 26 1881: k lafte langorse this
morning and came hear to viset my cuson Cathrine James and stopt allnknight and
the wethear wear modearating
Bracon town Jan 21 1881: I went to viset cuson
William Williams*s wedow and daughtear and talkede to them on the princepels of
the gospeal and leaft with them a track the Comprehansiv Salvation and
slapt at the coffee tavarn
(p. 122) No 24 Mary Street Jan 28 1881: I leaft
Bracon Town this morning and Came hear wealked to Tal y Bont distans aboute six
or 8 mills and it weas thawing fast and I gat my feete wet toock the traine to
the cafen called at my broather Richard and hes little girl weas veary sick and
I slapt at 24 with Broathear Josaph R Mathews
Marthyr No 24 Jan 29 1881: Stapt hear to read
the Star and the papears and went oute for a wealke with broathear Mathews to
prepare for the arival of apostle Albeare Corington
from Levearpool to atend our Confrans on the 6 Day of Feb and I slapt at my
Brothear Richard Evans and the wathear weas milde and thawing
(p. 123) Marthyr Jan 30 1881: I met in counceal
with the brathrean at the rayelway inn the useueal place of worship at 11 a m
and at 2 and 6 p m Broathear John G Gould my salph and Broathear Mathews
adressed the meating and I slapt at No 24 with J R Mathews and the state of the
wathear is milde and thawing now But prevouse to this last 2 or 3 dayes for
aboute two 2 weakes the weather have bine the couldeaste and froase harder than
it did in the same lengeth of time since eany one knows living can remembear
and owing to this the Rayle Roades weare Blockeadead with snow for two 2 or 3
Dayes and all the iron workes head to stope & cauld not get watear nor
matearial to the workes and many lives ware loste and frose to Death and I
slapt at 24 Mary Street with J R Mathews
(p. 124) Marthyr Jan 31:1881 I sta[t at 24
Mary Street and weas wrighting and slapt at No
24
Marthyr Feb 1:1881 I stopt at No 24 Mary Street and
thare came 80 pounds of trackes (tracts) from Leveirpool and I slapt at
my broathear
Marthyr feb 2 1881:
went to my sistear Marys and Route a lattear to Bishope Burte to Youtah and
slapt at my broathears
Marthyr Febrew 3 1881: went to gorge tawn to
visit my cusan Elizabeth
weatearman and got some names of my relations and slapt at my Broathears No 3
Chapeal Street Pant Tywill
(p. 125) Marthyr feb
11 1881: I went to Cafn to visit my cuson Margrat Williams and to geathear the
names of my relations and I cauld all so (could also) at my Cousen Ann
Evans and slapt at my broathears
Marthyr feb 5 1881: I
went down to 24 Mary Street
and in compeany with broathear Mathews went to Bawrow fanshis for Conference
and met Broather Carington at the station at twenty meinetes to Eaight p m and
went jp to 24 and slapt at my broathears
Marthyr feb 6 1881: Met in Confrance at the
Raileway inn and wease cauld apon to speake at (p. 126) 6 p m and broathear D R
David and apostle Alberte Carington Fawlowed and slapt at my Broather and it
snowed and raind all Day
Marthyr Feb 7 1881: Met in Concearte with the
Saints at the raillway inn at 8 p m and head a veary interasting time and slapt
at my Broathear
Marthyr feb 8 1881:
Met at 24 Mary street
with the Brathear and wease apointed to travil with william D. Williams at or
in the District of Cardiff and slapt at My Broathear
(p. 127) Colyl feb 9
1881: Broathear William D. Williams and my salph leaft Marthyr and came hear
and it weas raineing and we slapt at Hannah Lewis wealked about 5 mills
feb 10 1881 Coly farm:
we came heare and weas veary much welcome and stopt ovear knight at Mrs.
Margrat Thomas and the weathear weas veary rainene
feb 11 1881 galli
gaear: we came hear from thejColy and went round the vealag (village)
with tractes and publish a meating and inveited the pepeal to it and heald a
meating at Edward Lewis and we slapt at the same place
Pont y Peid feb12 1881: we lafte gaille gaer
this morning and came hear distance aboute 8 millsand slapt at Robart Bishope
Pont y pred feb 13 1881 went to Broathear
Robeartes to Bracfast mat with the Saintes at 2 p m and at 6 p m at Broathear
Bishops house and slapt ther
Pon y Pred feb 14 1881: went to Robeartes to
Bracfast and dinear and roate a lattear to my famely and preach at half past 7
p m at Thomas Giffis to aboute 12 outsidears and slapt at Broathear
Bishop
(p. 129) Gil fach gach feb
15 1881: we leaft pont y pread this morning and came hear distans aboute 8
mills and it weas raining and head bin (had been) far 2 Days and Knights
and we stopt at Thomas Edwardes
Ogmour Valy feb 16 1881: we leaft the gilfach
goch this moring and came heare and viseted a famely bey the name of Willicox
and anothear bey the name of Gorge Philipes the first one head bin in the
chirch wealked aboute five mills ovear the mountain and we slapt at the
place
Tonyrafal feb 17 1881:
we lefte ogmor valy and came hear ovear the mountain throo clydachvale and ton
y pandy and pen y graig distans 5 mills (p. 130) and we preech hear in Wedow
Morgans hous and we slapt at hannah Philipes Penrhy vear
Lantrisaint feb 18
1881: we laft ton y Rafal and came hear and preach in Broathear David Morgans
is (Morgan*s) house and we wealked about ten mills and we slapt at
Richard Thomas tee Gwelem Cotage
Cardiff
feb 19 1881: we left Lantreesaint this morning and
came hear distans aboute twalve mill and we slapt at Sistear Thomas No 21
Planet Street
Cardiff
feb 20 1881: we toock a wealke aute around the Dockes
and Back and Met with the Saintes at 2 p m and at 6 p m and spoke at Both
metinges and slapt at Sistear Thomas No 21 Planet Street
