Saturday, October 4, 2025

Diary of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin F. Pearson, Sunday, November 23, 1862

8 Oc the children & I went to the graveyard and had a season of prayer at the graves of my sainted Wife & children 11 Oc we attended preaching by Brother Brodrick at the ME church Keosauqua text John 15th 5th v we took dinner with L Meredith 2 Oc we attended Sabbath School 110 Schollars 3½ Oc we attended class & had a precious time evening Brodrick preached text Luke 1st 78th & 79th Emma handed in her letter

SOURCE: Edgar R. Harlan, Currator, Annals of Iowa, 3rd Series, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 1925, p. 96

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