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Journal of the Life and Religious Labours of Elias Hicks

Chapter 22: TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE.
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The author records his spiritual experiences and life, recalling early visitations of divine grace, family background, apprenticeship, moral struggles, marriage, and eventual emergence into public ministry. Much of the text consists of chronological journal entries describing extensive travels to meetings, visits with fellow Friends, committee work with ministers and elders, and religious engagements both near home and across distant meetings, including journeys into bordering regions. Interwoven are personal reflections, accounts of illness and domestic duties, and practical details of pastoral labor, producing a sustained first‑person chronicle of devotion, itinerant ministry, and communal religious practice.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE.

Archaic and obsolete spellings and usage were left as originally printed, however obvious typos were fixed. Place names are often misspelled by current standards, but are easily recognizable.

Details of the changes are below, the correction being inside square braces. In the text, changes are indicated like this.

Page 19proceeded to Oswego and Appoquague[Apoquague], and then to
Page 37at Little Esopus, Marlborough, and Newburg[Newburgh] Valley;
Page 38near Salem, Purchase, Apoquage[Apoquague], Mamaroneck, and
Page 51Champlain, and got to Ferrisburg[Ferrisburgh] just in time
Page 54occasioned by the many obvious deficiences[deficiencies] and
Page 61travail among them, being baptised[baptized] into their low
Page 72following days we attended meetings at Monallen[Menallen]
Page 7915th we were at Moore’s Town and Rancocus[Rancocas]; in the
Page 114at Chesnut Ridge, and Poquague[Poughquague], we proceeded
Page 210manner, the way and means of man’s salvavation[salvation];
Page 217own experience, those works of righeousness[righteousness]
Page 220it made his heart glad, and he took Micha’s[Micah’s] ephod,
Page 223attend Friend’s[Friends’] meetings: and towards his close,
Page 232business, not feeeling[feeling] any particular religious
Page 275the excellency of the gospel dispenpensation[dispensation],
Page 290covering over the meeeting[meeting].
Page 301to-day, to morrow[to-morrow] is dead. This subject very
Page 301funeral, and led to an awkening[awakening] communication,
Page 301our aproaching[approaching] yearly meeting. Left home early
Page 306more faithfulnes[faithfulness] and attention to the inward
Page 311attended Friend’s[Friends’] meeting at Plainfield. Notice
Page 315Huntington and Monallin[Menallen]. In these opportunities my
Page 315From Monallin[Menallen] we rode to Baltimore, in order to
Page 320seven following days we attended meetings at Mulica[Mullica]
Page 352the Saw Pitts[Pits]. Here we had a meeting the next day at
Page 359Creek, and attended Friend’s[Friends’] meeting as it came in
Page 360day we proceeded towards Ferrisburg[Ferrisburgh], where we
Page 369return from the service he he[duplicate] had sent them out
Page 373that my proceedure[procedure] was under right direction; for
Page 376Concord, St. Clairville[Clairsville], Plainfield, Flushing,
Page 402Huntington and Monallin[Menallen]. These were all favoured
Page 42411th, we attended Friends’ meeting at Rancocus[Rancocas].
Page 429in this Friends’[Friend’s] house. On fourth day we attended

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