Landraff feb 21 1881:
we held a prayear meating at Broathear Blattun and we slapt at Broathear Thomas
Rees
Landraff feb 22 1881: I roate a lattear to my
family and in Company with W D Williams and Matilda Rees viseted the Cathedrial
of landraff and we slapt at Broathear and Sistear Rees
Garth hill feb 23 1881: we laft Landaff this
morning and came hear to see a man bey the name of Thomas Jinkens and slapt at
his broathears widow whos names weas John Jinkins at the Coliars arms Distans a
bout five mills
(p. 132) Lantwit feb
24 1881: we left the garth hill this morning and came hear Distans aboute five
mils we came bey laffs well and nant garw and llan y bad and rgad felln and
slapt at the new inn and eat at broather Rees Jinkins
Pont y Pred feb 25
1881: we lafte Lantwit this morning and came hear Distans five mills and slapt
at Broathear Robearte and Burtha Bishop
Pont y Pread feb 27 1881: we met at two p m at
Robeart Bishops and peartaock of the Sacrament and (p. 133) we head three meatings
in the evining in Differeant placis Broathear W D Williams to one & Granway
Pary to the sacond and my salph and Broathear Huges to Sistear Evans and I
spoke on the sacond chaptear of Danil and we head a veary good meating &
slapt at Bishops
Pont y Pred feb 26
1881 (Note: chronology out of order): went to visit the Saints and slapt
at Robert Bishop
Trayorkey feb 28/81:
we met with the saints hear and we head a veary good meeting and wealked aboute
twelve mills and slapt at Broathear W Davis
(p. 134) Cwm aman March 1 1881: we laft
Trayorky this morning & came heare ovear the mountain Distans aboute five
mils and we slapt at broathear Thomas Pottar
Galli Gar March 2 1881: we laft cwm aman this
morning and came heare Distans aboute five mills and we stopt at broathear
Edward Lewis
Galli Gar March 3 1881: we stopt heare all day
and it wear a very windy day and loocked veary much like snow and it snowed all
knight and we slapt at Edweard Lewis and we heald a meating thare my selph and
W D Williams preach
(p. 135) Coly March 4 1881: we lefte galli gar
today and came hear distans aboute five mils and it weas rayning veary hard all
day and we head much Welcom and slept at Sistear Hannah Lewis
Abearcanad March 5 1881: we laft the Coly today
and came hear distans about fore mils 4 & it weas raineing all day and we
slept at Ann Rees
Abarcanad March 6 1881: we went to Marthyr and met with the Presthood in
Counceal at 11 a m and in Saintes Meating at 2 p m and pertoock of the
sacrament and Bergmen Alan and John Edwards
(p. 136) spake in tunges and intarpet them and thomas Evans prophisied and we met at 6 p m and I dismist
the meating bey prayear and slapt at broathear John & Mary Jones
Marthyr March 7 1881: we met at No 24
Mary Street with the Breathearn of the prestood
and slapt at my brothear R Evans
Marthyr March 8 1881: we met at No 24 Mary
Street with the Breathren of the prestood and Breathears W D Williams and
Granway Pary left for Shaffeeld with the nine a clock traine and Broathear Mathews
said to Marani Thomas the responcebility of thes Bookes will lay apon your
Shouldears aftear I am relest and the pracdency apon you Broathear and slapt at
R Evans/John Evans
(p. 137) N 24 Mary Street Marthur March 9 1881:
I met hear and roat a lettear to my famely and one to ----- and one to Carmarthen and slapt hear at Sistear harmon
with Joseph R Mathews
Dowlais March 10 1881: I went to see my unceal
and then to Mistress Davis the choristar or Hannah S Philipes is Sistear and I slapt at hear plase
Mountain ash March 11 1881: went to see David
Evans Contractor(?) Then to pendaren
caled to see Elizabeth Rees and Rachear Crumbs then al to Marthur, then of
ovear the mountain to Cum Bach with Pracedant Mathews
thense to Mountain Ash and slapt at Broathear Thomas Evans distans 5
mills
(p. 138) Pont y pread March 12 1881: I left
Mountain ash this morning and came hear distance aboute five mills distrebuted
some trackes on the way to peopole and caled at Broathear John Huges and slapt
at Broathear Robeart and Birtha Bishop
Pont y pread March 13 1881: Mat with the
Saintes at 2 p m and pertoock of the secrament aftear that I made up some
diffeculety that excestead Betwen some of the Brethren then met at 6 p m in a
preacheing meating and John Daniels wease theare and I slapt at Broathear
Bishop and the abov difecalty weas betwene John Huges & Robert Bishop
Pent y predd March 14 1881: I roate a lattear
for Thomas Griffis (p. 139) and met with the Saintes in a prayear meating at
John Huges and thare weas some half a dosun straingears prasant and I slapt at
Broathear Robeart and Birtha Bishop
Penrhiu fer March 15 1881: I left Pont y pread
this morning and came hear distans aboute five mills the wathear weas fine and
I slapt at Hannah Phillipes
Gilfach Goch March 16 1881: I laftte penrhiu
vear and ceme heare distans about two miles and the weathear weas veary fine
& I came ovear the mountain & I slapt at Sistear Ruth Edwardes &
Thomas Edwardes
(p. 140) Lantresaint March 17 1881: I laft the
gilfach gach this morning and came hear bey ton y refel way and slapt at
Richard Thomas te gwilim cotage wealked aboute tean 10
mils and the weathear weas fine
Llandaff March 18 1881: i lafte Llantresaint
this mornign and came hear distans aboute ten mills and the wethear weas fine
and I slapt at Broathear Thomas rees
Cardiffe March 20 1881: I came hear met with
the Saints ad two 2 p m and peartoock of the scrament and met at six 6 p m and
I spok at each meating and slapt at Sistear Thomas Conerans(?)
