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Gena Haxby has so generously provided a transcription for these pages 10 & 11. See if you can fill in the blanks. I will post the next two pages...

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The post office and stopped with (Cat or Cate) sp? Cash over night. He was feeling some better.Nov. 26,1886-We stopped and shucked corn until noon, took dinner with them, then spent a brief visit with Miss May-- ____Cleover(sp?) are'nt (?) to Col. Camdens and stoped over night. Spent a very pleasant evening. First Calvery placement(?) Levenburg(?).Nov 27 Left our comander is about 10 o'clock. Went over to Bro. Campbell. Took dinner with them read the news and ____song ____ Hymns. Then west to live. Campbells took ____with them. Read, sung _______ and news same. They are all well and so are me (?)_____30 miles this.


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Nov 28,Sunday 1886Spent the foremost seadiving(?) Held meeting on the after ____ had splendid time. I spoke 15 mins. on _____ Once Bro Barrons(?) spoke 55 mins on Faith after meeting, I went over to Sis. Steel and stoped over night with them as my road for Orinoca for my things.Nov.29 Monday 1886Went from Sis. Steels to Bro.____ ____(Horn ?) and spent a very pleasant evening with them. But was sorry to hear they had lost their baby. Took breakfast with them. Then went down to Mr ______ and ____ ____. Stoped and took dinner there awhile on the way It rained all day so_____.

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Nov. 19, 1886

Friday. Spent the night with Chas [?] Cash [?]. Did not have ______ __________ time as suspected. They were very cool. We are well. Taking moo—for today. Called by Wm. _____. Had a short visit. They are not very well. Then called Cal Cambling; spent very pleasant night with.

Nov. 20, 1886

Took dinner with Mrs. [?] Campbell; had a very nice visit there. They were all well. Spent a very pleasant night at S. Campbells.

Nov. 21, 1886

Sunday. Has been fine day. It looks stormy [?]. I have been ___ all day _____ _____ ____ here today wander [?] ____ the ____

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Nov. 16, 1886

We spent the night very pleasantly __ with Mrs. Campbell, left them with Bro. Burrows. Spoke afterward about the Existence of a God.

Nov. 17, 1886

We spent the night very pleasantly with Bart Campbell. Bro. Burrows spoke on apostasy and the restoration of the gospel. It’s araining today so we are l---- over Bro. Bart’s reading the news!

Thurs. Nov. 18

Spent the night at Leroy Campbells reading the news. Had a pleasant chat with him this morning. He is feeling _____ better. Went to town and got the mail: are now reading in a tobacco house _______ it from Charles _____________.

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Travails

Sat. Nov.13, 1886

Left [Camblings ?] and went to Miss Campbell’s for dinner.

Sun. Nov. 14, 1886

Stopped at Miss Campbell’s last night. It is very cold today, going to have meeting at 2 o’clock today if all is well. We had a very good meeting- 14 present. There would have been more had it not been so cold. I spoke 10 minutes. Brother Burrows 50. We spent the night at S Campbell’s. Will write some today. Looks like storms. Walked 8.0 miles this week.

Nov. 15, 1886

The day has been well spent in writing and reading. We will leave here tonight. Time well spent here. They are very kind. We will go over to J______ P Campbell's and stop tonight ____________________.