"Brother Lewis was sent for yesterday to go beyond the Yadkin River to amputate the leg of a Negro.
Today, as he returned he had the unpleasant experience that his horse ran away (without him), and carrying away the surgical instruments. The next day the horse was found, but the instruments not until the 30th of April, when by the help of neighbors they were found in the woods." -- April 27, 1785
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Brother Benziem baptized a Negro child, at the request of its parents who live in the neighborhood. -- June 19, 1785
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