House at 21 Planet Street
(p. 141) Cardiff March 21 1881: I went ovear to
pen arth to vew the place and back againe the wathear beaing winde and could
distanc aboute five mills from this place I weas abeal to see newporte and
Bristoll & Weston & Ceveden in Sumerset Shire & I slept at 21
Planet Street
Llandaff March 22 1881: wente from Cardiff & came heare
called at Broathear Blaten and I preach hear in Broathear Thomas Rees is house
and so did broathear Rees preach and thar weas tue
oute sidears pracant and I slapt at Broathear Thomas Rees
Llandaff March 23 1881: I remaine hear all day
on accounte of havy raine & slapt at Broathear T Rees
(p. 142) New Mill near Llantresaint March 24
1881: I met Broathears Enoch Lewis & John M Bowen hear and we preach ehar
and thare weas no one came in to hear to heare (repetition) us But we
did intrast each othear and we slapt at Richard Thomas and wealked aboute ten
mills the wethear bing dry & windy
Llantresaint March 25 1881: we lafte new mill
this Aftear noon and came heare distans aboute 3 milles and we preach in David
Morgan and thare weas one outesidear presant and slapt at a place about half a
mile from town
Pant y pred March 26 1881: we wente to vew the
chirch and the ould castel in llantresaint (p. 143) ase we wase comeing away
and and (repetition) thear wese two girls cleaneing out the chirch so my
salph and Lewis & Bowen went inside and vewed it then came hear distans
aboute four mils and slapt at broathear Robert Bishop
Pont y pread March 27 1881: this beaing a
Sunday and beaing a midling fare day my salph and Enoch Lewis & John M
Bowel preach oute at 12 m & at quartear past five p m hence we head two
aute doras meatings & two in doreas meatings the in doras meatings weas
vary good and we slapt at broathear Robert Bishop
(p. 144) Llantwit veardra March 28 1881: we
came hear and preach in the raileway inn long room at 8 p m to a small
congregation of pepole and theay lesoned veary atentevly & we head a veary
good meating my salph & Enoch Lewis & John M Bowen Preach and we slapt
at the new inn
Garth hill near pen tirch March 29 1881: we
came heare & went up on top of the garth mountain from this place we could
see all the country all a round for meany mils & allso the Bristol chaneal
& a cross it into Sumearset Shire & allso Cardiff & pen arth and
hear we liftead up our voiseis to the allmity in prayear and in singin and we
preach at (p. 145) the Coliars armes Long Room to a small congregation of
pepole at 8 p m & theay leasund veary atentevly and a veary good meating my
salph and E Lawis J M Bowen preach and we slapt at Thomas Jinkens
Ton y Raveal March 30 1881: we came heare
distans aboute 10 mills and preach at Charles Richeard s house to a small congregation
of pepole and at 8 p m and we head a veary good meating and the wethear weas
drie and could and we slapt at Charls Richardes house
Furndale March 31 1881: Broathears Enoch Lewis
& J M Bowen & my salph leaft ton y rafal this morning (p. 146) and came
as far as llwin y pia to gathear and then partad thay went to trayorkey and I
went ovear the mountan to furndal and I slapt at Broathear Loveday and the
wathear beaing drie & could
Galli Gar Aprial 1 1881: I lafte Furndale this
morning & came hear ovear the mountain to Cwm an thens to Mountain ash
thens ovear the cafen glas mountain bey the tunal thence from thare to
quackears (Quakers) yardes and I vewed hear the depeast cole pitts in
weals and theair dapth beaing from 700 & 50 to 800 hundrad yards deep and I
walked som 10 or 15 mills and the wathear was veary driy & windy and could
and I slapt at the house of broathear William Lewis
(p. 147) Merthyr Aprial 2, 1881: I left Galli
Gar today & came heare distans about 8 mills wente to the confrance house
got sum lettears from home the wethear being dry windy & could and slapt at
John Jones
Marthyr Aprial 3 1881: We met in counsal at 11
m & went up to my Broathear Richard and eat diner with him and then went to
see my sistear Mary & she weas veary sick and could scarsley speak and she
died that knight aboute six p m from the Dropsey Complaint then I went to
meating at 2 p m then went to visit my napew William Williams then met with the
Saint at 6 p m & slapt at Broathear John Jones
(p. 148) Marthyr Aprial 4 1881: Met at the
Confrance house with the breathrean then went up to my broathear Richard to
sleepe
Marthyr Aprial 5 1881: Met at the Confrance
house with the Bratheran then went up to Dowlai in Company with brouthear Enoch
Lewis then called at my uncle David Evans No 33 Victoria Street then back to No
24 Mary Street to sleepe at the Confrance house with Joseph R Mathews
Marthyr Wednesday Aprial 6 1881: I went to my
sistears Funaral at the Coffyn Semetary whare she weas baryed and I slapt at my
Broathear and the wathear beaing fine
(p. 149) Marthyr Thirsday Aprial 7 1881: I went
to see my naphew John Thomas My Dearest sistear son and Counseald him in the
way that he should go then went to the Counceal house to meate Broathear
Mathews then went to meating proacedant Mathews adressed the meateing and our
numbeear weas about 12 the wathear weas drie and a little could and we slapt at
Sistear Harman
Marthyr frayday Aprial 8 1881: I roate a
lattear to my daughter (p. 150) Mary Elizabeth and read the Star and slapt at
No 24 Mary street
Mountain ash Saturday Apriel 9 1881: leafte
Marthyr at 12 m in company with J R Mathews to Abarcaned met Thos D Rees hear
and et dinar at Sistear Ann Rees and then from thare past the gathin cole pites
(Gathin coal pits) called at David Rees then near this place Broathear
Mathews and us partead and he went back to Marthyr and T D Rees and my salph
went ovear the mountain to Cwmbach called at Edward Morgan and wease provided
with something to eate then went from hear to Mountain ash the distans in all
beaing aboute 6 mills and the state of the wathear beaing dry and a little
could & slapt at Thomas Evans
(p. 152) Pont y pred Aprial Sunday 10 1881:
thomas D Rees and my salph lafte Mountain ash on the traine this morning which
cost 9 peance and the distans beaing about 9 mills and we had to chaing cars at
the abeardar and Marthur junction and mead the trip in 20 minutes arived at
this place aboute ten a m and Called at Broathear John Hughs and eat dinar with
them then went to meating at 2 p m wich weas heald at Broathear Robeart Bishop
