1838 Wisconsin Exploration Shorthand

April the 21st 1838. The state of my mind has been fairly
unsettled for some time past.  I did not feel that all that good and [MN]
the [DNSTNSS] and [NSITY] of my souls eternal welfare that I yet
[NRT]. On that evening I felt tolerable well. I hope that I will soon
be better established and enabled to do my duty better.

Almighty father, I pray that the [H] mercy of my [B W M]
godly an direct my [ThRM] life safe [M] from all my sins
and [ThRNT] that [M] let may be [KST] and this substance that
will enable me to do [Th] might God grant that I may be
delivered from all the dangers [T W] I may be  [NPSD]
[HRTFR H L] I pray, bless me with all the blessing
that [PIRM SYST] I need [ThL] I have not skewed from the
[S I LT T H D N D] nigh was what [PLM KNST]
will be for my harm that [DNST STL B M L]
Save me I pray [H] for [GSM]. Amen.

Lord God, have mercy on me and pardon my many sins. Lord all have
mercy on me I beseech thee.  Lord that [ThLM] would be with me and teach me
[N] the way and witch I let to [GL].  Pardon every thing that I did [AM]
[LK] and mercy on my friends [N LRing WM] I have l left behind and may
they be blessed with health.  May Thy counsel provide their understanding and save
them from all their sins. Lord bless me the blessing that [ThLM]
[SYST] I need and grant that I may be delivered from all evil
and grant that I many be enabled to be [MF] and my [TM]
and in my [GNRing] and to thy will be that of glory forever. Amen.

My mind is much [SRSD] on the things of the world and not as much as
the yet to be or the things of eternal Lord. All yet not [ChD RSFRS] of the
world [ChN] the sustenency of me. Lord have mercy on thy servant
[HM] and the way and what has yet to [GY].  Grant to preserve me
from all dangers and enable me to do my duty on all [LKing]. Lord make
me [MF] and my day in generation.  Bless me with all the blessings
of the covenant of his.  Bless my friends and relations and may they be
kept in Thy [FR].  May they be blessed with a sufficiency of all things
and [SPSL] ma they be blessed with Thy grace. Lord forbid that
[Th K KNTNM] to sin willfully against the do for them and me
more that God that [ThLM SYST] we need.  Bless us with
all things that will be for our God and in Thy kingdom will [PRS …]