and we pertoock of the Secrament and broathear Hughs Rees & my salph
adressed the meating & most all the Saints bearing tastymony and head a
good meating then at 4 p m met in the Branch Counceal broather Rees and my
salph address the Counceal (p. 153) then we met againe at 6 p m and broathears
Russal Richard Danial and T D Rees and my salph adrasd the meating and thare
weas sum 8 or ten straingears pracant and with the saints and the childrean the
house weas cram full and we head a veary good meating and aftear the clase of
the meating one of the young men that weas pracant promest me to be Baptise on
naxt Thirsday hence we had a veary good meating and some prospactes of an
adishan (addition) to the chirch Bey baptisem and we head tee and supear
and bed at Broathear Robeart Bishop
Pont y predd Monday Aprial 11 1881: Broathear
Rees and my salph weas invited out to Broathear & Sistear Robearts (p. 154)
to brcfast then we weas wrighting the rest of the day and in the aftearnoon
went to visit Sistear Evans and Cutlars famely and theen came back and atand a
prayear meating at Broathear John Danial Broathear Rees and my salph adrassed
the meting and we head a good meating and it weas raineing and we eat suppear
and slapt at Broathear Robeart Bishop and I head a rathear a peceulaer dreem
this night
Hawl fach Aprial thirsday 12 1881: we lafte
pont y preadd this morning and came hear distanc about 8 mills the wathear being
fine we eat Bracfast at Broathear John Danials then called at Thomas Griffis
haffad thence at the Hinas(?) at Phillpes Philippes house (p. 155) hoo
head a daughatear that weas blilnd and head bin in school for 8 years in
Bristol and weas well Eaducated in Reeding wrighting and music and all kindes
of knitting and she shawed us hear slate whar with she dun hur wrighting and
the slate head guides and gages and lines to go bey and she head a daske
sumthing semelar to a printears dask to keepe the latears and a little peticon (partition)
betwene each lattear so she could tall whare evry latear weas and when she
did wright she toock the papear and layed it on the slate then put the lines or
the gage on the papear then take the latears and stamp them on the papear and
she head anothear way to wright with an all (awl) to punch little hols
in the papear throo the frame (p. 156) and we talked to hur allso on the
princepels of the gospell and I give ar a track bey the name of the latear day
prophet and we toock dinar with them and thear did invite us to called againe
then we called with Edmund Cary talked to him with regard to dett that he howes
for bocks then we came to Broathear John Jones and head sumthing to eate then
went to a prayear meating Broathear Rees and my salph adrased the meating then
anoint sistear Thomas with oil and layed handes on her head and Prayed for hur
I weas mouth in the anainteing and Rees in the laying on of handes and we eat
supear and slapt at Broathear J Jones
(p. 157) Trayorkey Wensday Aprial 13 1881: we
came hear cauld at sistear thomas and Eate dinar thare and anointed hur with
oil and layed handes on hur then we call at Broathear William Thomas and roate
a lattear to David Boothe beaing that it weas a year ago to this day that I laft
my home in Brigham City to Come on my mishan then we weant to meating wich weas
heald at Rodrick Davis and Broathear Rees and my salph adresed the meating and
we head a veary good meating and we eat supear thare and I slapt at Broathear
william henry Davis raglan Street
Pone y pridd thirsday Aprial 14 1881: we came
heare called at Broathear thomas and Sistear Phillipes & Broathear Rees is
(p. 158) ant at ton ye ystrad then at Sistear Thomas and she was improoveng in
hur halth then went on againe and a carage drove up & the man asked us if
we would have a ride and so we wente in the carage and road two mills or three
and I gave him a track the latear day propheat and then wealked an eat at John
huges then went to meating my salph and Broathear Rees and Bishop adressed the
meating and I eat and slapt at Broathear Bishop and the distance weas about 10
mills and the wathear fine
Handaff frayday Aprial 15 1881: we came hear
distans aboute 12 mills and the wathear veary fine called at Evan Richards wife
at llan y Bad then on to nant garw and baught some cackes (cakes) then
on to ton gwenlass then to wich chirch then to the Bridg workes Raw and
broathear (p. 159) Thomas D Rees weas quite sick and we weas well tretead Bey
Broathear and Sistear Rees and eat and slapt thare and went to visit taffs well
whare pepole gose to Bathe and it layes close bey the taff rivear and the
watear in it is from three to four feet deep and the wattar bubels up in it a
little and borded around the side and three curve stapes (steps) in it
and about three or fore feet across and the watar taste a little like iron and
it weas coveard inn with shete iron and seets all around it and we went apon
our kneas and prayed to the Lord
Cardiffe Saturday Aprial 16 1881: we came hear
and cauld at Broathear Blaten and weas wrighten our gurnds and eat dinar theare
then came hear to 21 Planat Street then went out to the (p. 160) town to bey
some cardes and in the evening we roate these cardes and send them on a head of
us and we slapt at No 21 planet Street at Sistear Thomas wealked aboute three
mills and the wathear weas veary fine
Cardiff Sunday Aprial 17, 1881: we stopt at 21
in the morning we weas reading at half past two in Saints meating my salph and
T D Rees and Sameul Shapton adressed the meating and toock of the sacrament
then we met at half past six againe and we adrased the meating againe and the
wathear weas fine and we slapt at No 21 planet street at Sistear thomas
(p. 161) landaff Monday Aprial 18th
1881: we laft Cardiff this morning and came hear distans 3 mills and the
wathear beaing fine but a little windy called at Broathear Bladin and eat dinar
thare then I wroate a lattear to Broathear Burg to Utah than we eat again then
went to meating at Broathear Thomas Reed No 14 Bridge workes row and thare weas
some half a duson straingears in and about the same numbear of saintes we head
a veary good meating my salph and the two brothears Reesis adressed the meating
and we eat and slapt hear at Broathear and Sistear Thomas and Helena Rees
Garth hill April Tusday 19 1881: we laft
landaff and came heare distans 4 mills the wathear beaing windy drie cloudy (p.
162) and coulde called at tan gwenlas at one broathear William Sumdecas and
head somthing to eate thare and allso thre pence a pese in mony then we cauld
at the GWCW the Don s sistear in law hes wife sistear who lived clos bey
pentirch fortch iron workes then went on to Thomas Jinkines whare we weas much
welcomed and furneched with food and lodgins and we bore our tastemony to them
Ti Givelin Cotage near New Mill Wednesday
Aprial 20 1881: we laft the Garth hill this morning and came hear distans 5
mills and the wathear beaing windy and could and showing a little and heare we
had ----- welcom and furnished (p. 163) with frwood (firewood) and
lodgins and held a meating heare and my salph & Broathear Rees adressed the
meating and fealt much eaidad (aided) bey the Sprite of the lord and
slapt at William thomas and Sistear thomas
Llantresaint thyrsday Aprial 21 1881: we lafte
ti gwil and came hear distans 3 mills and the wathear could and had bin snowing
some roate a lattear to my famely with my likness in it and adrassed it to my
Daughtear Mattie and posted it hear and heald meating in Broathear Thomas
Williams my salph and broathear Rees adressed the meating and allso broathears
Devid Margan & Williams Bore tastemony and slapt at Calafe Davis aboute
half a mile below town
(p. 164) (out of order chronologically, pp.
165-166 missing)
(p. 168) ponte y Cymer Garw Valy frayday Aprial
22 1881: we lafte llantreesaint and came hear distans 10 mills the wathear
windy cloudy and could called at the whit hall farm eat bread and milk theare
then on throo llan haran vilage and lafte a track thare then turn up and ovear
the mountain to falin Evan ddu vilage then ovear anothear mountain to garw valy
then up to pont y cymar and weas well anteataind (entertained) with food
and logins But awing to the scarsety of Beades (beds) we slapt on the
Benshish and charse (benches and chairs) before the fire and in the
morning we head some veary nis music with a Black Bird that thay head in the
cege (cage) ant this weas at Fradrick Smith
(p. 169) Wick Aprial Sattirnday 23 1881: we
lafte garw valy and came hear Mis Smith gave us one shilling apeace then went
ovear the mountain to Mas tag head prayears on the mountain went to see William
Evans and Eat dinar with him then med (made) some inquiarmente of Jane
loyed and she head mooved to traforast and I laft four 4 tracks in this place
and lafte one at Mr Powll the poste mastear then went and called at Sistar
Shribear and eat thare then wealked to tondu then toock the traine to Bridg end
then walked hear Distans in all aboute 20 mills and we road about three mill
the wathear windy and could and we slapt at Richard Williams
(p. 170) Wick Sunday Aprial 24 1881: we went to
Monk Nash and called William Richard went down to the sea shore to vew the sea
and the cliffs and we could see Sumerset shir which distans would be about 20
mills across the wattear then went back and took cinar with Broathear Richards
then went up to the Wick then went to the chirch of ingland for we head no
place to hould a meating and it weas to could to preach out of dores then went
down to Monk Nash and we eat hear againe and weas wrighting our jurnals this
place is veary noted for its anshant loocks (ancient looks) and oulde
castles and transhis (trenches) and wind mills and we slapt at Richard
Williams
(p. 171) Pont y predd Monday Aprial 25, 1881:
we laft the Wick this morning and came hear distans about 20 mills it head bin
raining in the knight we came thro llandw then Cawbridg then Brinsadlar and
pont Clown caled (called) at Calab Davis and toock dinar with him which
cost sixpans a pese we destrebutead some track along the road then we toock the
traine at Llantreesaint to Traforast cost saven pens called at the park office
and inquiread for one Jane Looyed and she weas thare and I laft a track for hur
to give Mr Poweal then went up to hopkins town and head prayear meating at Broathear
Bishop Broathear Rees and my salph adrassed the meating and slapt at Broathear
Robeart Bishop
(p. 172) Furndal Tusday Aprial 26 1881: we laft
pont y pred and came hear distans 10 mills the wathear beaing windy and could
came bey unis hir & pont y gwaith & Taylors Town called at Broathear
Zlovdy and head somthing to eate and then called at Danial Williams and eat
thare then visetad William Rees Davis Broathear T D Rees is cusean and wease
treated with much kindness with these partes (parties) and slapt at
Danial Williams No 10 South lake Street the above is a frand and we gave them
some tracks
Cwm aman Wednessday Aprial 27 1881: we laft
furndale and came heare distans 3 mills the wethear beaing Cloudy and Mild
Called at Jacob Jones No 22 Comershial Street Blan lleche Near Pony y pred (p.
173) then ovear the mountain to this place and we head food and lodgins and
welcome at the House of Broathear Thomas Pottear
Mountain Ash thirsday Aprial 28 1881: we came
hear Called at Cop Coch at the house of Joseph Morton and eat two meals with
them and they weas talling us aboute savearal sydean daths (sudden deaths) that
and one little girl dide of crppo aftear 6 or 8 ouars (hours) sicness
and a man fell down stars aboute mid night and busted hes had open and dide
soone afftear then we went down head and head food and ladgins and welcom at
Broathear Thomas Evans
(p. 174) Galligar frayday Aprial 29 1881: we
lafte Mountain Ash and came hear distans 8 mills & the wathear mild and
fine we walked ovear the casfan Glas Mountain then bey quacears yard and we
heald a meating hear and head food and lagins and walcom at Edward Lewis
Marthur Saturnday Aprial 30 1881: we laft
galligar and came hear distans 10 mills the wathear beaing mild and rineing a
little we came past Craig y Bargad Chapeal and cross the mountain to Ttragd y
rhyn then to Abarcanad and eat dinar at Sistear Ann Rees then called at
Broathear John Jones weas invited to come to sleep hear then went (p. 175) up
to the confranc house met Broathears Mathews and J M Bboun and soone in Came M
J Thomas and E Lawis B harman E harman and I washed and chinged my clouths at
Sistear harman and slapt at Broathear J Jones Abarcanad
Marthyr Sunday May 1 1881: went to meating at
11 p m wich weas a counceal meating one young man bey the name of goold weas
cut off the then and met at 2 p m in saints meating and the fallowing Brathen
spoke in tungues and profisid Bangaman Allan William Lawia and Thomas Evans
Broathears Lawis Rees my salph (p. 176) and Broathears Mathews adrassed the
meating mostly then we mat againe at six p m broathears T Rees E Harmon and D R
Davis weas the maine spekears and I dismissed the meating By Prayear then went
up to the confranc house and on this acation (occasion) the folowing
Brathen weas pracant Josaph R Mathews Enoch Lewis D R Davis my salph J M Bowen
B Harman E Harman T D Rees and M J Thomas then my salph and M. J. Thomas wente
dawn to Abar Vaned to sleep at Broathear John James and we eat suppear and
bracfast with him and I blased David R Davis the son of Christmass and Maryann
Davis and the distan from marthur hear is about six mills 6
(p. 177) Marthur May 2 1881: we met at
thecounsel house to sattle hup acountes and we held an oute dore meating in
frunt of John G Goold 122 panewal Row twen y Radin my salph and Thomas D Rees
and Moroni J Thomas preach thens Back to the confrance house thence to Cathring
Williams to sleep and eat supear
Marthur tu May 3 1888: we met at the Councel
house to Contenew (continue) our labors my salph and Broathear Thomas
went up to capant tywill to see my Broathear and hes uncle and I eat dinar at
my cusan Ann Junkens then back to the Congranc house called at my cuseon D J
Evans then we came Back to the Confranc house to Continew our labors then
Broathears Harmans and T D Rees went to hould a meating at Abarcaned and my
salph and M J Thomas and J R Mathews continewed our labors and I slapt at the
Confranc house with Broathear Mathews at Sistear Harman
Marthyr We May 4 1881: we continewed our labors
to day againe and I roate a lattear to Thomas M Evans my son thence we went to
see the Circase Procation of John Seangear thence went in to see the
pearformanc which weas veary grand I saw in the procation 040 horseis 4 in a
brast drove Before one caradg and 6 alephant danceing and waltzing inside and
it is a veary good surcas then went (p. 179) to veset Richard Thomas and Jane
Rees and eat Supear thear then went to the Saintes Meating my salph and
Broathear Rees adrased the meting and the Saintes Saintes (repetition) bore
their tastmony and Bangaman Alan and John Jones spake in tungues and prophesid
and we head a veary good meating and our numbear weas about 12 I then went to
the Counceal house and slapt at Sistear Harman with Broathear Joseph B
Mathews
Marthyr We (really Thursday) May 5 1881:
we went up to the Caffyn to hould a meating Edwin Harman and Banjaman Harman M
J Thomas and my salph Preach Benediction Bey T. D. Rees then went to my (p.
180) cuson Margret and head supear thare then Called at my cuson Ann Evans then
went down to the Confranc and slapt us Sistear Harman with Broathear J R
Mathews for the last time for then he went out of the presedense and I came in
*John Evans
Pant y gwaith fr 6 1881: we laft Marthur this morning caled at Lawis Thomas
and eat dinar with him then we laft pantry Bach and called at the Diffrin at
John Thomas glin mile and head sumthing to eat there then went on dawn to pont
y gwaith to Broathear Gorge Ones (Owens?) and head prayear meating and
head welcom and food and we slapt next Door to the Quacurs yard jungtion (junction)
(p. 181) Hoatl and thay payed for our logins
that is Sistear Owens did
Pone y predd S May 7 1881: we laft Pon y gwaith
and came hear Distans 6 mills and the wathear weas veary fine and the coockhoo
and othear burdes making fine music for us as we went along we called at
sistear Evans and ehad sum food then we called at Broathear Cuttlear then up to
Breoathear Robeart Bishop whare we did stop ovear night
Pont y predd S May 8 1881: we met in Counceal
at 11 a m at Broathear Bishop and satled a diffecalty that head bin betwene
John Huges and Evan Jones (p. 182) then met at 2 * p m in Saintes Meating and
peartoock of the Sacrament Broathear Bishop & Butlear adminesteard it and
the Saints all bore tastemony of the church of Jusess Christ of latear Day
Saints Beaing the trew church of God Met againe at 6 p m meating opened bey
singen prayear bey John Huges Broathear Rees Jinkens Cuttlar T D Rees and my
salph adrased the meting Benedicsn (benediction) bey Robeart Bishop we
et dinar and tea at Broathear huges and supear at Bishop and slapt at R Bishop
and we concecrate a bottle of oile
Pony prdd M May 9 1881: we went to Broathear
Huges to Bracfast (p. 183) then we sat down to write aur jurnal then eat dinar
with them then we went to visit the Rocking Stone and is veary notad for Camp
Meatinges place whar difrant sactes and creades (sects and creeds) meat
to worshept espacaly the Bardes and Poeates and Dreweites (bards and poets
and Druids) and those that is infedals and doo not beleve in eany god only
in the god of nature and it is on the mountain and around the rocking Stone
thear is some 25 othear rockes set up end wayes in the ground aboute two or
three feat a part in a circul all around it and anothear surcle insid of that
one and northe and south of this place or the Rockin Stone there*s two rowes of
rockes set up endwayes in the ground resambling a snake and the head of a sun
dial and somthing (p. 184) resembling this \|/ and the sun dial this
(illustration) then (illustration) it resambels the above veary much only it
should be a little more croocked then we went to viset Sistear Cuttlar and
famely and head somthing to eat thar and then went to Sistear Evans to the
prayear meating and thare weas some of us pracant and most of us toock part in
th emeating then head supear at Sistear Evans and slapt at Broathear
Bishop
Garth Hill tu May 10 1881: we came hear from
Pont y predd Distans about 6 mills and the wathear weas vary fine we called at
Ann the wedow of John Millar and John Jinkens whoo have booth died in America
one by a sun stroke (p. 185) and the othear one bey inflemmation and she made
us sumthing to eat then we walked Down the Banke of the Camall then crost the
taff rivear on the raileroad bridg and then up the hill and heald a meating in
Thomas Jinkens and head a veary good meating and sould sum three penc 3 worth
of trackes and opened two new placis to preach in and we head food and logins
and welcom hear at Thomas Jinkens and his good wife
Handoff w May 11 1881: we lafte the garth hill
and came hear Distanc 4 mills and the wathear weas veary fine and the freute
trees are all out in Bloom But thar head Binn quite a frost in the night and
thar weas ise on the watear in the morning (p. 186) we came past the Pentich
workes wich is going to be soulde the end of this or the bigening of the next
month we called at John the Ballar Company Cole who weas marad (married)
to the GWCW yr Dons wife s sistear and they head a datear sick then we walked
down the canall bank pas the fal in griffith then down to the colage workes
caled at ton gwenlass at Broathear William Sundears and eat dinar with him then
came on down hear and head food and logins and welcam hear at Broathear Thomas
Rees
Lland aff th May 12 1881: we mained hear all
day reading and wrighting an ite and head food and logins hear with Broathear
Thomas & Halenaha Rees
(p. 187) Lland aff fry May 13 1881: we remaind
hear all day the wathear beaing fine in the day But could and frosty at night
and to day we was ingage in puting the adrass on Broathear Rees is (Reese*s)
Bax & sack for he leves for Uttah naxte weack and we heald a meating
hear at 8 p m and the two Broathears Rees preach had a good meating and we head
food and logins hear
Lland aff S May 14 1881: we went to Cardiff
called at 21 Planat Street and Sistear Thomas who have bin sick for many munths
weas a boute the same only she seme to get wekear we then walked ovear to
canton with the intantion to see Broathere wates and thus intending to see the
papear (p. 188) mill but not finding him thare and us beaing straingears they
did not let us go in then we came Back a gaine and it weas veary windy and
could and Dusty and we went in to see the Sofia Gardin and it was a vary nice
place with Shade trees and walkes and fine grass lanes and watear pond and
swans on them and a nice fountains But it did not operate then and allso
Banshis (benches) to sit down on every few rodes we then caled at 21
Planat Street and found some Clurgeman of the chirch of ingland thear coming to
see Sis thomas we give him no 5 numbear of the Divine othenticity of the Bock
of Marmon and head some talke with him on the gospeall we then adminestered to
Sistear thomas (p. 189( and then went up to llandaff and slapt at Broathear
Thomas and Halenaha Rees
No 21 Planat Street Cardiff S May 15 1881: we
went my salph and the two Broathears Rees went to wichchurch and called at one
church yard to geat the age of some of hes hes (repetition) relations
off from the head stones then went to broathear Blaten and eat Dinar thare then
went up to Broathear Rees and heald meating thare at 2 p m and peartoock of the
sacrament then we met againe at 6 p m Broathear wattes and John Olevear and the
two Broathears Rees and Broathear Sameul Shaptons preach I my salph being veary
horse having had could then we walked down to Cardiff in company (p. 190) with
Broathear Shapton then went to 21 and adminestearde to Sistear thomas the
laying on of handes and prayed for hur then we eat supear and slapt hear at No
21 or at Sistear Thomas
Llantreesaint M May 16 1881: we laft Cardiff
this morning and came hear Distans 10 mills and the wathear beain veary windy I
baught my two sons each of them a tie and a Boock Mark for my Dughtear Ann with
the intantion of seanding them to them with Broathear D R Davis who leves on th
21 of May then we called at Broatheare blatean and had Dinar theare then caled
at Broatheare Rees then came hear and heald a meating hear(p. 191) my salph
& Broathear & David Morgan and T D Rees Bore our tastemony and prayed
and the two sistear thomas Bore tastymony and we prayed in Bhalf of a little
nease of thairn (niece of theirs) that wease sick and we head food and
logins hear at Richard and Elizabath Thomas
lantwit Vardea tu May 17 1881: we lafte new
mill to day and came hear distans about 5 mills and it wes raineng hard Called
at Broathear Rees Jinkens and eat supear thare then we went and heald a meating
at the Raileway in long room my salph and Broathear T D Rees addressed the
meating and we slapt at the new in
(p. 192) Pont y predd w May 18 1881: we laft lantwit to day and came hear
Distans 6 mills came throo tra farast and called at Broathear Cutlear and had
sumthing to eate then went and head a shave and we gave the Barbear a track the
numbear one of the devine othenticity of the Boocke of Mormon then went to
Robearte Bishop and we met Broathear David Evans thar who have just arived from
Utah on hes mishan and we held a meating thare and all the Saints bore thair
tastymony and my salph and D Evans and T D Rees Spake then went up to Broathear
Huges and Eat Supear theare and recoved the Thithing mony and slapt at Bishops
(p. 193) Abargaveney th May 19 1881: my salph
and Thomas D rees laft Pont y predd this morning on the traine and on the wich
Weas Thomas Rees from Land aff on hes way to the valy and the wathear weas a
little cloudy and could we met Broathears Enoch Lewis D R Davis and Josaph Re
Mathews and othears of the Saints at the quackears yeard jungtion on their way
home to Zion in utah north amarica and my salph and T D Rees parted at this
place he went to Trayorky and I came hear bey Rumme Jungtion and pen pangam
& Crymling Bridg and pont y pool Road & town and to this place
Abeargaveany Junction and met Sistear Beazant and John Loyed (p. 194) Sistear
Cornish and hur daughtear and Broathear Moroni j Thomas went to Sistear Cornish
to Dinar thens we went to veu the ould Castle and thence to the acilam (asylum)
and the kepear toock us all thro the house and arounde the oute side and he
tould us that thay had sum five hundrad and fifty pepole thear which weas from
thre difrant countys Bracnock Radnar and Monmoth Shirs then we went to the ould
church the dore Being opened and a young man plaing on the organ wich he sad
weas six hundrad years ould and we saw many veary anchant emeges (ancient
images) one of them beaing Lord Hastings or Gorge De Cantelupe 2 Sir
Silliam Hastings 3 Lawrence de Hastings No 4 Sir William ap Thomas and hes wife
glatis layed bey side in lang six feet four inches of nice sculptur of
alybastear in full armor and hes wife weas the daughter of David gam and thay
weas the parents of William Herbert first Earl of Pembroke and the first of
these effigies taken from a chronological poiont of vew belong to the 15th
Century and are thos of Sir William ap Thomas and his wife gladys the intire
langth of the intir toomb is 9 feet whilst the slabs bearing the figurs are
only 6 ft 7 ins the lengath of the figure of the Knight 6 ft 4 ins from head to
heel this monument standes out in the centre of the Herbert chapel (p. 196)
then we went and head somthing to eat at Sistear Beazant and heald meating thar
and the Saintes all Bor tastemony to the truth of the gospell reveald to Josaph
Smith in our day and Breauthear Thomas & my salph adrass the meating and we
slapt at sistear Beazant
Blewfort f May 21 1881: we laft Abargaveany to
day and Came hear distans 10 mills and the wathear beaing a little windy and
cauld we cam throo Gofilan & gilwean & chaltnam or Clydach then black
Rock then Brin Mawr and we caled in Broathear Jones and head somthing to eat
then came on hear and we healde a meating hear and the (p. 197) Saints bore
thair tasemones and we head aveary good meating and Broathear Thos and my salph
ocupid som of the tim and then we head supar and slapt hear at Broathear Jorge
Hareson
Tredgear S May 21 1881: we laft Blewfort to day
and came hear Distans two mills caled at Broathears Richardes and Greene Land
then went to veiset my cuson Ann Evans and saw three of hur Daughtears and some
of head grand Daughtears and Broathears M J thomas head the 15 volum of Stars (probably
Millennial Stars) with hur then we went to visit My naphew Watkin Morgan in
the first Ros No 14 Gorge town Tredegar and we head somthing to eat with them
and tould us to cole againe (p. 198) and I wease mad prucant (present) of
a Boock of Mormon bey a lady that lived with them then we went to Broathear
Greeneland and had sumthing to eat with them we went to Mrs hodg to sleep
Tredegar S May 22 1881: we went to Broathear
Greaneland to brackfast then went to the councel heald at Gorge Richard and I
re ordained Patrick Grimly to the offic of an Eldear acompaned bey Moroni J
Thomas and Broath Greenland and ordained George Hareson to the office of a
preast M J Thos being mouth and ordained Chalrls greeneland to the office of a
preast Broathear Greenland being mouth (p. 199) and peace and good will prevailed
among us and then met againe * 2 p m in the capacity of a Saints Meating and
all the Brathren and Sistears bore tastemony of the truth of the gospeall
reveald to Josaph Smith in this ganaration and my salph and M J Thos adreesed
the meating and head a veary good meating then we head somthing to eate and
Broathear greneland then went ut to Seerawhe and healde an oute dore meating in
frunt of the Serawhe Hoteall and Broathears Gorge Hareson fore the first time
in hes life stood up to adrass the meating then William Jones M J Thomas and my
salph adrased the meating and we head a veary good (p. 200) fredom to talke
then then (repetition) the brathren and Sistears of Abwvale and Rummy
and us parted heare then we went to our useual place of worship at the house of
Gorge Richard but no one came thare to lisen to us so we went and heald an out
dore meating at 7 * p m at the Batom of dundy row and Morgan Street Broathears
Gorge Richard & Greenland my salph and M J Thomas adrasssed the meating and
thare weas a grate many pepole gatheard and lisend veary atantevely part of the
time and part of the time theay ware much distrb bey a loose horse runing
around among the pepole and thay ware fullfilled the scriptures bey turning
from the truth to fabels and the beast exitment in the... (p. 201) semed to
draw thaire mindes from the truth then we went with Broathear Greenland to have
sumthing to eate then we went to Mr Hagge to sleep thus ending oure Sunday
labors bey haveing foure meatings two indors and two oute Dors Meatings
Rumme M May 23 1881: we weas wrighting in the
morning and in the aftear noon went to veiset my causen Hanah Morgan at Salar
ddu or garn near Tredegear gatheared some of theair genealages and we gave them
some tracts and preach the gaspell to them then we went and heald a meating in
tredegar at llynweling (Llewelyn) Williams and Cathring Williams Wich
ahd bin (p. 202) sic in Bed for 12 years then brauthear Greenland M J thomas
and my salph preach and we head a good meating then we went With Gorge Richard
and head sumthing to eat the(n) wealked ovear and slapt at David Charls
Rummy tu May 24 1881: we eat brcfast hear and
dun sum wrigting then went to the house of Broathear Patrick Grimly and eat
Dinar thare then we went to see Broathear Henry Jones who is sick and confined
to hes bed for 12 weakes then went back to grimly and head somthing to eat then
went Down to pent ttlatin and heald a meating on the Square (p. 203 skipped; p.
204 next) Broathear Barns mysalph and M J Thomas preach and head a veary
good meating and at the close we gave some tractes away and I navear saw people
so angshouse (anxious) ase theay weas to get them theay reached oute
theair hands and sead give me one & etc etc (?) The wathear weas
fine and we eat supear at Broathear Jarymiah Williams and slapt at Broathear
Daved Charls
Court y Balla argod w Mary 25 1881: we laft Rummy to day and came hear
Distanc 5 mills and the wathear beaing fine Mead ingires (inquiries) found
one Ann Evans head Bin a membear of the church But now a Jsaphite (Josephite)
called at one Jones and one (p. 205) Jinkens that capt (kept) a large
shoe Shopes (shops) and gave them tractes and preach the gaspel to them
and this weas at new tredegear and tir phil then went Bey Cwm Sevuck then to
the Gorge inn gust across the rivear in glanmorgan shire we called at an ould
manbear of the chirch Bey the name of William Owen But is a Josephite now and
head something to eat thar with Mistress Owen Did not see him then wen on to
Bedwllty coled at one Morgan Rees and one Isaiah Thomas that head Bin in the
chirch the above Rees is the fathear in law of Hanry Haris of the Shugear house
ward and we head somthing to eat thare & we gave some tractes then we came
hear (p. 206) then this place is the school that Belonges to this place and is
called the Corte y Beala school and is Capt Bey Mistear and Mistress Manrow (Monroe)
who have bin hear for 29 years and Mistress Manrow is Moroni J Thomas is
ant hes fathers causen and we gave them tractes and preach to them the gaspeal
of Juses Christ revealed in our Day and thay give us food and lagins and we
visetat the school and weas veary kindly treated Bey them
